Tag: egg donation

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
Incredulity, Anxiety, Yearning, and Other Emotions of Late Discovery

"I joke with people that my first thought was, 'I’ve been diluted.' And as humorous as it may be to joke that finding out I was half white contributed to a sense of identity or cultural 'dilution,' it simultaneously created an incomparable sadness that took years to deconstruct."

April 24, 2023egg donation, BIPOC, culture, disclosure, ethnicity, featured, genetic identity, grief, guest post, known donor, late disclosure, offspring, siblings, views
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
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
How Many Siblings Do I Have, Really?

Guest blog by Peter J. Boni, author of Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive History of Artificial Insemination

June 3, 2022featured, advocacy, anonymity, egg donation, genetic identity, offspring, regulation, siblings, sperm donation
Making History: Colorado SB 22-224

As the sun rose on May 11, 2022, it brought the dawn of a new day for donor conceived people in the United States. The night before, the Colorado “Donor-Conceived Persons and Families of Donor-Conceived Persons Protection Act” passed unanimously.

May 13, 2022advocacy, anonymity, colorado, education, egg donation, genetic identity, medical history, news, regulation, sperm donation, stakeholders
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