Ep 249: Who's Your Daddy: Early Disclosure of Donor Identity

Join Dr. Carrie Bedient from the Fertility Center of Las Vegas, Dr. Abby Eblen from Nashville Fertility Center, and Dr. Susan Hudson from Texas Fertility Center to discuss early disclosure of donor identity for donor-conceived people. Dylan Morgan, Chief Operations Officer of Cascade Cryobank, and Melanie Mikkelsen, a reproductive mental health counselor for Hold Hope join them to discuss the issues relating to early disclosure. For many years, donor identity was kept secret from parents and children. We know that children are not harmed by understanding their origin story. Josh is an advocate for donor disclosure and discusses why he believes all banks should adopt this practice. Parents either find out identifying information at the time of donation or when the child becomes an adult. Donors at Cascade Cryobank can opt in or out for early disclosure to children conceived with their sperm. If donors opt in for early disclosure, parents receive identifying information at conception. Melanie shares information about psychological outcomes for children. She also discusses the latest information from the American Society of Reproductive Medicine on donor disclosure. You will not want to miss this episode. Have questions about infertility?  Visit FertilityDocsUncensored.com to ask our docs. Selected questions will be answered anonymously in future episodes.

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