Experiences
of Donor Conception
Parents, Offspring and Donors through the Years
Caroline Lorbach
Jessica Kingsley Publishers January 2003
240pp ISBN 1 84310 122 X
Price: A$36.95
Drawing on the experiences of parents, offspring
and donors and including her own and her family’s
story, Caroline Lorbach explores the process of donor
conception from finding out about an infertility problem,
to considering whether – and how – to
tell the children about their conception, and how
those children feel as the adult offspring of a donor.
Her thought-provoking and informative book provides
practical suggestions as well as in-depth consideration
of the emotional and ethical issues involved. Lorbach
takes the reader step-by-step through the process
of deciding to use donor conception, choosing a donor,
and discussing the decision with others - and considers
the perspective of the donor alongside those of parents
and offspring.
Tackling difficult subjects such as disclosure and
offspring’s access to information about the
donor, this important book is a much-needed resource
for health, counselling and social work professionals
as well as for the couples and families themselves.
Caroline Lorbach is the parent of three children
conceived using donated sperm. She is the consumer
advocate for the Donor Conception Support Group of
Australia and is strongly involved in lobbying governments
for the rights of people born through donor conception
to have access to information about donors.
CONTENTS:
1.Introduction
2. Male Infertility
3. Female Infertility
4. Making the Decision to Use Donor Conception
5. Choosing a Donor
6. Donors
7. Telling Others
8. Treatment, Pregnancy and Birth
9. To Tell or Not to Tell the Offspring
10. Telling
11. After the Telling
12. Discussions with Donor Offspring
13. Thoughts and Experiences of donor Offspring.
Available through most bookshops (probably have
to order) or through mail order at www.footprint.com.au
for $36.95 plus p&h.
Flyers will come out with the next newsletter and
will include all details (hopefully there will also
be a discount for DCSG members).
Remember all profits from the
book are going to the DCSG!
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