Is Disclosure To My Child About Her Donor Parentage Wise?
Posted by Dr. Kreiner in Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Egg Donation, IVF, Infertility Information, Sperm Donation on 13. Oct, 2010 | 2 Comments
I received this letter from a former donor egg recipient. It made me think about what it might be like, years after the actual procedure for a child who grows up wondering about his/her donor parent.
Dear Dr. Kreiner,
I want to thank you and your wonderfully caring staff for all you did to [...]
Having a Baby with Donor Egg or Donor Sperm
Posted by David Kreiner, MD in Egg Donation, Sperm Donation on 25. Feb, 2010 | 2 Comments
As a reproductive endocrinologist (and, therefore, a supposed expert on heredity), I’m often asked how much of a child’s development and ultimate personality is a result of genetics (nature) and how much is a result of its environment (nurture). Typically, this question arises when dealing with patients contemplating using donor sperm or donor egg.
I don’t [...]
