The representation of medical risks and incentives concerning egg donation: an analysis of the websites of fertility clinics of Belgium, Spain and the UK

L Jacxsens, C Coveney, L Culley… - Human …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Human Fertility, 2024Taylor & Francis
Considering the growing demand for egg donation (ED) and the scarcity of women coming
forward as donors to meet this demand, scholars have expressed concerns that clinics may
(initially) misrepresent risks to recruit more donors. Additionally,(non-) monetary incentives
might be used to try to influence potential donors, which may pressure these women or
cause them to dismiss their concerns. Since the internet is often the first source of
information and first impressions influence individuals' choices, we examined the websites …
Abstract
Considering the growing demand for egg donation (ED) and the scarcity of women coming forward as donors to meet this demand, scholars have expressed concerns that clinics may (initially) misrepresent risks to recruit more donors. Additionally, (non-)monetary incentives might be used to try to influence potential donors, which may pressure these women or cause them to dismiss their concerns. Since the internet is often the first source of information and first impressions influence individuals' choices, we examined the websites of fertility clinics to explore how they present medical risks, incentives and emotional appeals. Content Analysis and Frame Analysis were used to analyze a sample of Belgian, Spanish and UK clinic websites. The data show that the websites mainly focus on extreme and dangerous risks and side effects (e.g. severe OHSS) even though it is highly relevant for donors to be informed about less severe but more frequently occurring risks and side effects (e.g. bloating), since those influence donors' daily functioning. The altruistic narrative of ED in Europe was dominant in the data, although some (hidden) financial incentives were found on Spanish and UK websites. Nonetheless, all information about financial incentives still were presented subtly or in combination with altruistic incentives.
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