The Donor Sibling Registry: Connecting Donor-Conceived People with Their Half-Siblings and Donors

Sperm donors describe the experience of contact with their donor-conceived offspring

This study explores the attitudes and experiences of 57 sperm donors who responded to a survey posted online in the United States and indicated that they had had contact with their donor-conceived offspring or the parents of their donor-conceived offspring. On average, 18 years had elapsed since the respondents donated sperm. In the interim between donating and having contact with offspring, mo...

Making Sense of Donors and Donor Siblings: A Comparison of the Perceptions of Donor-Conceived Offspring in Lesbian-Parent and Heterosexual-Parent Families

Conceived and deceived: the medical interests of donor-conceived individuals.

HASTINGS CENTER REPORT 17 Many donor-conceived individuals want to know their genetic origins. This has become a growing issue of public debate and bioethical concern. Some concentrate on their interest in donors’ medical and genetic information, which can be relevant to medical decision-making. Others emphasize broader interests in donors’ personal information, which could help donor-conceived...

Donor-conceived children looking for their sperm donor: what do they want to know?

OBJECTIVE This paper aims to gain in-depth understanding of why some donor-conceived offspring want to know the identity of their sperm donor. METHODS Step-by-step inductive thematic analysis was performed on first-hand quotes from donor-conceived offspring selected from a wide range of sources (including empirical studies and donor conception networks, registries and support groups). RESUL...

Experiences of offspring searching for and contacting their donor siblings and donor.

This study investigates a new phenomenon whereby individuals conceived by donor insemination are searching for and contacting their donor and/or 'donor siblings' (i.e. donor offspring conceived by the same donor who are their genetic half siblings). On-line questionnaires were completed by members of the Donor Sibling Registry (DSR), a US-based registry that facilitates contact between donor co...