Category: known donor

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.

December 11, 2024Uncategorized, anonymity, culture, disclosure, early disclosure, education, egg donation, embryo donation, ethnicity, genetic identity, gratitude, grief, identity release, info and guides, known donor, late disclosure, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, mental health, offspring, open ID at 18, resources: donor conceived persons, siblings, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation
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.

December 11, 2024guides and resources: parents, anonymity, disclosure, early disclosure, education, egg donation, embryo donation, genetic identity, identity release, info and guides, known donor, late disclosure, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, mental health, offspring, open ID at 18, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation, Uncategorized
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.

December 11, 2024guides and resources: donors, disclosure, early disclosure, education, egg donation, embryo donation, gratitude, grief, identity release, known donor, late disclosure, mental health, offspring, open ID at 18, sperm donation, surrogacy, Uncategorized
Ask a Therapist: Known Donor Considers Meeting His Donor Conceived Children

A known sperm donor considers meeting his minor donor conceived offspring.

October 4, 2024Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, genetic identity, guides and resources: donors, identity release, known donor, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, mental health, offspring, siblings, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation
Why I Used a Known Donor and the Factors in My Selection

Stephanie Wicker, a single mother by choice, explains why she ultimately decided against using anonymous donor sperm and opted instead for a known donor.

August 17, 2024guides and resources: parents, disclosure, early disclosure, genetic identity, known donor, offspring, siblings, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation, Uncategorized
“Inconceivable: A Memoir” Review

Valerie Bauman describes “Inconceivable: A Memoir” as part memoir and part investigative journalism, leading readers through her own journey to motherhood while looping in interviews from donors, recipient parents, donor conceived individuals, and reproductive professionals.

June 14, 2024blog, culture, genetic identity, identity release, known donor, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, open ID at 18, regulation, sperm donation, Uncategorized, views
Ask a Therapist: Advice and Resources for Known Donor Arrangement

A future recipient parent wonders about advice and resources available for entering into a known donor arrangement.

May 26, 2024Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, egg donation, genetic identity, identity release, known donor, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, mental health, offspring, smbc, sperm donation
Ask a Therapist: How to Discuss Familial Gamete Donation

An intended parent wonders how her potential donor and brother in law would tell his children about donating sperm.

July 24, 2023Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, genetic identity, known donor, medical history, mental health, offspring, siblings, 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: Open ID at 18 or Known Donor

An intended parent wonders about the pros and cons of choosing a known donor versus an Open-ID-at-18 donor with her wife.

June 2, 2023sperm donation, anonymity, Ask A Therapist, education, genetic identity, identity release, known donor, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, open ID at 18