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Ask a Therapist: How to Answer Questions When Your Country Mandates Anonymity

A recipient parent wonders how to navigate questions from her child when her country mandates anonymity.

September 29, 2023Ask A Therapist, anonymity, disclosure, early disclosure, egg donation, genetic identity, sperm donation

I’m a (Donor Conceived) Barbie girl, in a (Donor Conceived) Barbie world.

Commodification of donor conceived people is rampant in egg donor recruitment ads. One agency's Barbie movie memes sparked outcry from the DCP community.

July 20, 2023advocacy, commodification, egg donation, regulation, views

USDCC Attends Pride Events

U.S. Donor Conceived Council team members recently attended Pride events to show solidarity with and support of the LGBTQ community. Dylan S., USDCC’s director of sperm donor resources and content, attended a family Pride event […]

July 10, 2023lgbtq, egg donation, events, featured, lgbtqia+, offspring, sperm donation

Ask A Therapist: When to Introduce Child to the Donor

A recipient parent who used a known donor wonders when to introduce their child to the donor.

July 7, 2023egg donation, genetic identity, identity release, known donor, offspring

Ask a Therapist: Choosing A Donor

An intended parent wonders about the best way to choose a donor for the benefit of the future child.

May 12, 2023Ask A Therapist, education, egg donation, identity release, info and guides, known donor, medical history, sperm donation

Ask a Therapist: Using an Anonymous Egg Donor from Peru

An intended parent wonders about the implications of using an embryo created with an egg from an anonymous donor in Peru.

May 5, 2023Ask A Therapist, education, egg donation, identity release, mental health

Incredulity, Anxiety, Yearning, and Other Emotions of Late Discovery

"I joke with people that my first thought was, 'I’ve been diluted.' And as humorous as it may be to joke that finding out I was half white contributed to a sense of identity or cultural 'dilution,' it simultaneously created an incomparable sadness that took years to deconstruct."

April 24, 2023egg donation, BIPOC, culture, disclosure, ethnicity, featured, genetic identity, grief, guest post, known donor, late disclosure, offspring, siblings, views