Category: medical history

What genetic information is available to donor conceived people?

Family history can be important to help determine the right health screenings—but what does it mean for someone who does not have information about all or any genetic relatives?

March 22, 2025disclosure, genetic identity, medical history, mental health, resources: donor conceived persons

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Colorado HB25-1259: A Plain English Explanation of Its Harm

Colorado’s HB25-1259 purports to address threats to IVF in Colorado, but diving into what the bill actually does makes clear it is almost entirely focused on gutting key provisions of Colorado’s “Donor-Conceived Persons and Families of Donor-Conceived Persons Protection Act” (DCPPA).

February 25, 2025colorado, advocacy, anonymity, call to action, commodification, disclosure, early disclosure, education, egg donation, embryo donation, identity release, late disclosure, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, mental health, offspring, open ID at 18, regulation, siblings, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation, Uncategorized

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CALL TO ACTION: Industry Seeks to Gut Colorado’s Protections for DCP & Families

CALL TO ACTION: An industry-backed bill introduced will gut protections in Colorado's "Donor-Conceived Persons and Families of Donor-Conceived Persons Protection Act."

February 12, 2025call to action, advocacy, advocacy blog, anonymity, colorado, colorado-top, commodification, disclosure, early disclosure, education, egg donation, embryo donation, genetic identity, identity release, late disclosure, latest-homepage, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, mental health, news, offspring, open ID at 18, press release, regulation, siblings, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation, stakeholders, Uncategorized

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Ask a Therapist: Dealing with Unknown Donor Health History

A donor conceived person wonders how to deal with unknown donor health history.

February 7, 2025resources: donor conceived persons, anonymity, Ask A Therapist, egg donation, embryo donation, info and guides, medical history, offspring, sperm donation

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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.

January 16, 2025Ask A Therapist, anonymity, disclosure, early disclosure, education, egg donation, embryo donation, genetic identity, grief, guides and resources: parents, identity release, known donor, late disclosure, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, mental health, offspring, open ID at 18, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation

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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.

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

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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.

October 19, 2024blog, anonymity, disclosure, egg donation, embryo donation, genetic identity, late disclosure, medical history, mental health, offspring, resources: donor conceived persons, sperm donation, Uncategorized

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Questions to Ask the Sperm Bank Before Donating

Before deciding to donate, it is important to ask the right questions to ensure that your contributions are used ethically and in accordance with your expectations.

May 26, 2024guides and resources: donors, anonymity, disclosure, education, identity release, info and guides, medical history, mental health, offspring, open ID at 18, regulation, sperm donation, Uncategorized

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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, guides and resources: parents, identity release, known donor, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, mental health, offspring, smbc, sperm donation

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Switched Before Birth: How a mislabeled vial upended my family’s world

Casey Duncan is the recipient parent to two donor conceived people. One of them was “switched before birth.”

May 20, 2024guest post, advocacy, anonymity, blog, disclosure, early disclosure, genetic identity, grief, identity release, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, mental health, offspring, open ID at 18, regulation, siblings, smbc, sperm donation, views

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