USDCC is an organization founded and led by donor conceived people, so we want to provide the advice and resources you need to confront the challenges and to celebrate the unique aspects of this journey. From seeking the donor’s medical history to approaching new siblings, we understand the questions you have and hope to provide the answers.
Family history can be important to help determine the right health screenings—but what does it mean for someone who does not have information about all or any genetic relatives? How can donor conceived people get some genetic information? And who is available to help? General health screenings and guidelines for common health issues like diabetes,…
Continue Reading What genetic information is available to donor conceived people?
A donor conceived person wonders how to deal with unknown donor health history.
Continue Reading Ask a Therapist: Dealing with Unknown Donor Health History
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.
Continue Reading Navigating the Holidays as a Donor Conceived Person
When Edward Miles became a parent, he realized that his lack of information as a donor conceived person not only impacted him but now his own child as well.
Continue Reading I was kept in the dark about being donor conceived. It left me blind as a parent.
A donor conceived person struggles with feeling attracted to a newly discovered sibling.
Continue Reading Ask a Therapist: Feeling Attracted to a Donor Conceived Sibling
A donor conceived person wonders how to inform a new sibling that their father was not the donor and that the sibling is instead also donor conceived.
Continue Reading Ask a Therapist: Telling a New Sibling Their Father Was Not the Donor
