title: Donor conception from the viewpoint of the child: positives, negatives, and promoting the welfare of the child.
abstract: Use of donor egg and donor sperm has made parenthood a possibility for many who could not achieve it through natural conception. The use of donor gametes may also permit prospective parents to mitigate a number of health problems for the hoped-for child. Promoting the welfare of the hoped-for child, however, includes not only the consideration of good physical health but also necessitates consideration of psychological, emotional, and social well-being. This paper will review the impact of donor conception from the viewpoint of the resulting child including the psychological, emotional, and social well-being of donor-conceived children. It will discuss the topic of disclosure and closely consider the expansion of donor conception to older parents from the viewpoint of the child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin. Electronic address: Julianne.zweifel@uwmf.wisc.edu.
authors.forename: Julianne E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Zweifel
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002657:Child Development; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000941:ethics; D002675:Child, Preschool; D032882:Comprehension; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011247:Pregnancy; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology*; D013533:Gestational Carriers / Q000523:psychology; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D014342:Truth Disclosure / Q000941:ethics
keywords: Donor conception; ethics; parental ag; third party reproduction; welfare of the child