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Do Donor-Conceived Kids Need to Know Their Half-Siblings?
Parental Decisions about Connecting with Families that Used the Same Donor
Mar 5
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Laura Runnels
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Technology is reshaping how informal sperm donors and recipients know each other
Donor profiles, spreadsheets and video calls: un/known donor conception in the digital age (Gilman, 2026)
Mar 2
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Laura Runnels
February 2026
The psychosocial impact of being a sperm donor recipient
A mixed-methods systematic review of the attitudes, experiences, motivations and disclosure decisions among recipients of donor sperm. (Nash, 2026)
Feb 26
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Laura Runnels
How French donor-conceived adults experience learning about their origins
Disclosing donor conception: a mixed methods study exploring the experience and attitudes of French sperm donor-conceived adults born within…
Feb 23
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Laura Runnels
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(Updated Post) Reviewing the evidence on donor-conceived psychological outcomes
Comparing the psychological outcomes of donor and non-donor conceived people: A systematic review. (Talbot, 2024)
Feb 19
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Laura Runnels
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Online sperm donation creates new family-building pathways while presenting unique challenges
Using online platforms to offer or seek sperm donation: A systematised narrative review of donor and recipient experiences. (Côté, 2025)
Feb 16
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Laura Runnels
Infant attachment security similar across two dad, two mom, and heterosexual parent families
Attachment in families created through ART: results from the first study using the Strange Situation Procedure in same-sex and different-sex parent…
Feb 12
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Laura Runnels
New research highlights barriers to fertility preservation for transgender people
Trans peoples’ interest in reproduction and fertility preservation: A cross-sectional, descriptive study into barriers to reproductive care. (Des…
Feb 9
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Laura Runnels
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DC Journal Club - January Round Up
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Feb 5
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Laura Runnels
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Prayer frequency emerges as strongest predictor of assisted reproductive technology acceptance
How religious affiliation and religiosity shape attitudes toward medically assisted reproduction in Switzerland. (Schroedter, 2025)
Feb 2
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Laura Runnels
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January 2026
Young children in donor-conceived families use origin stories to construct their emerging identities
Talking about donor-conception: Parents’ and children’s experiences of origin storytelling. (Navarro, 2025)
Jan 29
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Laura Runnels
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Marital preservation, parenting concerns primary needs for oocyte recipients
Development and psychometric evaluation of a questionnaire addressing the psychosocial needs of oocyte recipient women. (Ghelich-Khani, 2025)
Jan 26
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Laura Runnels
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