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CBS News & the NY Times: Woman uses DNA test, finds sperm donor – and pays a “devastating” price.
CBS ran their story on the Northwest Cryobank situation I wrote about in my last blog post and the NY Times ran its story on February 16, 2019. It’s my professional opinion that sperm banks’s attempts to keep donor-conceived people from their first and second-degree genetic relatives, by trying to … Continue reading
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Tagged California Cryobank, choosing a sperm bank, Donor conceived, donor offspring, Fairfax Cryobank, manhattan Cryobank, Northwest Cryobank, pacific reproductive services, Sperm Bank, sperm donation, Sperm Donor, sperm donor offspring, Sperm donors, Xytex Cryobank
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Truth Be Told
We recommend telling donor-conceived people the truth about their conception very early on (pre-verbal) so that there is never a traumatic “telling” or “finding out” event. When your child understands how they were created right from the beginning, it just … Continue reading
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Tagged donor children, Donor conceived, donor conceived people, donor conception, donor offspring, egg donation, Sperm Bank, sperm donation, telling donor children
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Donor Siblings: Our “Spreadsheet Moment”*
18 years ago I posted the very first message on our original Yahoo Group board: Donor #1058? Wendy Kramer Sep 3, 2000 I am the mother of an awesome 10 year old donor child. I know that he has at least … Continue reading
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Tagged American Fertility Association, ASRM, California California Cryobank, California Cryobank, choosing a donor, choosing a sperm bank, Donor conceived, donor offspring, donor siblings, finding donor family, finding half siblings, Half-siblings, sperm donation, Sperm Donor, The American Society for Reproductive Medicine
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Parent: A Noun and a Verb
Guest Blog: by Former Egg Donor Marilyn Drake Parent is a noun- biological mother or father, which is what a donor literally is. Parent is also a verb- the act of caring for a child, taking responsibility, raising them. … Continue reading
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Tagged Choosing an egg clinic, choosing an egg donor, Donor conceived, donor conceived people, Egg agency, Egg clinic, egg donation, egg donor, egg donors, Sperm Donor, sperm donor offspring
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Parent-On-A-Chain Jewelry: A heated discussion
There has been a recent (heated) conversation on the Donor Sibling Registry Facebook group page about the Parent-On-A-Chain Jewelry. When POAC founder Jennifer Moore first introduced the idea to me last summer, I liked it. I then ran the idea … Continue reading
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Tagged Donor conceived, donor conceived people, donor offspring, sperm and egg offspring
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Dibling-Dumpling
Dibling Some of you love the word, and some of you detest it, so here’s my opinion about using accurate terminology, along with a few weigh-ins from several parents, a donor, and a few donor-conceived people. A hot topic of … Continue reading
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Tagged dibling, donor children, Donor conceived, donor conceived people, donor conception, Donor Families, donor offspring, donor siblings, finding donor family, sperm donor offspring
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Donor Conception: Old vs. New Thinking
Old thinking: Infertility is something to be ashamed of. New thinking: Coming to terms with infertility is a process. With proper education and counseling, healing can begin so that the shame of infertility isn’t passed along to the child … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society of Reproductive Medicine, California California Cryobank, California Cryobank Idant sperm bank, choosing a donor, Donor conceived, donor offspring, Donor Sibling Registry, egg donation, Fairfax Cryobank, Half-siblings, sperm donation, Sperm Donor, The American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Xytex Cryobank
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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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