A New Path to Grandparenthood

Parents of Sperm and Egg Donors

Bibliographic Data

ID2347321
AuthorsDiane Beeson (California State University, East Bay, Hayward, CA, USA), Patricia K Jennings (California State University, East Bay), Patricia Jennings (California State University, East Bay, Hayward, CA, USA), W Kramer (0000-0001-8159-5373)
Year2013
Volume34
Issue10
Pages1295-1316
Publication date2013-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Family Issues (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0192513x13489299
OpenAlexW2107283283
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited37

Assisted reproductive technologies have engendered new familial arrangements, some of which challenge traditional assumptions about the relationship between biology and social roles. In this article, we report on the first survey ever conducted of parents of former egg and sperm donors. Twenty-two men and women participated in a survey conducted by the Donor Sibling Registry, a worldwide registry facilitating mutual-consent contact among donor offspring, their gamete donors, and other family members. We report on their feelings and thoughts on learning that their child donated gametes and on learning that they have a grandchild (or grandchildren) via gamete donation. We also examine what type of relationship, if any, participants have formed with their donor-conceived grandchildren, as well as their advice to other parents of donors. We conclude with questions and suggestions for future research into this newly emerging terrain of family relations

Biology · Developmental psychology · Family medicine · Feeling · Grandparent · Offspring · Sibling · Sociology · Sperm · Sperm donation · Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Medicine · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology

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