Understanding Egg Donation: The Give and Take This episode of the https://www.spreaker.com/show/progress-educational-trust-podcast discusses the needs and interests of everyone involved in egg donation – including donors, recipients, donor-conceived people, fertility professionals, regulators and policymakers. Aspects discussed include the current https://committees.parliament.uk/work/9442/egg-donation-and-freezing/publications/, launched by the Women and Equalities Committee of the UK's House of Commons. The discussion is chaired by Sarah Norcross (Director of PET), with contributions from: ⚫ Dr Jane Stewart (previously Head of the Newcastle Fertility Centre and Chair of the British Fertility Society) ⚫ Professor Nicky Hudson (Professor of Medical Sociology at Loughborough University) ⚫ Angela Pericleous-Smith (Chair of the British Infertility Counselling Association) ⚫ Sophie Cook (donor-conceived person, conceived with an egg from an anonymous donor) ⚫ Professor Mark Hanson (Emeritus Professor of Human Development and Health at the University of Southampton) PET is grateful to London Egg Bank for supporting this discussion. PET is also grateful to Jon Nicoll, who created the opening and closing music for its podcast. Register at https://www.progress.org.uk/events/upcoming-events/ for upcoming PET events.

📣 New Podcast! "Understanding Egg Donation: The Give and Take" on @Spreaker #donorconceived #donorconception #donorvoices #ednaproject #eggdonation #eggdonor #fertility #infertility #ivf

Donor Conception and Genomics: Sperm, Eggs, Embryos, Mitochondria This episode of the https://www.spreaker.com/show/progress-educational-trust-podcast discusses the genetics and genomics of various forms of donor conception, and related scientific and ethical issues. The discussion – which originally took place at the PET Annual Conference – is introduced by Sarah Norcross (Director of PET) and chaired by Professor Karen Sermon (former Chair of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology), with contributions from: ⚫ Professor Stéphane Viville (founder of the Genetics of Infertility Unit at the University Hospitals of Strasbourg) ⚫ Professor Dagan Wells (Professor of Reproductive Genetics at the University of Oxford and Director of Juno Genetics) ⚫ Professor Michael Parker (Director of the Ethox Centre and of the Global Health Bioethics Network) ⚫ Debbie Kennett (Genetic Genealogist) PET is grateful to the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology for supporting this discussion. PET is also grateful to Jon Nicoll, who created the opening and closing music for its podcast. Register at https://www.progress.org.uk/events/upcoming-events/ for upcoming PET events.

📣 New Podcast! "Donor Conception and Genomics: Sperm, Eggs, Embryos, Mitochondria" on @Spreaker #donorconceived #donorconception #eggdonation #mitoaware #mitochondrialdonation #spermdonation

We get into the ongoing “origin story” conversation, raising very boy boys in a queer home, and what they’ve learned along the way.

It’s tender, it’s funny, it’s real.
Episode is live now — link in bio or click below. 🌈
bit.ly/3XLJfMx

#TheQueerFamilyPodcast #TwoMomFamily #DonorConceived

Full episode is out now. Go watch or listen wherever you get your pods :)

#LGBTQFamily #TwoMoms #InterracialFamily #LesbianMoms #DonorConceived #LoveMakesAFamily #RepresentationMatters #PodcastTok #TheFaustinFam #TwoMomFamily #ParentingJourney

#LGBTQFamily #TwoMomFamily #InterracialFamily #DonorConceived #FamilyBuilding #LGBTParenting #IntentionalParenting #LesbianMoms #LGBTParents #ModernFamily #LoveMakesAFamily #PrideEveryDay #ParentingJourney #RepresentationMatters #PodcastLaunch #NewEpisode #Queerfamily #queer #wlw

Get yourself a free level 2 subscription to California Cryobank's Donor Cataloge. Make those babies and then come tell me about them 😉 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#promocode #californiacryobank #spermbank #donorconceived #2moms #twomoms #fertilityjourney

Study finds that donor-conceived kids of lesbian moms are doing great - LGBTQ Nation The 21-year study tracked children who were conceived using anonymous donors, known donors, as well as open-identity donors.

"Study finds that donor-conceived kids of lesbian moms are doing great" ( May 2025 via @lgbtqnation.com )

[ Results indicated that …family stability is the key to reducing behavioral challenges. ]

Full Article:
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/05/stud...

#donorconceived #familymatters

There's no shame in #donorconception. Use code QUEERFAM25 for a FREE Level 2 subscription to California Cryobank's donor selection. Make those babies, and then come tell me about them 😘. #californiacryobank #donorconceived #loveislove #2moms #2dads #lgbtq @cryobank

Make those babies, then come tell me about them. Use code QUEERFAM25 to get a free Level 2 subscription to their donor catalogue at California Cryobank (cryobank.com). #donorsperm #donorconceived #2moms #californiacryobank #spermbank #promocode

Ryan’s search led him to become the first #donorconceived person to find his parent through DNA testing. ⁠He also co-founded the #DonorSibling Registry, an organization that’s helped connect tens of thousands of donor-conceived people with biological family.

