I was raised in the Philadelphia area with my triplet sisters. We had always known that our parents used medication and artificial insemination to boost their chances of having a baby. However, they neglected to tell us they also received assistance from a sperm donor — for forty-two years.

When Eric Fish took a DNA test for fun, he initially wrote off the unexpected results as “a bad algorithm”.

Lynne W Spencer reflects on nearly three decades of personal exploration and research about common themes that emerge in the donor conceived experience.

Lauren Burns, author of Triple Helix: My Donor Conceived Story reflects on the challenges of memoir writing.

Donor conceived people want to know the identity of their genetic parent(s) to varying degrees. Some have a burning desire to know everything about who they are and where they come from, while others are content with the information on a donor profile.

I have been drowning for two years with two weights tied to my legs, pulling me beneath the surface, dragging me down. The first weight was my biological father ending our relationship, and subsequently being ignored by every member of his family.

My heart breaks for my friends and other fellow donor conceived people who have reached out to their sperm sellers and been rejected. To clarify, I use the term “sperm seller” because “sperm donor” does not correctly portray the American industry.

I finally found the email of the man who I think is my donor dad. It took me about three weeks to work up the nerve to email him. I finally did, last night.

Donor conceived people are sometimes criticized for being angry. I am one of them, and I’m ok with that.