Category: early disclosure

Ask a Therapist: Dealing with Disclosure vs. Cultural Values

A recipient parent asks about how to navigate cultural differences when it comes to disclosure.

December 1, 2025Ask A Therapist, anonymity, culture, disclosure, early disclosure, egg donation, embryo donation, ethnicity, genetic identity, guides and resources: parents, info and guides, late disclosure, siblings, sperm donation

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Ask A Therapist: Connection to Other Families In Your Pod

I have a question about how to connect to another donor sibling family if the other family has yet to share with their preschool-aged child that they are donor conceived. The mother is shocked that […]

July 11, 2025Uncategorized, Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, offspring, single parent by choice

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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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CALL TO ACTION: Hawaii SB1231

Hawaii is on the verge of passing SB1231, a bill that fails to protect the rights and dignity of donor conceived people by cementing into law the continued use of anonymous gamete donors in 2025.

February 8, 2025advocacy blog, advocacy, anonymity, call to action, disclosure, early disclosure, egg donation, embryo donation, genetic identity, Hawaii, identity release, late disclosure, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, open ID at 18, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation, Uncategorized, Uniform Parentage Act

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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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Ask A Therapist: Struggling with Donor Conceived Son’s Boundaries

A recipient parent struggles with the boundaries his donor conceived son has created around sharing information about siblings and the donor.

December 16, 2024Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, education, egg donation, embryo donation, genetic identity, grief, guides and resources: parents, identity release, late disclosure, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, mental health, offspring, open ID at 18, siblings, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation, Uncategorized

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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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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

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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

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