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Sperm & Egg Donation: Telling is the First Step
In 2000 when my son and I started the Donor Sibling Registry (DSR) (initially as a Yahoo chat discussion group), the predominant conversation was about disclosure. Back then many, mostly straight, parents were invested in keeping the secret, and came … Continue reading
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Tagged American Fertility Association, American Society of Reproductive Medicine, California Cryobank, choosing a sperm bank, Cryos Sperm Bank, Donor Anonymity, Donor conceived, donor conception, donor offspring, egg donation, egg donor, Fairfax Cryobank, finding donor family, finding half siblings, Finding Our Families, sperm donation, Xytex Cryobank
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Half Siblings from Sperm and Egg Donation
Three half sisters meet Family can be formed and defined in so many different ways, but biology has always been the most common family bond. If biology didn’t matter, we’d give birth to our babies, and then just pick any … Continue reading
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Tagged American Fertility Association, American Society of Reproductive Medicine, California Cryobank, choosing a sperm bank, Cryos Sperm Bank, Donor Anonymity, Donor conceived, donor conception, donor offspring, egg donation, egg donor, Fairfax Cryobank, finding donor family, finding half siblings, Finding Our Families, sperm donation, Xytex Cryobank
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Sperm and Egg Donation: 10 Things Your Doctor, Clinic, or Sperm Bank Won’t Tell You
10 Things Your Doctor, Clinic, or Sperm Bank Won’t Tell You 1. Most donors* and recipients are not properly educated, counseled, or informed beforehand about the needs and rights of the children they are helping to create. This includes the importance of … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society of Reproductive Medicine, California California Cryobank, California Cryobank, California Cryobank Idant sperm bank, choosing a donor, Donor conceived, donor offspring, Egg clinic, egg donation, egg donor, Fairfax Cryobank, new england cryogenic, Sperm Bank, sperm donation, Sperm Donor, Xytex
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California Cryobank Discourages Donors From Posting on the DSR
For those of you who used California Cryobank, and wonder why your donor hasn’t yet registered on the DSR, here’s a possible reason why: A former California Cryobank donor just emailed me about what CCB had just told him about … Continue reading
Posted in Sperm Bank News
Tagged California Cryobank, choosing a sperm bank, Donor Anonymity, donor children, Donor conceived, donor conception, donor offspring, sperm donation, Sperm donors
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THINKING ABOUT SELLING YOUR SPERM OR EGGS?
Selling your sperm or eggs means much more than paying for a spring break vacation. This kind of irresponsible advertising (from a NY sperm bank*), only goes to show the lack of proper education given to prospective donors about decisions … Continue reading
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Tagged California Cryobank Xytex, Cryos Sperm Bank, Donor Anonymity, Donor conceived, donor offspring, Donor Sibling Registry, egg donation, egg donor, egg donors, Fairfax Cryobank, Finding Our Families, manhattan Cryobank, sperm donation, Sperm Donor, Sperm donors, The American Society for Reproductive Medicine
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IVF, Test Tube Babies and Sperm Donation
Here’s one of my pet peeves: when people use the terms “test tube babies” and “IVF” when talking about any type of assisted reproductive technology. Particularly, methodologies that do not usually involve the use of IVF at all, like sperm donation. … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society of Reproductive Medicine, California Cryobank Idant sperm bank, choosing a donor, Donor conceived, donor conception, egg donation, egg donor, Fairfax Cryobank, In Vitro Fertilization, IVF, Sperm Bank, sperm donation, Sperm Donor, Test Tube Babies, Test Tube Baby
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The Donor Sibling Registry’s Worldwide Reach
The Donor Sibling Registry’s reach is worldwide. In June we had new members joining from the UK, Israel, Canada, Australia, France, Norway, Denmark, Spain, & Sweden. These families used major US sperm banks that ship internationally, and also small clinics … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society of Reproductive Medicine, California California Cryobank, choosing a donor, Donor Anonymity, Donor conceived, donor conception, donor offspring, Donor Sibling Registry, donor sperm, Fairfax Cryobank, finding donor family, finding half siblings, Finding Our Families, Gamete Donation, Half-siblings, London Women's Clinic, Manchester Sperm Bank, Scandanavian Sperm Bank, Sperm Bank, The American Society for Reproductive Medicine, UK Sperm Donors, Xytex Cryobank
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C’mon California Cryobank- 2 Heartbreaking Stories
Two Donor Sibling Registry posts from yesterday- one from an offspring and one from a mom, both about California Cryobank: 1. I was told last year (after exhausting attempts to get information from CCB), that my sperm donor had passed away … Continue reading
Posted in Sperm Bank News
Tagged American Society of Reproductive Medicine, California Cryobank, choosing a donor, choosing a sperm bank, Donor Anonymity, Donor conceived, donor conception, Fairfax Cryobank, Sperm donors, The American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Xytex Cryobank
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“Curiosity” About Unknown Genetic Relatives
In a recent chat with an adult donor conceived person, she mentioned that she had read my last blog post, and was uncomfortable with my use of the word “curious” to describe how donor conceived people may feel about their … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society of Reproductive Medicine, California California Cryobank, choosing a donor, Donor Anonymity, Donor conceived, donor conception, donor offspring, Donor Sibling Registry, donor siblings, Donor Unknown, egg donation, Fairfax Cryobank, finding donor family, Gamete Donation, Half-siblings, Scandanavian Sperm Bank, sperm donation, The American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Xytex Cryobank
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Discrepancies in Egg Donor Reporting
There is a huge discrepancy between the numbers that the reproductive medicine industry reports for the health of egg donors following donation. This is important information sometimes given to donors before they donate, to reassure them that the process is … Continue reading