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Research identifies key barriers and motivations for Scottish sperm donors

Nearly one-third of UK egg donation parents didn’t understand identity-release laws

Three distinct strategies emerge among gay fathers navigating conversations with donor-conceived children

Black women face systemic barriers throughout fertility treatment journeys, major qualitative study reveals

Call for Guest Posts

Study reveals how medical practitioners’ conceptual frameworks restrict access to donor treatments

Study uncovers three conversational styles when discussing donor conception with children

Framework proposed for supporting clients through transformative DNA recognition events

Analysis of college newspaper ads shows how recruitment commodifies racial and intellectual traits

DC Journal Club - November Round Up

Let's Revisit | When Secrets Surface: The Hidden Impact of Consumer DNA Testing

Survey of 422 donor-conceived adults reveals impact of timing and intentionality of disclosure

Parents who used egg donation say better counseling and consistent guidelines are urgently needed

Religious opposition to donor conception spans multiple faith traditions in Ghana

Expanded carrier screening creates two-tier system in Spanish reproductive medicine

DC Journal Club - October Round Up

What I learned at the 2025 ASRM Scientific Congress and Expo

A Look at Genealogical Bewilderment and Genetic Mirroring

Mothers experience complex emotions when daughters pursue donor sperm treatment in China

Using Books to Talk to Kids about Donor Conception

Gay fathers' openness about kids' origins focuses on "who carried" rather than "who contributed genetically"

Nigerian nurses reject surrogacy and donor conception due to religious and cultural factors

Online sperm donation attracts older donors and marginalized recipients

First study to map decision pathways for egg disposition reveals complexity of choices

Three Perspectives on DCP Wellbeing, Recruitment Challenges, and Family Outcomes

Who Else Needs to Know? Navigating Disclosure About Your Child's Donor Conception Status

DC Journal Club - September Round Up

What factors shape Japanese women’s moral distress about surplus embryo disposition

Egg donors report lack of follow-up for medical updates from clinics

Guest Post: Making It Up As We Go - A Queer Parent's View

Egg donors choosing identity-release donation show greater openness to future contact with offspring

New Zealand parents support early disclosure to donor-conceived children but worry about long-term wellbeing and stigma.

Insight on Egg Donation in India

Most egg donors tell partners and friends but only half tell their own children

DC Journal Club - August Round Up

Swedish donors generally prepared for identity release but majority want support for potential contact

Attitudes toward egg donation in Belgium

Research shows Italian society split on acceptance of donor-conceived families

The preferences of single women and lesbian couples seeking motherhood through sperm donation in France

Parent-child bonds with co-parents could matter more than birth parent relationships for donor conception curiosity

Two-thirds of withdrawn sperm donor candidates believe sperm banks could not have prevented their decision to quit

"Queer tax" creates extra fertility barriers for 2SLGBTQ+ BIPOC families

Parents emphasize ongoing support needs, noting donor conception's long-term family impacts

Small study shows Black sperm donors motivated by altruism turn to informal donations rather than traditional sperm banks

DC Journal Club - July Round Up

Environmental scan identifies 52 English-speaking online sperm donation platforms with over 340,000 users globally

Three-quarters of egg and sperm donors at major US bank want to know number of children born from their donations

From the Stacks: Quick Takes on Books, Pods & Docs (July 2025)

Three-quarters of Spanish egg donors would be willing to meet donor-conceived children under certain conditions

Study finds participants more satisfied with directed embryo donation than anonymous programs

Genetic carrier screening in gamete donation creates challenges for autonomy, decision-making, confidence, and supply

Identity-release donors more likely to be accepted than anonymous donors in international screening study

Three decades of research suggests donor conception couples maintain health relationship dynamics, with one exception

Beliefs about genetics influence how people respond to unexpected donor connections through DNA testing

Study reveals changing attitudes toward openness and information sharing in sperm donation

DC Journal Club - June Round Up

Clinic staff, parents, and donor-conceived adults view sperm donors through different time perspectives

Dutch study reveals three-phase process for how half-siblings build relationships

How gay fathers' attachment style shapes children's curiosity

Donation as a lifelong commitment rather than a one-time event

A case study reveals how one young donor-conceived person navigates family identity

Dutch research reveals diverse "kinning" strategies in lesbian family building

A Reflection on Father's Day from a Parent of Donor-Conceived Kids

Perspectives on egg donation in Kazakhstan

Family Relations Central to Lesbian Couples' IVF Choices in China

DC Journal Club - May Round Up

Exploration of kinship storytelling and identity formation in adults raised by LGBTQ parents

Current egg donor counseling often prioritizes short-term preparation over long-term emotional resilience

UK sperm donors support identity-release but navigate complex relationships

Long-term study reveals “psychological resilience” in donor-conceived offspring of lesbian families

How donor siblings navigate new family relationships

Cultural beliefs impact fertility treatment with donors in Africa

A promising disclosure tool could help close pediatric provider knowledge gaps about donor conception

DC Journal Club - April Round Up

Religious and social pressures shape Muslim couples' fertility choices

Italian study suggests parent-child bonds unaffected by biological ties

Parent views on "right age" for donor connection

Ensuring Your Donor-Conceived Child's Access to Information: Planning for the Unexpected

Iranian study shows similar parenting styles in embryo donation and natural conception families

Egg donor perspectives on genetic connections

Study suggests early disclosure doesn't harm family dynamics

Study reveals complex motivations behind two-mother family formation

From genetic to social relatedness: How grandparents adapt to donor conception

Navigating complex biological connections through reciprocal IVF

Physicians lack training to address unique needs of adults with limited family medical history

DC Journal Club - March Round Up

Egg donors navigate complex boundaries in recipient relationships

A look at single fathers' experience with donor conception

A new approach to helping donor-conceived families share origin stories?

What Our Kids Are Learning About Donor Conception (Even When We're Not Talking About It)

Religious beliefs shape embryo donation decisions among recipients

Adult offspring of lesbian parents report satisfaction with donor contact levels

A look at key priorities in family building for gay men

Study reveals nuances in how young DCP feel about their origins

The emotional impact of sperm donor rejection

DC Journal Club - February Round Up

How family bonds affect donor-conceived teens' identity journey

The Birds, the Bees, and Biases: What Makes Donor Conception Research So Complex?

Child development and family relationships in families following ART

No demographics predict open-identity donation preferences

Former sperm donors view experience as "Unproblematic Past Chapter"

Research shows conservative attitudes toward donor identity in Brazil

Parents' experiences highlight nuanced understanding of kinship in donor conception

Maternal fears about donor contact don't prevent disclosure plans

DC Journal Club - January Round Up

Early disclosure and family identity may influence donor sibling relationship dynamics

Attachment style influences disclosure patterns in donor conception

Adolescent-parent relationships similar across donation and IVF families

LGBTQ+ Couples Want Genetic Counseling Support in Family Planning Journey

Egg donors' evolving views on anonymity and contact

Family dynamics factor in donor identity search process

When Secrets Surface: The Hidden Impact of Consumer DNA Testing

Social pressures and partner support drive parents' disclosure of donor conception

Exploration of how donor-conceived people navigate genetic relations

DC Journal Club - December Round Up