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  • DSL – Donor Sibling Link

    The Donor Sibling Link allows donor conceived siblings, who share the same donor, to exchange contact details. You need to be over 18 years old and were conceived through regulated channels (licensed fertility clinics in the UK) after 1st August 1991 to be eligible to join. The DSL is not applicable to those DCP who…

  • Three Tiers of DCP

    There are currently three tiers of Donor Conceived people in the UK. It is unacceptable for any organisation to lump DCP together because each tier/cohort of DCP have different legal rights. DCR – Donor Conceived Register OTR – Open the Register OID – Open ID

  • OID – “Open ID” cohort

    OID – “Open ID” Cohort If you were conceived after 31st March 2005, you are part of the ‘Open ID’ (OID) cohort which is the name given to the group of donor conceived people eligible to apply to the HFEA for identifying information about your parents donor/this biological parent once you turn 18. However, it is worth noting…

  • HFEA Records – What records the HFEA actually keep

    OID “Open ID” Cohort – DCP conceived after 31st March 2005 The “Open ID” cohort of DCP, who began to turn 18 in 2023 are able to apply to the HFEA for identifying information. These DCP are only given the legal name, date of birth and last known address (likely to be from 18 years…

  • HFEA: Waiting Times

    This post is in progress… “OID – Open ID” Cohort The “Open ID” cohort of DCP, who began to turn 18 in October 2023, are able to apply to the HFEA for identifying information. These DCP are given the legal name, date of birth and last known address (likely to be from 18 years ago…

  • Control in Donor Conception

  • DI – Donor Insemination

  • ICSI – Intracytoplasmic sperm injection

    ICSI – the egg is fertilised with a sperm chosen by a lab technician, thus replacing natural selection.

  • AID – Artificial Insemination by Donor

    AID was the term used in the UK for Donor Conception up until fairly recently. British Medical Journal, 1 (4384) (1945), pp. 40-43, Artificial Insemination, Barton M., Walker K., Wiesner B.

  • GIFT – Gamete intrafallopian transfer

    Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) is a process where a collected egg and sperm are placed in a woman’s fallopian tubes and the expectation is that nature will do the rest. It was often used for religious reasons. Historically GIFT was used a fair bit but its use gradually declined as its success rates were low.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamete_intrafallopian_transfer