Recipient Survey Participation Statement

I have read and understood the information given to me about this study. Any questions I have asked have been answered to my satisfaction. I realise that completion and submission of this questionnaire is considered evidence of consent to participate in the study.

Please complete this questionnaire on your own, and do not ask or receive help from your partner.

Section 1

Please complete this questionnaire on your own, and do not ask or receive help from your partner.

Please indicate on the scales below how much you agree or disagree with the following statements. (Please select the option that best reflects your opinion)

1. A child born from sperm, egg or embryo donation should be informed about the manner of their conception?
 
 Strongly Agree  Agree  Neutral  Disagree  Strongly Disagree      
2. A child born from donated sperm, eggs or embryos should have the right to receive identifying information about the donor(s) when they reach maturity?
 
 Strongly Agree  Agree  Neutral  Disagree  Strongly Disagree      

Section 2

For each of the statements below, please indicate the extent of your agreement or disagreement.
1. I don’t think that offspring should be ever told that they were conceived with donated sperm or eggs
 
 Strongly agree  Agree  Neither agree nor disagree  Disagree  Strongly disagree      
2. I would like the donor to play a large role in bringing-up my offspring
 
 Strongly agree  Agree  Neither agree nor disagree  Disagree  Strongly disagree      
3. I would like the donor to correspond with my child
 
 Strongly agree  Agree  Neither agree nor disagree  Disagree  Strongly disagree      
4. I think that offspring should have full access to detailed records concerning donors
 
 Strongly agree  Agree  Neither agree nor disagree  Disagree  Strongly disagree      
5. I have no desire ever for my child to meet with the donor
 
 Strongly agree  Agree  Neither agree nor disagree  Disagree  Strongly disagree      
6. I would like my child to be given written details of the donor’s physical characteristics, attitudes and personal interests
 
 Strongly agree  Agree  Neither agree nor disagree  Disagree  Strongly disagree      
7. I would like my child to meet the donor
 
 Strongly agree  Agree  Neither agree nor disagree  Disagree  Strongly disagree      
8. I would like the donor to leave a message for my child
 
 Strongly agree  Agree  Neither agree nor disagree  Disagree  Strongly disagree      
9. I would like the donor to leave a photo of himself / herself for my child
 
 Strongly agree  Agree  Neither agree nor disagree  Disagree  Strongly disagree      
10. I would like the donor to have some, limited, involvement in the bringing-up of my child
 
 Strongly agree  Agree  Neither agree nor disagree  Disagree  Strongly disagree      
11. I think it is important that my child has access to up-to-date information about the donor
 
 Strongly agree  Agree  Neither agree nor disagree  Disagree  Strongly disagree      

Section 3

1. What level of contact with the donor would you consider for your offspring?
 
 None
 One off contact to answer questions about family origins and history
 Irregular contact to remain in touch with the offspring
 Regular contact to welcome the offspring into your family
2. Would you like to comment any further?
 
3. Are you involved in the parenting of children?
 
 Yes  No (Please proceed to Section 5, Question 5 below)

Section 4

If you answered "Yes" to question 3 above please indicate the type of relationship and number of children.
1. Biological
2. Adopted
3. Fostered
4. Step-child
5. Were any of these children conceived through the use of donor gametes/embryos?
 
 Yes  No  N/A
6. If you have a donor conception child, have you told him/her about the manner of their conception?
 
 Yes  No  N/A
7. Why? / Why not?
 
8. What age was your child when you began to tell them about their conception?
 

 Have not told him/her.  0-5 (age)  6-10 (age)  11-15 (age)  16-20 (age)   > 20(age)  N/A
9. Would you like to comment any further?  

Section 5

Only answer questions 1-4 IF YOU HAVE NOT TOLD YOUR OFFSPRING otherwise proceed to Question 5. (If you answered Yes to question 6 in the previous section or are not involved with parenting children you will not see choices for questions 1-4 below).
1. Are you planning to tell your child about the manner of their conception?
 
 Yes  No  Unsure  N/A
2. Why? / Why not?
 
3. What age do you think it is appropriate to disclose information about your child’s conception?
 

 Never  0-5 (age)  6-10 (age)  11-15 (age)  16-20 (age)   > 20(age)  N/A
4. Would you like to comment further?
 
