ASRM: Pressure Builds for Open Identity Sperm Donation

The study that I completed with Dr. Patricia Mahlstedt was discussed in the following article. **A few corrections are worth noting. 1. Although 60% of our participants believed that only donors who release their identity should be used (versus anonymous donors), an additional 15% did not support any type of sperm/egg donation. 2. The participant attitudes were not mainly very good to good, as indicated here. Instead, they were evenly distributed from very bad to very good.

By Kate Johnson, Contributing Writer, MedPage TodayPublished

SAN FRANCISCO -- Studies of people conceived with donated sperm suggest that many do not support the practice of anonymous sperm donation.

To read the article, click here:
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASRM/11783

Donor Babies Search for Their Anonymous Fathers - Houston Press article, Nov. 2008

Wendy Kramer, creator of Donor Sibling Registry

Kathleen LaBounty

This is an in-depth, well-written, and informative article about my story as well as other information about sperm donation. Wendy Kramer was also interviewed. (I have a few minor corrections to make, just for the record. 1. My mom requested a man with blue eyes, not blond hair. 2. I have not been in People Magazine. 3. I was a speaker at an international conference in Canada about reforming this industry and creating ethical practice worldwide. However, many others were there, too, including Wendy, a bioethicist, Kirk Maxey, a few other donor-conceived people, etc.) http://www.houstonpress.com/2008-11-06/news/donor-babies-search-for-their-anonymous-fathers/