Study question Can we identify the preferences of sperm recipients regarding traits of the ideal sperm donor? Summary answer According to our questionnaire, patients’ priority was a “healthy child” but they were also trying to assemble “the perfect looking child”. What is known already Recruiting sperm donors is tedious and time consuming. Literature is scarce on the factors guiding women when choosing a donor. Increasing knowledge regarding these factors could assist in the recruitment process. In certain countries sperm donation is anonymous. The shared information about the donors is limited and includes basic physical traits (hair, eye color, skin complexion, height) in addition to religion, education, and occupation. Single women are free of social constraints when choosing an anonymous donor, shedding a light on what are the most critical elements. Study design, size, duration An anonymous questionnaire was developed to explore sperm recipients’ preferences in choosing a sperm donor. The respondents were asked to describe themselves and choose the traits of the ideal donor from a structured list in the questionnaire. Patients were asked to rank the importance of a list of traits. Participants/materials, setting, methods Sixty four patients completed the questionnaire. The data was statistically analyzed. Main results and the role of chance Eighty percent of participants are single women. 45% of the participants are 35-40 years old. Most of them have an academic degree (70%) and grew up in the city (77%). 74% of our patients have dark hair and 67% have brown eyes. We compared the traits of the recipients to the traits of the hypothetical ideal donor. Interestingly, recipients did not desire a donor that looks like them overcoming the natural instinctive desire to have a child that looks like you. Even though the average recipient at our unit does not have a fair appearance, the ideal donor of 73% of the recipients is light haired with blue/green colored eyes. The average height of the women was 166cm±6 while the average height of the ideal donor was 178cm±6. Still, when ranking the importance of traits; 89% ranked genetic testing as most important in their selection and 67% ranked the staff's impression of the donor as very important. Recipients with an academic degree ranked education as important compared with non-academic recipients. Limitations, reasons for caution Preference in choosing a sperm donor may be influenced by local factors and might not generally applicable Wider implications of the findings Recruitment of sperm donors is an ongoing process demanding commitment between the medical staff and the donors. It requires a psychologic evaluation, serologic and genetic testing and repeated sperm sampling. Knowing factors that guide women when choosing a sperm donor may precise the recruitment process of donors. Trial registration number None

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O-081 布拉德皮特还是隔壁邻居？

研究问题 我们能否确定精子接受者对理想精子供体特征的偏好？总结答案 根据我们的调查问卷，患者的首要任务是“健康的孩子”，但他们也在努力组装“完美的孩子”。众所周知，招募精子捐献者既乏味又耗时。关于指导女性选择捐赠者的因素的文献很少。增加对这些因素的了解有助于招聘过程。在某些国家，精子捐赠是匿名的。关于捐赠者的共享信息是有限的，除了宗教、教育和职业之外，还包括基本的身体特征（头发、眼睛颜色、肤色、身高）。单身女性在选择匿名捐赠者时不受社会限制，阐明什么是最关键的元素。研究设计、规模、持续时间 开发了一份匿名问卷，以探索精子接受者在选择精子捐献者方面的偏好。受访者被要求描述自己并从问卷中的结构化列表中选择理想捐赠者的特征。要求患者对一系列特征的重要性进行排序。参与者/材料、设置、方法 64 名患者完成了问卷调查。对数据进行统计分析。主要结果和机会的作用 80% 的参与者是单身女性。45% 的参与者年龄在 35-40 岁之间。他们中的大多数人拥有学位（70%）并在城市长大（77%）。我们 74% 的患者有深色头发，67% 有棕色眼睛。我们将接受者的特征与假设的理想捐赠者的特征进行了比较。有趣的是，接受者并不希望有一个看起来像他们的捐赠者，而这会克服自然本能地想要一个看起来像你的孩子的愿望。尽管我们单位的普通接受者的外表并不漂亮，但 73% 的接受者的理想捐赠者是浅色头发和蓝/绿色眼睛。女性的平均身高为166cm±6，而理想供体的平均身高为178cm±6。尽管如此，在对特征的重要性进行排名时；89% 的人认为基因检测在他们的选择中最为重要，67% 的人认为工作人员对捐赠者的印象非常重要。与非学历接受者相比，具有学位的接受者将教育列为重要的。限制，谨慎的理由 选择精子捐献者的偏好可能会受到当地因素的影响，并且可能并不普遍适用 研究结果的更广泛影响 精子捐献者的招募是一个持续的过程，需要医务人员和捐献者之间的承诺。它需要心理评估、血清学和基因检测以及重复的精子取样。了解指导女性选择精子捐献者的因素可能会精确地确定捐献者的招募过程。试用注册号 无 了解指导女性选择精子捐献者的因素可能会精确地确定捐献者的招募过程。试用注册号 无 了解指导女性选择精子捐献者的因素可能会精确地确定捐献者的招募过程。试用注册号 无