When should I tell my child that they are donor conceived?
The answer is simple: as soon as possible. Donor conceived people (DCP) need to know the truth about their conception from birth, or at the very least, prior to age 3.
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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.
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=Lack of Complete Medical Information Leaves Donor Conceived People with the Unknown
For donor conceived people, a lack of complete, truthful, and updated family medical history can be the difference between life or death.
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=The Donor Misnomer
Many donor conceived people argue it is detrimental to use the term “donor” because it promotes a false narrative of altruism and obscures reality.
