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Tag: education

  • Ask A Therapist: Choosing A Donor

    An intended parent wonders about the best way to choose a donor for the benefit of the future child.

    May 12, 2023Ask A Therapist, education, egg donation, guides and resources: parents, identity release, info and guides, known donor, medical history, sperm donation

     
  • Ask A Therapist: Using an Anonymous Egg Donor from Peru

    An intended parent wonders about the implications of using an embryo created with an egg from an anonymous donor in Peru.

    May 5, 2023Ask A Therapist, education, egg donation, guides and resources: parents, identity release, mental health

     
  • USDCC Attends 2023 Jefferson Infertility Counseling Conference

    U.S. Donor Conceived Council had the opportunity to attend and participate in the 2023 Jefferson Infertility Counseling Conference in Philadelphia from April 26 to 29, 2023.

    May 4, 2023stakeholders, conferences, education, events, mental health

     
  • Five Things I Wish I’d Known Before Donating Sperm (#5 is the Most Important)

    A former sperm donor with at least 96 donor offspring shares the five things he wishes he had known before donating.

    April 18, 2023sperm donation, education, guides and resources: donors, identity release, info and guides, offspring

     
  • The Harmful Impact of Secret Keeping

    Parents who want to keep donor conception a secret are usually trying to protect their child from emotional and relationship distress, but secrets are no guarantee of protection. Just as anonymity is hard to protect for a lifetime, genetic information is hard to keep secret for a lifetime.

    April 10, 2023disclosure, education, featured, guides and resources: parents, info and guides

     
  • Ten Things Parents of Donor Conceived People Need to Know

    Deciding to use donor sperm or eggs is often a result of a fertility complication. In this emotional process, the consideration of how donor conceived people (DCP) will feel about their conception is often overlooked.

    September 6, 2022guides and resources: parents, anonymity, education, egg donation, genetic identity, gratitude, grief, info and guides, known donor, medical history, offspring, regulation, siblings, sperm donation

     
  • USDCC Supports California’s Passage of New Gamete Bank Regulation

    U.S. Donor Conceived Council (USDCC) is proud to support the California State Legislature’s passage of AB 1896, which will require gamete banks licensed in the state to provide written educational materials to prospective donors and intended recipients beginning in 2024.

    September 1, 2022advocacy, california, education, regulation

     
  • How Do I Tell My Family I Donated Sperm or Eggs?

    If you haven't told your family that you donated sperm or eggs, read this guide.

    August 7, 2022guides and resources: donors, anonymity, education, egg donation, genetic identity, info and guides, known donor, medical history, offspring, siblings, sperm donation

     
  • Can Donors Really Be Anonymous?

    Short answer: no. Regardless of the contract or paperwork a donor signs, it is simply unrealistic to believe any donor can remain anonymous.

    August 7, 2022guides and resources: donors, anonymity, education, egg donation, info and guides, sperm donation

     
  • Landmark Legislation Introduced in Colorado

    U.S. Donor Conceived Council is pleased to announce the introduction of SB 22-224, the “Donor-Conceived Persons And Families of Donor-Conceived Persons Protection Act” by Colorado Senate President Stephen Fenberg.

    April 22, 2022colorado, advocacy, anonymity, disclosure, education, egg donation, genetic identity, medical history, news, offspring, regulation, siblings, sperm donation

     

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