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How many Donor Conceived People are there in the UK?
The Human Fertilisation Embryology Authority (HFEA) advises that there are now more than 85,000 Donor Conceived People (DCP) who have been conceived in the UK since 1st August 1991, when the HFEA was created. However, this number doesn’t take into account the DCP who were conceived between the 1940’s and 1991. This also doesn’t take…
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Large Sibling Groups/Pods
The psychological distress of large sibling groups/pods The Guardian Aug 2024: ‘You feel a bit mass-produced’: donor-conceived people on the export of UK sperm Listen to: You Look Like Me, Season 1, Episode 3 “Memories Missed” Listen to: You Look Like Me, Season 1, Episode 5 “The Adventure Continues”
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British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) 1987 AID Leaflet
Please be warned that some elements of these leaflets could be triggering for a DCP, especially the “Telling the Child” section. The leaflet is below, in pdf format:
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Frozen Sperm in UK Fertility Practices
1953: The first successful human pregnancy with frozen spermatozoa was reported in 1953.
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Snowflake Baby
The term “Snowflake baby” was coined in reference to unused frozen embryos (left over from other couples’ attempts to conceive through in vitro fertilization) that have been embryo “adopted” by families. These embryos are donated by couples who have completed their families and are seeking to “help” others build their families through embryo adoption.
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“I’ve got something to tell you” – when the DC jig is up!!
Recipient Parents: What to do when your DC child tells you they’ve found out they are Donor Conceived… DO NOT CONTINUE TO LIE!!!! You will damage the relationship between your Donor Conceived child even further. Listen to: You Look Like Me: Season 3, Episode 2 “Now She Knows”.
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Summary of Harley Street Fertility Clinics
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Consanguinity
Consanguinity describes relationships between blood relatives, such as first cousins or closer. Consanguinity is important in genetics because close relatives share a greater proportion of their genes, increasing the risk of inheriting certain genetic conditions. Listen to: You Look Like Me: Season 1, Episode 2 “Does She Look Like Me?” Listen to: You Look Like…
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Accidental Incest
June 2025: EU weighs sperm donor cap to curb risk of accidental incest February 2024: Sperm donor nightmare leads woman to accidental incest with her half-brother The Spectator August 2018: The incest trap – When one man can anonymously father up to 800 babies, what happens if those children meet? New Amsterdam, Season 2, Episode…
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Imported Sperm
It is widely understood that in UK licensed fertility clinics: