Tag: sperm donation

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
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
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
U.S. Donor Conceived Council Response to “How Expensive Will Colorado Sperm Be, Come 2025?”, Above the Law, May 8, 2024

USDCC addresses criticisms of Colorado's Donor Conceived Persons Protection Act and proposed rules.

May 9, 2024press release, advocacy, colorado, colorado-top, news, regulation, Uncategorized
Colorado General Assembly Clarifies Language in “Donor-Conceived Persons Protection Act” and Extends Compliance Deadline

The Colorado General Assembly gave final approval to amend the Donor Conceived Persons Protection Act to update definitions and provide more clarity as the legislation moves closer to going into effect in 2025.

May 9, 2024press release, colorado, news, regulation, Uncategorized
Ask a Therapist: Estrangement after Ignoring Child’s Curiosity about the Donor

A recipient parent wonders how to fix a strained relationship with her child after failing to respond to the child's curiosity about the donor while growing up.

May 4, 2024Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, egg donation, embryo donation, genetic identity, grief, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, smbc, sperm donation
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.

March 19, 2024Ask A Therapist, egg donation, embryo donation, info and guides, late disclosure, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, offspring, siblings, smbc, sperm donation
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.

February 24, 2024press release, advocacy, ASRM Guidelines, egg donation, embryo donation, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, mental health, news, offspring, regulation, smbc, sperm donation
My Donor Conception Nightmare: Fertility Fraud Leads to Accidental Incest

When Victoria Hill took a commercial DNA test, she not only learned she was donor conceived but that her mother was the victim of fertility fraud. And that her high school boyfriend was her half brother.

February 14, 2024Uncategorized, advocacy, anonymity, featured, fertility fraud, mental health, offspring, siblings, sperm donation, views
Ask a Therapist: How Can I Convince My Wife to Reach Out to Our Sperm Donors?

A parent wonders how to convince their wife that they should reach out to their sperm donors for the sake of their children.

January 15, 2024Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, genetic identity, sperm donation