Category: Resources & Support
Talking With Older Kids About Donor Egg, Sperm, Or Embryo
Posted in Resources & Support on January 28, 2013 by Donor ConciergeReprinted from Creating a Family a great source for information on fertility,infertility and adoption: So you are the parent of a terrific, wonderful, … Read the Story
Top Ten Tips for Telling Children About Donor Egg, Sperm, and Embryo
Posted in Resources & Support on January 28, 2013 by Donor ConciergeReprinted from Creating a Family a great source for information on fertility,infertility and adoption : Telling is a process, not a one- or even two-time … Read the Story
The Perfect can be the Enemy of the Good in Egg Donation
Posted in Resources & Support on November 29, 2012 by Gail Sexton AndersonI’ve helped hundreds of intended parents find egg donors and surrogates over the past 20 years, I can find just about anything an intended parent might want in … Read the Story
Telling Your Children About Donor Conception
Posted in Resources & Support on March 27, 2012 by Donor ConciergeRe-posted from Irish Times, by John Sharry ASK THE EXPERT: Q: I would very much appreciate your advice. We have twins, four years old, conceived using an … Read the Story
Egg Donation Disclosure a blog by Donor Diva
Posted in Resources & Support on July 6, 2011Reprint from Fertility Authority Disclosure is a hot topic in the donor egg community on a similar level to breast milk vs. formula. Everyone has their … Read the Story
The Beautiful Epic of How a Family is Created
Posted in Resources & Support on September 24, 2010 by Gail Sexton AndersonThousands of children are born into loving families each year through egg donation . This is a wonderful phenomenon to be celebrated. In the old days, many … Read the Story
Talking With Children About Ovum Donation 2009 AFA
Posted in Resources & Support on May 18, 2010The first birth of a child conceived through ovum donation occurred in 1984. Since then an increasing number of fertility patients have used egg donation to … Read the Story
Donor Anonymity - What do you think?
Posted in Resources & Support on April 18, 2010This is a topic that I have devoted a good deal of thought toward. Many years ago when I ran my own donor program, I encouraged intended parents (IP) and … Read the Story
What Should We Tell the Kids? By Patricia Irwin Johnston
Posted in Resources & Support on April 6, 2010 by Donor ConciergeThis material has been adapted and excerpted from Taking Charge of Infertility (copyright 1994 by infertility and adoption educator Patricia Irwin Johnston) … Read the Story
Donor-conceived children should be told at an early age
Posted in Resources & Support on March 9, 2010 by Gail Sexton AndersonContinuing with the theme of the last few days I thought I would include this post from July 2008. I have always felt strongly that children should be told of … Read the Story