We are about to disrupt #Adoption #GreetingCard Search Results on Amazon! 🥚 My new company #YAYDNA, sells adoption-aligned, trauma-informed, greeting cards for #adoptees #birthparents #NPE #Donorconceived #DNADiscovery life events: www.amazon.com/stores/YAYDN...

COMMENT: Dr Anna Nelson and Professor Lucy Frith argue that the 23andMe saga illustrates that the current UK regulatory status renders the #donorconceived community particularly vulnerable...
Read in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/23andme-bank...
#bioethics #dnatesting #GeneticTesting

If you're gloating because you weren't "gullible enough" to do a DNA test then consider yourself privileged. Some of us had no choice but to do them to find out who we are, our medical profiles & how many siblings we have in order to avoid incest #donorconceived #donorconception #dna #23&me #23andme

My "just for fun" Ancestry test signaled *something* was amiss in my DNA, but 23andMe confirmed *what* was amiss. The solution to this problem wasn't a DNA test - the solution was honesty and transparency. In absence of that honesty, a DNA test is all we have. This is devastating. #donorconceived

EXHIBITION REVIEW: Fertility Fortunes – The (Mis)conceptions exhibition
Jen Willows attended the opening night on behalf of BioNews.
Read Jen's review in BioNews:
www.progress.org.uk/exhibition-r...

#fertility #infertility #ivf #surrogacy #donorconceived #art #artexhibition @jenwillow.bsky.social

Part 1 of my crazy life. The Donor Conceived fam. Up to 30 now. #donorconceived #donorsiblings #brucesprogeny

New here as a refugee from that other place and seeking out the #donorconceived and #adoptee fam. Did any of y'all get a little (okay, a lot) enraged by today's (thankfully seemingly useless?) IVF exec order, especially after reading Project 2025? IVF embryos seem like our closest crossover. 🧵

What to do when you first find out you are Donor Conceived – Home

What to do if you find out you're donor conceived #donorconceived #donorconception #npe

donorconceiveduk.org.uk/what-to-do-w...

Kinlightenment ✨️🌈🦄 – "Enlightening" #adopted, #fostered, or #donorconceived people about their own families or experiences. This is usually done by a kinstructor, which is someone who insists on "kinstructing" others about their own family experience. 🥚

Ah Laura, my heart goes out to you. I can't say I know what you're going through but my parents did. Fingers crossed! #donorconceived

The News Movement has released a mini documentary about Carly and Jack’s donor conception journey and Ian’s experience as a donor. It brings discussion about donor anonymity and the market of at-home DNA kits.

You can watch here 👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8yC...

#DonorConceived #DonorConception

Adults conceived by donors left behind by fertility industry, experts warn Children conceived by using egg or sperm donors have the same wellbeing outcomes as non-donor conceived people.

Finding out you are donor conceived later in life is psychologically damaging to a lot of donor conceived people. Very early disclosure is paramount. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/adults-... #donorconceived #donorconception

BBC Radio 4 - The Gift, Series 2, 6. Superdonor The donor conceived people turning to at-home DNA tests for answers

This episode features one of our members, Louise. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #donorconceived #donorconception

MP calls for first-cousin marriage to be banned - BBC News Tory former minister Richard Holden says the children of first cousins are at greater risk of birth defects.

I can think of another group of people who would benefit from DNA tests before marriage and/or having children. #donorconceived #donorconception www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It’s Christmas Time soon and it has a particularly flavor for #donorconceived people.

Because … many DNA testing kits will be under the tree, bringing more DNA matchs.

Maybe relatives, like half siblings from the same donor ?

Waiting for the rain of results in Jan-Fev!

DCP Personal Journeys – Donor Conceived UK

Have you ever wondered how donor conceived people feel when they discover their truth? Read these testimonials from some of our members who made their discovery later in life. #donorconceived #donorconception

donorconceiveduk.org.uk/donor-concei...

Donor Conceived UK – A new peer-led charitable organisation to represent donor conceived people, donors and others affected by donor conception practises in the UK

Donor Conceived UK is a new peer-led charitable organisation representing DC people and pre 2005 donors. You can find out more about donor conception, donor conceived adults and donors here. donorconceiveduk.org.uk #donorconceived #donorconception

Where do your 8 great grandparents come from ? D’où viennent tes 8 arrières grands parents ? As a #donorconceived person I have 12 !

Biological
Metz, Lorraine, France 🇫🇷 x4
Maubeuge, Nord, France 🇫🇷 x2
Leyden, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Poperinge, Belgium 🇧🇪

Metz, Lorraine, France 🇫🇷 x2
Belluno, Italy 🇮🇹 x2

“Why do you care? You have your parents”

Well yes as #donorconceived people we have our parents and we love them.

But we also have the right to know our missing biological half side : ancestry, traits, health issues, biological relatives may it bio father or uncles, aunts, half bro or sis …

is there an #adoptionsky or #adopteesky, also #donorconceivedsky or #spermdonorsky would know.

#adoption #adoptee #donorconceived