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Fertility Europe is the voice of fertility patients across Europe. We advocate for equal access to fertility care, support patient rights, and work towards a future where everyone can make informed decisions about their reproductive health.
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@fertilityeurope.bsky.socialAnd better family functioning was linked to greater uncertainty about seeking donor information. Rather than reducing its importance, close family relationships may create loyalty conflicts between curiosity about genetic origins and fears of hurting a parent. ? #ESHREjc
Show PostYes! Discovery may reshape how DCP understand their origins, family and sense of self. It can bring clarity, validation, agency and belonging, but also disruption, grief, betrayal, uncertainty, loyalty conflicts and fears of rejection. Its impact depends on context and support. #ESHREjc
Show PostThis is precisely what the MyGENESIS project is addressing. We are testing MyGENESIS-PATH, a digital tool co-designed with DCP and professionals to help donor-conceived adults explore identity, origins, relationships and coping after discovery. #ESHREjc
Show PostAbsolutely! A DCP’s access to origins may depend less on their own circumstances than on where treatment occurred, where records are held and which law applied at the time. A right that effectively disappears when conception crosses a border is not a robust right. #ESHREjc
Show PostAND Legal information should form part of a continuing care pathway, not be provided only to prospective parents before treatment. DCP may need country-specific guidance many years later, particularly when donor information, DNA matches or same-donor relationships connect people across jurisdictions
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