Read about the first U.S. state to pass a bill banning anonymous donation of gametes providing protections and other legislative changes providing new safeguards for those conceived with donor assistance.

The first book of its genre to cover the pressing topic of DNA tests and the end of family secrets, Copeland’s The Lost Family provides an overview of the current DNA test landscape and a short history of how it came to be this way.

Guest blogger Christiane shares her experience telling her two children of different ages about using double gamete donation (both egg and sperm donation) to conceive them.

Podcast Ep: 7 A watershed moment in the life of Dani Shapiro--the discovery that she was donor-conceived--was triggered by an innocent adventure into consumer DNA testing.

Today’s guest blogger Samantha shares about the decision she and her husband made to tell their children about their sperm donor conception and what the weeks were like after sharing the news.

A story about a baby recently born after having been a cryopreserved embryo for the past 27 years has made headlines around the globe.

Some parents have decided it’s time to share with their child news about the child’s parentage.

The first book of its genre to cover the pressing topic of DNA tests and the end of family secrets, Copeland’s The Lost Family provides an overview of the current DNA test landscape and a short history of how it came to be this way.

You donated sperm, eggs, or embryos in the past and have begun to hear the news stories that home DNA tests have done away with the promise of anonymity you were once guaranteed. Here are a few tips for you that I’ve compiled, after working with families and individuals involved in surprise discoveries from DNA testing.

Should I help someone who wants to search for her egg donor? Is it any different from a search for a biological parent in an adoption search?

Here’s some advice I’ve gathered for those who are considering or already have involved DNA testing in an adoption-related search.

This YouTube video went up a few days ago, created and posted by an adoptee named Blake who experienced GSA after reuniting with a biological parent (father/same-sex parent in his case).

A story was posted on Reddit by someone claiming to have discovered he and his girlfriend are half-siblings, the discovery coming after both opted in to the DNA Relatives feature for their 23andMe test.

I’ve compiled ten tips for adoptive parents based on common questions and issues. The focus is on parents of children under the age of 18, but these points can apply to other families as well, including those who utilized egg, sperm, or embryo donation in building their family.