Tag: known donor

Ask a Therapist: Navigating Using Donor Conception as a Donor Conceived Person

A donor conceived person considering becoming a single mother by choice wonders if her plan is fair to a potential child.

February 21, 2026anonymity, Ask A Therapist, genetic identity, guides and resources: parents, info and guides, single parent by choice, smbc, 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: Known Donor Considers Meeting His Donor Conceived Children

A known sperm donor considers meeting his minor donor conceived offspring.

October 4, 2024Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, genetic identity, guides and resources: donors, identity release, known donor, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, mental health, offspring, siblings, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation

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Why I Used a Known Donor and the Factors in My Selection

Stephanie Wicker, a single mother by choice, explains why she ultimately decided against using anonymous donor sperm and opted instead for a known donor.

August 17, 2024guides and resources: parents, disclosure, early disclosure, genetic identity, known donor, offspring, siblings, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation, Uncategorized

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“Inconceivable: A Memoir” Review

Valerie Bauman describes “Inconceivable: A Memoir” as part memoir and part investigative journalism, leading readers through her own journey to motherhood while looping in interviews from donors, recipient parents, donor conceived individuals, and reproductive professionals.

June 14, 2024blog, culture, genetic identity, identity release, known donor, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, open ID at 18, regulation, sperm donation, Uncategorized, views

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Ask a Therapist: Advice and Resources for Known Donor Arrangement

A future recipient parent wonders about advice and resources available for entering into a known donor arrangement.

May 26, 2024Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, egg donation, genetic identity, guides and resources: parents, identity release, known donor, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, mental health, offspring, smbc, sperm donation

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Ask A Therapist: When to Introduce Child to the Donor

A recipient parent who used a known donor wonders when to introduce their child to the donor.

July 7, 2023egg donation, genetic identity, identity release, known donor, offspring

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Ask a Therapist: Open ID at 18 or Known Donor

An intended parent wonders about the pros and cons of choosing a known donor versus an Open-ID-at-18 donor with her wife.

June 2, 2023sperm donation, anonymity, Ask A Therapist, education, genetic identity, guides and resources: parents, identity release, known donor, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, open ID at 18

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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

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Dr. Phil’s Ill Conceived Sperm Donor Episode

On a recent episode of Dr. Phil, host Phil McGraw interviewed a 30-year-old man named Kyle who operates as a pro bono private sperm donor.

February 9, 2022news, anonymity, known donor, siblings, sperm donation

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