Comments on: Sperm Donor’s Teen Daughter Finds Him on Myspace http://www.babble.com.au/2008/12/05/sperm-donors-teen-daughter-finds-him-on-myspace/ The magazine for a new generation of parents Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:25:12 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Niccole Franklin http://www.babble.com.au/2008/12/05/sperm-donors-teen-daughter-finds-him-on-myspace/comment-page-1/#comment-593 Niccole Franklin Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:34:51 +0000 http://www.babble.com.au/2008/12/05/sperm-donors-teen-daughter-finds-him-on-myspace/#comment-593 I also found my father via myspace. My mother had gotten pregnant the traditional way, passed me off as someone else's child and finally told me the truth when I was 22. I almost died giving birth to my 1st child and she decided to help me find my medical history. All I knew was his name and had a picture that was 22 years old. NOw we are great friends. My step-sister got married last year and my family was included in the festivities. THANK YOU MYSPACE! I also found my father via myspace. My mother had gotten pregnant the traditional way, passed me off as someone else’s child and finally told me the truth when I was 22. I almost died giving birth to my 1st child and she decided to help me find my medical history. All I knew was his name and had a picture that was 22 years old. NOw we are great friends. My step-sister got married last year and my family was included in the festivities.
THANK YOU MYSPACE!

]]> By: Mark Lyndon http://www.babble.com.au/2008/12/05/sperm-donors-teen-daughter-finds-him-on-myspace/comment-page-1/#comment-592 Mark Lyndon Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:06:53 +0000 http://www.babble.com.au/2008/12/05/sperm-donors-teen-daughter-finds-him-on-myspace/#comment-592 It would be cool if all egg and sperm donors were like that. Many countries have already banned anonymous gamete donation, but that doesn't help the people already looking. According to official figures, the numbers of UK sperm donors actually went *up* in the two years since the ending of anonymity btw, thus reversing a three year decline. The 307 donors in 2006 was 48 more than in 2005, and the highest figure since 2001. If a sperm donor wants to be anonymous, then he simply shouldn't be a sperm donor. I was a sperm donor over 20 years ago, and if I have any genetic children looking for me, I've made it as easy as possible for them to find me. Click on the link to go to the Donor Sibling Registry (they gave the name wrong in the article). It would be cool if all egg and sperm donors were like that. Many countries have already banned anonymous gamete donation, but that doesn’t help the people already looking.

According to official figures, the numbers of UK sperm donors actually went *up* in the two years since the ending of anonymity btw, thus reversing a three year decline. The 307 donors in 2006 was 48 more than in 2005, and the highest figure since 2001.

If a sperm donor wants to be anonymous, then he simply shouldn’t be a sperm donor. I was a sperm donor over 20 years ago, and if I have any genetic children looking for me, I’ve made it as easy as possible for them to find me.

Click on the link to go to the Donor Sibling Registry (they gave the name wrong in the article).

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