5. Have you ever received guidance on whether to disclose information to your child?
 
 Yes  No (please proceed to Section 6)
6. If Yes from whom or what? (tick all that apply)
 
 Clinic Counsellor  Other clinic staff  Partner  Friends  Internet  Book  Pamphlet  Family  Other
7. If you selected 'Internet' above please specify sites (if known).
 
8. If you selected 'Book' above please specify (if known).
 
9. If you selected 'Other' above please specify.
 

Section 6

The amount of information about a donor that is available to donor conceived offspring varies across Australia. Sometimes donor conceived offspring wish to find out more about their donor. Below is a list of things that offspring might want to know. Please indicate how important you feel it is that the following information about the donor be made available to your child
1. The donor’s name
 
 Not important at all  Not very important  Kind of important  Important  Very important      
2. The donor’s date of birth
 
 Not important at all  Not very important  Kind of important  Important  Very important      
3. The age the donor was when they made the donation
 
 Not important at all  Not very important  Kind of important  Important  Very important      
4. A photo of the donor (taken around the time of donation)
 
 Not important at all  Not very important  Kind of important  Important  Very important      
5. Information about the donor’s family (eg how many brothers and sisters they have; whether they have other children)
 
 Not important at all  Not very important  Kind of important  Important  Very important      
6. The donor’s job (at the time of donation)
 
 Not important at all  Not very important  Kind of important  Important  Very important      
7. The donor’s health history (at the time of donation)
 
 Not important at all  Not very important  Kind of important  Important  Very important      
8. The donor’s cultural background
 
 Not important at all  Not very important  Kind of important  Important  Very important      
9. The donor’s religion
 
 Not important at all  Not very important  Kind of important  Important  Very important      
10. The donor’s hobbies and interests (eg what music they like)
 
 Not important at all  Not very important  Kind of important  Important  Very important      
11. The reasons the donor donated
 
 Not important at all  Not very important  Kind of important  Important  Very important      
12. How many times the donor donated
 
 Not important at all  Not very important  Kind of important  Important  Very important      
13. The donor’s feelings about being contacted donor conceived offspring
 
 Not important at all  Not very important  Kind of important  Important  Very important      
14. A physical description of the donor at the time of donation (eg height, build, eye and hair colour)
 
 Not important at all  Not very important  Kind of important  Important  Very important      
15. The donor’s level of education (at the time of donation)
 
 Not important at all  Not very important  Kind of important  Important  Very important      
16. Are there any other things about the donor that you think are important for your child to know? Please detail.
 

Section 7

From the list above please choose the three things that you think are the most important things that your child should know about their donor. Please rank in order of importance (where Ranked 1 = most important).
1. Feature Ranked 1
 
 
2. Feature Ranked 2
 
 
3. Feature Ranked 3
 
 
4. Would you like to comment any further?
 

Section 8

Demographic Information

1.   Please indicate which donor programme you participated in?
   
 Sperm  Egg  Embryo (go to question 3)
2.  
Did you use a “known donor” or one recruited by the clinic?
 Known donor -the donor was a friend or family member  Known donor –I/we recruited the donor through advertisement/websites  The donor was recruited by the clinic  N/A
3.   Please indicate the stage of your current treatment?
   
 Waiting for treatment  Currently receiving treatment  Completed treatment
4.   Please tick the age group you belong to
   
 18-22  23-27  28-32  33-37  38-42  43-47  48-52  53-57  58-62
5.   Please indicate your marital status
   
 Married / de facto  Separated (please go to question 8)  Widowed (please go to question 8)  Divorced (please go to question 8)  Single (please go to question 8)
6.   If married/de-facto what is the age of your partner?
   
 
7.   If married/de-facto what is the gender of your partner?
   
 Male  Female  N/A
8.   What is your ethnic background? (eg. Italian, Vietnamese, English)
   
9.   Please indicate your religious status.
   
 None  Catholic  Jewish  Jehovah Witness  Protestant  Islam  Anglican  Mormon  Other
If Other selected above:

10.   How strongly do you consider your religious/spiritual beliefs?
   
 Very strong  Quite strong  Moderately strong  Not very strong  Not at all strong  I do not hold any religious beliefs
11.   What is your current residential state/territory?
   
 ACT  NSW  NT  QLD  SA  TAS  VIC  WA
12.   Donors are allowed to donate to more than one family. In your view how many families should a donor donate to?
   
13.   In your view how many children in total should be born through the assistance of one donor?