Characteristics and intentions of heterosexual couples comprising a transgender man awaiting sperm donation to conceive a child

Andrology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Bonan ◽  
Emeline Chapel‐Lardic ◽  
Ouriel Rosenblum ◽  
Charlotte Dudkiewicz‐Sibony ◽  
Laura Chamouard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Sperm Donation

scholarly journals Managing absence and presence of child–parent resemblance: a challenge for heterosexual couples following sperm donation

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 38-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stina Isaksson ◽  
Gunilla Sydsjö ◽  
Agneta Skoog Svanberg ◽  
Claudia Lampic
Keyword(s):  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Sperm Donation

scholarly journals Understanding parents’ intention to disclose the donor conception to their child by application of the theory of planned behaviour

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Lampic ◽  
Agneta Skoog Svanberg ◽  
Kimmo Sorjonen ◽  
Gunilla Sydsjö
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Sperm Donation ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
Genetic Origin ◽  
Planned Behaviour ◽  
Donor Conception ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal ◽  
Share Information

Abstract STUDY QUESTION Does the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) contribute to understanding parents’ intention to share information about genetic origin with their donor-conceived child? SUMMARY ANSWER Parents’ intention to start disclosure was associated with beliefs that disclosure would have desired consequences and a desire to act in accordance to societal norms. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Despite a growing consensus on donor-conceived offspring’s right to information about their genetic origin, disclosure to the child remains a challenge for many parents, particularly heterosexual couples. TPB has successfully been applied to many health-related contexts and may contribute to increase understanding of parents’ decision-making about disclosing the genetic origin to their children. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION A cross-sectional survey study of heterosexual couples with children aged 7–8 years following identity-release oocyte donation (OD, n = 83) or sperm donation (SD, n = 113). PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS The study is part of the prospective longitudinal Swedish Study on Gamete Donation. Couples accepted for oocyte or sperm donation treatment at seven fertility clinics were recruited in 2005–2008 and requested to complete four postal surveys in the following 10 years. The present study sample includes heterosexual couples with donor-conceived children aged 7–8 years. Data were collected with the study-specific TPB Disclosure Questionnaire and analysed with path analysis. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE More than half of parents following OD or SD had already disclosed the donor conception to their child (OD 61%, SD 58%). Among parents who had not yet started the disclosure process, the belief that disclosure would have desired consequences (P < 0.05) and a desire to act in accordance to social norms favouring disclosure (P < 0.01) were positively associated with their intention to talk with their child about the donor conception during the upcoming year. In contrast, perceived confidence to talk with the child about his/her genetic origin was found to be negatively associated with the intention to start the disclosure process (P < 0.05). Type of treatment (OD/SD) and the existence or absence of a genetic link to the child were not directly associated with parents’ disclosure intentions. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION The study was performed with heterosexual couples within the context of the Swedish legislation on identity-release donation, which limits the generalizability to other populations. Also, attrition may have introduced selection bias to the study findings. Future studies using the TPB Disclosure Questionnaire (TPB-DQ) with larger samples are needed to validate this measure. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS Application of the theory of planned behaviour highlighted the importance of attitudes and social norms for parents’ intention to share information about the donor conception with their child. The present results add to the complexity of disclosure of donor conception, and may contribute to promote open communication and support family life following donor conception. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) Financial support from the Swedish Research Council. There are no conflicts of interest to declare. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER N/A

Effects of Attachment Styles on the Experience of Equity in Heterosexual Couples Relationships

2003 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 298-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ina Grau ◽  
Jörg Doll
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Theory ◽  
Attachment Style ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
The Other ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Secure Attachment ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Equity Ratio

Abstract. Employing one correlational and two experimental studies, this paper examines the influence of attachment styles (secure, anxious, avoidant) on a person’s experience of equity in intimate relationships. While one experimental study employed a priming technique to stimulate the different attachment styles, the other involved vignettes describing fictitious characters with typical attachment styles. As the specific hypotheses about the single equity components have been developed on the basis of the attachment theory, the equity ratio itself and the four equity components (own outcome, own input, partner’s outcome, partner’s input) are analyzed as dependent variables. While partners with a secure attachment style tend to describe their relationship as equitable (i.e., they give and take extensively), partners who feel anxious about their relationship generally see themselves as being in an inequitable, disadvantaged position (i.e., they receive little from their partner). The hypothesis that avoidant partners would feel advantaged as they were less committed was only supported by the correlational study. Against expectations, the results of both experiments indicate that avoidant partners generally see themselves (or see avoidant vignettes) as being treated equitably, but that there is less emotional exchange than is the case with secure partners. Avoidant partners give and take less than secure ones.

Sylvia Barack Fishman (ed.), Love, Marriage, and Jewish Families: Paradoxes of a Social Revolution. Waltham: Brandeis University Press, 2015. 340 pp.

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
The United States ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Social Revolution ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Sexual Identities ◽  
Religious Context ◽  
Love Marriage ◽  
Jewish Families

This chapter reviews the book Love, Marriage, and Jewish Families: Paradoxes of a Social Revolution (2015), edited by Sylvia Barack Fishman. Love, Marriage, and Jewish Families deals with topics that intersect Jewishness, religion, nationality, gender and sexual identities, and life course perspectives. It shows that Jewishness cannot be understood without intersectional analysis of its national and cultural context (illustrated by the United States and Israel), religious context, its temporal context, and its life course context. Fishman explores the ways in which the U.S. and Israeli contexts are significantly different with regard to Jewish families and family orientations; how childrearing among gay and lesbian couples entails different challenges than among heterosexual couples; the added dimension to combining work and family in the case of religiously observant families; and how the overwhelmingly secular outside society can serve to empower haredi women in a shift toward egalitarianism.

Fertility preservation and sperm donation in transgender individuals: the current situation within the French CECOS network

Andrology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Eustache ◽  
Véronique Drouineaud ◽  
Nicolas Mendes ◽  
Béatrice Delépine ◽  
Charlotte Dupont ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fertility Preservation ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Sperm Donation

The Role of Gender in the Perception of Different Forms of Psychological Violence in Young Couples

2021 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2199639
Author(s):  
Fabiola Perles ◽  
Jesús San Martín ◽  
Jesús M. Canto ◽  
Macarena Vallejo
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Psychological Violence ◽  
Depth Study

The objective of the present study has been to assess the influence that the sex of the aggressor and the sex of participant have on the perception of three types of psychological violence in young couples. A total of 693 young people, ranging from 17 years to 25 years, were randomly assigned six different scenarios in which situations of psychological violence between young heterosexual couples were described and where the sex of the aggressor and the types of psychological violence varied. The results of our research revealed that differences in the perception of violence are observed based on the sex of the aggressor, the sex of the participant, and the type of psychological violence, independently, as well as in the interaction of the three variables. This result is relevant as it points to the need for further in-depth study into situations that could contribute to justifying violence.

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