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Issues with Using the Unregulated Fertility Market in the UK
In the UK, donor conception has lifelong implications for Donor Conceived People (DCP), shaping their identity, medical history, and legal status. Despite this, a large and growing number of people use informal sperm donation arrangements found through social media and online platforms. Unlike licensed fertility clinics, this unregulated market operates without any formal safeguards, oversight,…
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DCP Resources from around the world
Australia Donor Conceived Australia Evie Lucas – Origin Archives Belgium DonorKinderen Japan DonorLink Japan (DLJ) Germany Spenderkinderen USA Donor Sibling Registry
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Conducting research interviews
Information for researchers Please note the following information to ensure time effective and successful interviews with Donor Conceived People (DCP): As the person you are interviewing is likely to be talking about a very personal experience and may feel associated trauma, please do all that you can to ensure a feeling of safety and comfort,…
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Birth Registration Reform UK
Birth Registration Reform Group UK: Campaigning for complete and accurate birth certificates.
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The marginalisation of UK Donor Conceived People (DCP)
Donor Conceived People (DCP) have been a marginalised and invisible community in the UK and Ireland for more than 80 years. Unfortunately, this marginalisation continues… August 2026 The BBC did actually contact Donor Conceived UK for a quote for the article: “IVF staff accused of misleading UK parents about sperm and egg donors in northern…
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The altruistic nature of egg donation
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Egg Donation
The first person conceived through egg donation was born in Australia in 1983. 2026 WEC_Women and Equalities House of Commons Select Committee Inquiry into Egg donation and freezing PET February 2026: Understanding Egg Donation: The Give and Take PET February 2026: Egg donation ads breached advertising standards
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Am I Adopted?
Many, many DCP have asked, before they knew they were donor conceived, whether they were adopted. Listen to: You Look Like Me, Season 1, Episode 5 “The Adventure Continues” Adoption and Donor Conception Pre-conception Adopted
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Rejection as a DCP
The stakes are much higher when you are Donor Conceived. Listen to: You Look Like Me, Season 1, Episode 4 “Not So Anonymous”
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The ever evolving emotional rollercoaster of being a DCP
Listen to: You Look Like Me: Season 1, Episode 4 “Not So Anonymous” People who aren’t donor conceived (DC) generally have no concept of the emotional rollercoaster that often comes with being a Donor Conceived Person (DCP) and don’t really understand how the DC journey is forever evolving, regardless of whatever else is going on…