Category: offspring

My Child Has a New Diagnosis. Do I Inform the Gamete Bank?

You’ve invested the time, money, and the emotional energy into the process of selecting a donor, and you now have a child. But is your journey with the gamete bank over? Possibly not.

October 23, 2025guides and resources: parents, egg donation, embryo donation, info and guides, medical history, offspring, 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’s Assisted Reproduction Bill Passes After Amendments Minimize Harm to Donor Conceived Persons and Families

USDCC expressed strong opposition to Colorado House Bill 25-1259 when it was introduced, but many of the provisions that could have harmed Colorado's protections for donor conceived people and their families have been minimized.

May 8, 2025press release, advocacy, colorado, colorado-top, education, egg donation, embryo donation, identity release, lgbtq, medical history, offspring, open ID at 18, regulation, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation, stakeholders

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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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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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