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Donor offspring

Are you a donor conceived child or adult?
Do you want to find out about your donor?
Is your child conceived by donor insemination or donor embryo or egg?

If you have questions or feel you need support, the Donor Conception Support Group can help.

	Need advice, help or support? Contact us
	Learn about the Australian legislation on donor conception and the rights of donor conceived offspring
	Finding your donor - Voluntary registers
	"Missing Links - identity issues of donor conceived people - a research paper by Geraldine Hewitt
	Read personal stories by other donor offspring
	Getting Support across Australia
	Resources - read books and articles, listen to audio tapes or watch videos on donor conception and related issues
	The rights of a child to know - when and how to tell them - From the South Australian Council on Reproductive Technology Telling your child - an information sheet [pdf]

Geraldine Hewitt conducted research for a Personal Interest Project at East Hills Girls Techonology High School Sydney. The results, "Missing Links - identity issues of donor conceived people", was the first study of its kind and has been published in the British Journal of Fertility Counselling. Read Geraldine's own experience (a summary of the full report).

The report is available for purchase from the Donor Conception Support Group, email dcsg@optushome.com.au for more information.

If you need more information or someone to talk to, please call us direct on (02) 9793 9335.