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Donor Conception Journal Club

Laura Runnels

Insights from research on family building with donor eggs, sperm, and embryos. We share digestible summaries of peer-reviewed research examining the experiences of donor-conceived individuals, donors, parents, and family-building professionals.

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Focus Group Study on Motivations and Barriers for Black Sperm Donors

Marsh, C., King, K., Watkins, D., Mudaranthakam, D. P., Nangia, A., Luevano, G., & Fantus, R. (2026). Attitudes towards sperm donation in Black cisgender men. F&S Reports. Advance online publication (journal pre-proof). https://doi.org/10.1...

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DC Journal Club - September Round Up

Please let me know if you have any feedback for the newsletter or topics you’d like me to explore. You can email [laura at dcjournalclub dot com] or message on Substack or Instagram (@dcjournalclub).

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Who Donors Tell and When: A UK Study of Donors' Families

Nordqvist, P., & Gilman, L. (2022). Whose story is it? Donors, their families and the relational impact of donating. In Donors: Curious connections in donor conception (pp. 175–209). Emerald Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80043-5...

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If You Can't Be There: Planning for the Unexpected

I’m re-sharing this because I needed to reread it myself. It’s been a bit, my kids are older, and my plan needed updating. Maybe yours does too.

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Recipients’ Attitudes Toward Worldwide Sperm Donor Family Limits

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  • Laura Runnels

    \ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffb‍\ud83d\udcbc public health consultant⁣ | #onalarc ⁣ \ud83d\udccd MS expat in the Rust Belt⁣ \ud83e\udd0d Board member @midwifecenter⁣ \ud83e\uddec Solo mom of #donorconceived ⁣kids

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