Book contents
- Fertility Counseling: Clinical Guide
- Fertility Counseling: Clinical Guide
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Contributors
- I Introduction
- II Therapeutic Approaches
- 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
- IV Addressing the Needs of Diverse Populations
- V Special Topics in Fertility Counseling
- VI Practice Issues
- The International Glossary on Infertility and Fertility Care, 2017
- Index
- References
Chapter 9 - Counseling Recipients of Nonidentified Donor Gametes
from III - Third Party Reproduction: Assessment and Preparation
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Book contents
- Fertility Counseling: Clinical Guide
- Fertility Counseling: Clinical Guide
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Contributors
- I Introduction
- II Therapeutic Approaches
- 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
- IV Addressing the Needs of Diverse Populations
- V Special Topics in Fertility Counseling
- VI Practice Issues
- The International Glossary on Infertility and Fertility Care, 2017
- Index
- References
Summary
The recipient interview is primarily psycho-educational in nature. The fertility counselor strives to understand the recipients’ family building goals and help them frame their unique “family story.” Preparation for disclosure to the potential child has become increasingly important, due to the technological and genetic impact on donor anonymity and growing openness. Societal changes have brought about expansion in the types of recipients seeking treatment, as well as greater diversity in the cultural background of both donors and recipients. The recent worldwide pandemic has also caused an increase in virtual counseling.Fertility counselors need to be open and flexible while integrating these changes into our work with recipients. Fertility counselors are essential not only at the outset of the recipient journey, but are increasingly seen as a valuable lifelong resource to be consulted at different stages in the experience of being a donor-conceived family.
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