NATIONAL MEETING

The next National Members Meeting is on 17th March 2012 in London.  Main topic: Nature/Nurture: What do we really know?.  Join DCN now to attend and to take advantage of the
full benefits of membership. (PDF)

 

NEW BOOKLET RELEASED

MIxed Blessings: Building a family with and without donor help. Download a copy now.

 

JUST STARTING OUT?
Read our Letters to Would-be Parents

PREPARATION FOR DC PARENTHOOD WORKSHOPS
2010-2011
Dates and booking details now available

 

TELLING & TALKING WORKSHOPS

Dates and Details

THINKING ABOUT DONOR TREATMENT ABROAD?
Read this first

Why Openness is Best for Families (PDF)

 

RESEARCH (PDF)

Shows children do better if 'told' early in life

DONOR OFFSPRING SPEAK

'On Being Donor Conceived' -
Seven young people talk about how they feel (PDF)

 

A STORY OF EMBRYO DONATION (PDF)

Read Zannah's thoughts on being donor conceived

Daily Mirror Article

Wise words of another DC teenager and his Mum

Telegraph article on value of openness in families
Details

NEW

Donor Conception and Children's Rights - not necessarily
comfortable reading (PDF)

Lotty's story (PDF)

Rachel finds a half brother (PDF)

Welcome to the Donor Conception Network

We are a self-help network of over 1,600 families created with the help of donated eggs, sperm or embryos; couples and individuals seeking to found a family this way; and adults conceived using a donor.

You can contact us via email
‘phone (44) 020 7278 2608
or write to Donor Conception Network,
154 Caledonian Road, London N1 9RD

Our main aim

is to support and guide those who have used (or may be planning to use) donor conception to start or add to their family.  Being in that position ourselves, we recognise the social and emotional issues and questions you may be facing.

Our experience

is that often these questions concern how to handle information about donor conception both within and outside the family – who needs to know, how and when they should be told.

We welcome

to this site couples and individuals who are facing issues about donor conception at any stage and would like to hear the experiences of those of us who have been there before.  We also  welcome  donor conceived people and professionals working in this field.

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Join the DCNetwork

 

Support the Donor Conception Network by making a secure online donation via PayPal

NEW

DC Parents: Write a letter to thank your donor and help recruit more donors

Tips on managing the stress of fertility treatment (PDF)

Interested in half-siblings connections?
Read this new research(PDF)

Building Healthy Donor Conception Families (PDF)

An experience of egg-sharing in the UK (PDF)

A Blog with wise words on egg donation and genes Read the Blog

Guardian article features Network family

Exploring the Experiences of Known Egg Donation - findings from research (PDF)

Excellent new leaflet from USA on Telling Children about Ovum (Egg) Donation

Wonderful blog by mum of DE baby

Lee's story of his journey from infertility to parenthood (For men)

Heartwarming story of older egg donation mother