Book contents
- Fertility Counseling: Case Studies
- Fertility Counseling: Case Studies
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Contributors
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Therapeutic Approaches
- Part III Third Party Reproduction: Assessment and Preparation
- Chapter 9 Counseling Recipients of Nonidentified Donor Gametes
- Chapter 10 Counseling Nonidentified Gamete Donors
- Chapter 11 Counseling Embryo Donors and Recipients
- Chapter 12 Special Considerations in Gestational Surrogacy Assessments and Arrangements
- Chapter 13 DNA and the End of Anonymity: Disclosure, Donor-Linkage and Fertility Counseling
- Chapter 14 Family Life After Donor Conception
- Part IV Addressing the Needs of Diverse Populations
- Part V Special Topics in Fertility Counseling
- Part VI Practice Issues
- Index
- References
Chapter 13 - DNA and the End of Anonymity: Disclosure, Donor-Linkage and Fertility Counseling
from Part III - Third Party Reproduction: Assessment and Preparation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 November 2022
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Book contents
- Fertility Counseling: Case Studies
- Fertility Counseling: Case Studies
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Contributors
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Therapeutic Approaches
- Part III Third Party Reproduction: Assessment and Preparation
- Chapter 9 Counseling Recipients of Nonidentified Donor Gametes
- Chapter 10 Counseling Nonidentified Gamete Donors
- Chapter 11 Counseling Embryo Donors and Recipients
- Chapter 12 Special Considerations in Gestational Surrogacy Assessments and Arrangements
- Chapter 13 DNA and the End of Anonymity: Disclosure, Donor-Linkage and Fertility Counseling
- Chapter 14 Family Life After Donor Conception
- Part IV Addressing the Needs of Diverse Populations
- Part V Special Topics in Fertility Counseling
- Part VI Practice Issues
- Index
- References
Summary
I am a social worker who has worked in the fertility field in Melbourne, Australia since 1991. I was attracted to this area as my parents had struggled to conceive. I initially worked at IVF units where I developed a particular interest in donor conception issues. I became particularly interested in donor linking so moved to the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority (VARTA) to concentrate on this. As the manager of the Donor Register Services, I led a team of counselors who supported and connected donor-conceived people, parents and donors.
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- Fertility Counseling: Case Studies , pp. 70 - 75Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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