Ask a Therapist: Withholding a Known Donor’s Identity until Child is 16
An intended parent wonders about the impact of withholding their known donor's identity until the child turns 16.
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Ask A Therapist: Struggling with Donor Conceived Son’s Boundaries
A recipient parent struggles with the boundaries his donor conceived son has created around sharing information about siblings and the donor.
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Navigating the Holidays as a Donor Conceived Person
The holidays can be a joyful time full of connection and tradition, yet for donor conceived people (DCP), this season may also stir up complex feelings around family, identity, and belonging.
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Recipient Parents: Holiday Stressors & Strategies
The holidays can be a joyous time, and they can certainly also bring a unique stress for families who had help to become parents.
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Gamete & Embryo Donors: Holiday Stressors & Strategies
The holidays are fraught with stressors for everyone. As an egg, sperm, or embryo donor, the holidays contain an extra layer of complexity.
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Ask a Therapist: Seeking Advice to Support a Single Mom by Choice
A concerned friend wants to know how best to support a single mom by choice who has a strained relationship with her adult donor conceived daughter.
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I was kept in the dark about being donor conceived. It left me blind as a parent.
When Edward Miles became a parent, he realized that his lack of information as a donor conceived person not only impacted him but now his own child as well.
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Ask a Therapist: Feeling Attracted to a Donor Conceived Sibling
A donor conceived person struggles with feeling attracted to a newly discovered sibling.
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Ask a Therapist: Known Donor Considers Meeting His Donor Conceived Children
A known sperm donor considers meeting his minor donor conceived offspring.
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Ask a Therapist: Telling a New Sibling Their Father Was Not the Donor
A donor conceived person wonders how to inform a new sibling that their father was not the donor and that the sibling is instead also donor conceived.
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Advocacy & Outreach
We work to protect the rights and interests of donor conceived people in the United States. USDCC has developed Example Legislation that protects the best interests of donor conceived people while considering the input of stakeholders.
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Education & Resources
We educate on the needs and interests of donor conceived people and provide resources for donors, intended parents, and others. Advocating for change begins with educating the public about where change is needed and why change is necessary.
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Perspectives (Blog)
Learn more about the perspectives of people connected to donor conception through guest posts and other content featured on our blog.
