Donor Conception Journal Club
Laura RunnelsInsights 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.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 187 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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Parental warmth, confidence, and emotional engagement with their children did not differ by biological role in two-mom families
Golombok, S., Shaw, K., McConnachie, A., Jadva, V., Foley, S., Macklon, N., & Ahuja, K. (2023). Relationships between mothers and children in families formed by shared biological motherhood. Human Reproduction, 38(5), 917–926. https://doi.o...
Rejection from sperm donation can feel like a blow to identity
Thirup, L., Skytte, A.-B., Kesmodel, U. S., Vogel, I., Pennings, G., Pacey, A., & Lou, S. (2025). Coping with rejection as a sperm donor: A qualitative study of the personal impact of rejection and new health information. PLoS One, 20(12),...
Mothers who disclose before age 7 were significantly less anxious and depressed
Golombok, S., Jones, C., Hall, P., Foley, S., Imrie, S., & Jadva, V. (2023). A longitudinal study of families formed through third-party assisted reproduction: Mother–child relationships and child adjustment from infancy to adulthood.Develo...
DC Journal Club - April Round Up
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Menno Hofman decided to become a sperm...
Guest Post: Both Sides of the Vial
What happens when a donor-conceived person becomes a donor themselves? Our guest writer has lived on both sides of that experience and, in doing so, stumbled upon a question research hasn’t yet asked. The Netherlands has one of the more dev...
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