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Persaud S, Freeman T, Jadva V, et al. Adolescents Conceived through Donor Insemination in Mother-Headed Families: A Qualitative Study of Motivations and Experiences of Contacting and Meeting Same-donor Offspring. Child Soc. 2016;31(1):13-22doi: 10.1111/chso.12158.
Persaud, S., Freeman, T., Jadva, V., Slutsky, J., Kramer, W., Steele, M., Steele, H., & Golombok, S. (2017). Adolescents Conceived through Donor Insemination in Mother-Headed Families: A Qualitative Study of Motivations and Experiences of Contacting and Meeting Same-donor Offspring. Children & society, 31(1), 13-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12158
Persaud, Sherina, et al. "Adolescents Conceived through Donor Insemination in Mother-Headed Families: A Qualitative Study of Motivations and Experiences of Contacting and Meeting Same-donor Offspring." Children & society vol. 31,1 (2017): 13-22. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12158
Persaud S, Freeman T, Jadva V, Slutsky J, Kramer W, Steele M, Steele H, Golombok S. Adolescents Conceived through Donor Insemination in Mother-Headed Families: A Qualitative Study of Motivations and Experiences of Contacting and Meeting Same-donor Offspring. Child Soc. 2017 Jan;31(1):13-22. doi: 10.1111/chso.12158. Epub 2016 Apr 14. PMID: 28042200; PMCID: PMC5157797.
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Child Soc. 2017 Jan;31(1):13-22. doi: 10.1111/chso.12158. Epub 2016 Apr 14.

Adolescents Conceived through Donor Insemination in Mother-Headed Families: A Qualitative Study of Motivations and Experiences of Contacting and Meeting Same-donor Offspring.

Children & society

Sherina Persaud, Tabitha Freeman, Vasanti Jadva, Jenna Slutsky, Wendy Kramer, Miriam Steele, Howard Steele, Susan Golombok

Affiliations

  1. Center for Attachment Research Department of Clinical Psychology The New School for Social Research New York NY USA.
  2. Centre for Family Research Department of Psychology University of Cambridge Cambridge UK.
  3. Donor Sibling Registry Nederland CO USA.

PMID: 28042200 PMCID: PMC5157797 DOI: 10.1111/chso.12158

Abstract

This study interviewed adolescents conceived using sperm donation to examine their experiences of contacting and meeting 'same-donor offspring' (i.e. donor-conceived offspring raised in different families who share the same donor), their motivations for this contact, and how they make meaning of these relationships. This in-depth qualitative study involved semi-structured interviews with 23 young people aged 12-19 years (mean = 14 years). Interviewees were motivated by curiosity about their biological relations and by wanting to extend their family. Contact with same-donor offspring was described as being either normal/neutral or as a unique experience that was integrated into their identity. This study highlights the importance of contact between same donor offspring, particularly during adolescence, a developmental stage associated with identity formation. The findings have important policy implications as they suggest that donor-conceived individuals may benefit from contact with others conceived using the same donor prior to the age of 18 years.

Keywords: donor conception; donor insemination; donor siblings; same‐donor offspring; sperm donation

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