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.
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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.”
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Ask a Therapist: Struggling with Stored Donor Embryos
A recipient parent struggles with extra stored donor embryos and clinic restrictions.
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Ask a Therapist: Discussing and Building Relationships with Donor Siblings
A recipient parent wonders how to discuss their child's donor siblings and when to establish a relationship.
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Alabama High Court Ruling Also Harmful to Donor Conceived People and Their Families
USDCC joins others to express concerns about the potential implications of the Supreme Court of Alabama’s opinion in LePage v. The Center for Reproductive Medicine, P.C.
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Uniform Law Commission Amends the Uniform Parentage Act to Require Disclosure of Donor Identifying Information Upon Request
The Uniform Law Commission announced the official amendment of Article 9 of the Uniform Parentage Act which will now require gamete banks to provide a donor’s identifying information to a resulting adult donor conceived person upon request. USDCC played an active role in securing this amendment.
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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.
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My Journey of Discovery after Early Disclosure
I cannot remember a time in my life that I did not know I was donor conceived. I was raised by the most amazing single mother and never lacked anything, but I was constantly reminded I did not have a dad.
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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 […]
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Celebrating My Family as a Queer, Donor Conceived Recipient Parent
I was born in London to two mums who used an anonymous sperm donor to conceive me. I was raised knowing my conception story, as it was talked about casually, and all my questions were answered to their best ability as I grew up.
