김인화1, 김지현1, 박민정2, 강성민3, 조영석4, 김태연4, 박남철2,3

1Department of Family Medicine, BHS Hanseo Hospital, Busan, Korea 2The Korea Institution for Public Sperm Bank, Busan, Korea 3Department of Urology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea 4Department of Statistics, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea

Background: Artificial insemination by donor (AID) is
important to chance the pregnancy in male infertile couples
by requiring appropriate medical, legal and ethical reviews.
The purpose of this study was to investigate
the perception changes of AID to collect the basic
information for establishing the sperm donation,
cryopreservation
and artificial insemination management system.
Methods: We evaluated the people’s thought of sperm
donation, cryopreservation, and artificial insemination
by donor by means of national inquiry survey from 247
infertile couples for 4 weeks from October 2016. The
questionnaires were composed of 4 areas, and each
questionnaire consisted of 15 items. Changes in the
perception
of AID by year were investigated after review of domestic
journals.
Results: 67.6% of respondents knew the growth of couples
with difficulty getting pregnant due to male infertility.
82.2% of respondents replied the necessary of sperm bank
as a treatment option for infertility and 40.5% knew
the donation and receipt system of sperm. In the survey of
change perception of AID according to year, 37.5%
and 39.5% of respondents were got information about AID
from doctor in 2003 and 2004, but 49.6% from
broadcasting in 2016. As a child grows up, 4.0% (2003),
9.0% (2014), and 42.8% (2016) of respondents answered
to tell the child about AID.
Conclusions: Infertile couple’s thought of AID about the
extension of opportunities for male infertility treatment
is changed. In conclusion, it is necessary to establish
institutional system of sperm donation, cryopreservation
and artificial insemination prior to public sperm bank
operation.
Korean J Health Promot 2017;17(4):242-251
Keywords: Artificial insemination, donor, Male infertility,
Sperm bank