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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:
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The psychological distress of large sibling groups/pods
You Look Like Me: Season 1, Episode 2 “Does she look like me?” You Look Like Me: Season 1, Episode 3 “Memories Missed”
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The synchronicities and weird coincidences when you’re a DCP
You Look Like Me: Season 1, Episode 2 “Does She Look Like Me?”
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Genetic Incompatibility
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_incompatibility
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A therapist’s reflections on grief, identity and donor conception
by Lauren Platt A few years ago, after spending some long weekends in Ireland, I started telling my husband how deeply I felt drawn to those places. I couldn’t quite explain it, but something about the landscapes, the people, and the atmosphere resonated with me. Half-jokingly, I’d wonder aloud if I had Irish ancestry I…
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Lauren – Conceived 1995
Name: Lauren Conceived: 1995 Where Conceived: A therapist’s reflections on grief, identity and donor conception
