Onm-13: Experiences of Oocyte Donation inKarolinska University Hospital.

Oocyte donation is allowed in Sweden according to a legislation accepted on the first of January 2003. Before then, Swedish woman had to seek these treatments outside of the country. The legislation had been under evaluation for several years so the need for this treatment option had accumulated and a large number of patients were on waiting list. There were also issues regarding criteria for treatment and economical compensation for the donors expenses, which needed clarification. This lead to a delay for an additional 6 months from the acceptance of the legislation. There is a great demand for oocyte donation. It is very hard to specify how long the couples have to wait to get treated. This is due to the availability of donors. The waiting list depends resources allocated by the hospital and prioritation. In our hospital the coordination is managed by midwifes. Midwifes is taking contact to both donors and recipients and also making the suggestions for donation. The doctor is shown the suggestions and is responsibel for the treatments.