Table 1 Emotions towards the potential offspring questionnaire
From: Emotions towards potential genetic offspring among oocyte donors: a cross-sectional study
Domains | Items |
|---|---|
Imagination | I think about how much the fetus looks like me |
Only seeing the born baby can excite me (R) | |
I can imagine the face of the created fetus | |
Seeing the resulted child will excite me | |
Sense of ownership | I consider the created fetus as part of my existence |
I do not care about the child I have never seen (R) | |
That a fetus is the result of my oocyte does not create a special feeling in me (R) | |
To be interested in a fetus, I need to grow it in my womb (R) | |
Importance of treatment outcome | The future life of the created fetus is important to me |
I will be upset if there is a problem with the fetus during the pregnancy | |
After finishing the treatment process, I do not care about the outcome of the pregnancy (R) | |
The gender of the fetus resulting from the treatment is important to me |