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Ask a Therapist: Connecting a Child with Siblings

A recipient parent wonders about how and when to connect their child with donor conceived siblings.

June 9, 2023Ask A Therapist, education, genetic identity, identity release, offspring, open ID at 18, siblings, sperm donation

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

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

USDCC Attends 2023 Jefferson Infertility Counseling Conference

U.S. Donor Conceived Council had the opportunity to attend and participate in the 2023 Jefferson Infertility Counseling Conference in Philadelphia from April 26 to 29, 2023.

May 4, 2023stakeholders, conferences, education, events, mental health

Five Things I Wish I’d Known Before Donating Sperm (#5 is the Most Important)

A former sperm donor with at least 96 donor offspring shares the five things he wishes he had known before donating.

April 18, 2023sperm donation, education, guides and resources: donors, identity release, info and guides, offspring

The Harmful Impact of Secret Keeping

Parents who want to keep donor conception a secret are usually trying to protect their child from emotional and relationship distress, but secrets are no guarantee of protection. Just as anonymity is hard to protect for a lifetime, genetic information is hard to keep secret for a lifetime.

April 10, 2023disclosure, education, featured, guides and resources: parents, info and guides

Ten Things Parents of Donor Conceived People Need to Know

Deciding to use donor sperm or eggs is often a result of a fertility complication. In this emotional process, the consideration of how donor conceived people (DCP) will feel about their conception is often overlooked.

September 6, 2022guides and resources: parents, anonymity, education, egg donation, genetic identity, gratitude, grief, info and guides, known donor, medical history, offspring, regulation, siblings, sperm donation

USDCC Supports California’s Passage of New Gamete Bank Regulation

U.S. Donor Conceived Council (USDCC) is proud to support the California State Legislature’s passage of AB 1896, which will require gamete banks licensed in the state to provide written educational materials to prospective donors and intended recipients beginning in 2024.

September 1, 2022advocacy, california, education, regulation