The Ethics Committee supports disclosure from parents to offspring about the use of donor gametes in their conception. The merits of further disclosure are discussed, and suggestions are made for policies for programs and sperm banks.

This study examined families where children lack a genetic and/or gestational link with their parents. A total of 101 families (36 donor insemination families, 32 egg donation families and 33 surrogacy families) were interviewed when the child was aged 7 years. Despite a shift in professional attitudes towards openness, about half of the children conceived by egg donation and nearly three-quart...

Abstract Thirteen-year-old Anna Fitzgerald has been conceived in order to be a matching donor for her older sister Kate, who rare form of leukaemia. The story the novel “My Sister’s Keeper” by Jody Picoult, and Nick Cassavetes’ movie, many striking similarities situations that we heard from families studied – despite one significant difference: is created saviour sibling, whereas stem cell dono...

Historically, gamete donation has been characterized by donor anonymity and concealment from the child of the nature of her or his conception. A number of studies undertaken in various countries have explored parents’ views regarding disclosure to their donor-conceived children of the means of their conception. To date, most of the study populations relating to oocyte donation have been recipie...

From the very start of sperm donation, psychological studies have shown that donor-conceived children were doing well. This stands in sharp contrast to message given by a vocal but small group persons whose frustration and anger create impression we are dealing with problematic contentious practice. The obvious conclusion is they cannot be taken as representative total population persons. prese...