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NPE – Not Parent Expected news from Commerical DNA Tests. Research Canada Jan 2025: “I’m trying to figure out who the hell I am”: Examining the psychosocial and mental health experience of individuals learning “Not Parent Expected” news from a direct-to-consumer DNA ancestry test August 2022: Discovery of unexpected paternity after direct-to-consumer DNA testing and its…

There are similarities of trauma that donor conceived people (DCP) and those born from surrogacy can experience. Surrogacy is also often used in conjunction with donor conception. March 2026: Launch of new tools for policy makers and practitioners to protect children’s rights in third party reproduction and surrogacy October 2025: Donor Conception & Surrogacy: Preventing…

There are many similarities of trauma that Donor Conceived People (DCP) and adoptees can experience… July 2026: Britain’s apology for the scandal of forced adoption won’t – on its own – heal the wounds of survivors like me May 2024: Relevant insight from the world of adoption: Adoption: Mislabeled, Medicated, & Diagnosed Adoptees Could Be…

Genetic mirroring refers to the experience of recognizing shared physical traits or personality characteristics between yourself and those who share your DNA. It’s the feeling of seeing yourself reflected in the appearance and behaviour of other family members, often leading to a stronger sense of belonging and identity. Genetic Mirroring is often lacking for Donor…

Genetic grief is an emotional reaction experienced by individuals or couples who are unable to pass on their genetic material to their children due to the use of donor eggs or sperm in assisted reproduction treatments (ART) and thus in donor conception, which is a type of ART. It can involve feelings of sadness, disappointment,…

Reynold Boyd was a fertility Doctor who had a clinic at 52 Harley Street, London from 1942 to the late 1970’s. Reynold Boyd had two sons. One of the sons, Nicholas Boyd, took over Reynold Boyd’s practice. Reynold Boyd’s obituary: https://www.bmj.com/content/304/6821/250 Reynold Boyd participated in fertility fraud: The great sperm heist: ‘They were playing with…

George Foss Obituary

National Library of Medicine – Information about Dr Robert Newill Dr Newill’s clinic charged Intending Parents £12 in 1976.

Name: Stuart Donated: 1983-85 (aged 19-21) Where donated: Churchill Hospital, Oxford The story begins as I was by the entrance of the college library waiting for a friend, and picked up some local science magazine that was on a shelf by the door.  I was flicking through it, and one of the pages had an…

Some of the team at Donor Conceived UK have put together a template letter/email that you can use to send to your local GP, telling them you are donor conceived, why this is important and why it should be noted on your medical file. This template can be amended to include whatever other relevant information…