Baby or Bust with Dr Lora Shahine
Health & Fitness:Medicine
For many struggling with infertility, building a family may take more than two people. Egg donation, sperm donation, surrogacy or using a gestational carrier can be a beautiful way to build a family, but the process can be full of many questions and misconceptions along the way.
Why do egg and sperm donors donate? Can third-party donors really be anonymous in this age of in-home genetic testing? Should parents be open with their children about their biological origins? If so, when is the right time to share or disclose this? Finally, is it possible a parent won’t bond with their baby if there’s no biological connection between them?
In Part Two of their discussion on the myths and misconceptions around fertility, Dr Shahine and licensed therapist Lisa Schuman tackle questions about third-party family building.
Lisa Schuman is an award-winning researcher, therapist, author, and expert in donor conception, surrogacy and fertility treatment. Her organization, The Center for Family Building, is dedicated to helping people have an easier journey to becoming parents.
In this episode you’ll hear:
[0:00] What is “third-party reproduction”?
[6:24] Do you disclose to your children that they are the result of donation?
[13:50] Bonding with your child
[20:29] Myths around third party family building
Resources mentioned:
Center for Family Building
familybuilding.net/author/lisa-schuman-lcsw
Subscribe to Lisa’s podcast, “Building Your Family”: spotify.com/show/1iPTI62w2fANnkOLaSjsCe
Pacific Northwest Fertility Center Egg Donation Program:
httpnwfertility.com/donor-egg-program/
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