Donor Sibling Registry

Type| 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Industry| Charity
Founded| September 2000
Headquarters|

Nederland, Colorado

USA

Key people

| Wendy Kramer, director and co-founder
Ryan Kramer, co-founder
Revenue| $288,616 United States dollar (2018)

The Donor Sibling Registry is a website and non-profit US organization serving donor offspring, sperm donors, egg donors and other donor conceived people.[1] It was founded in September 2000 by a mother-and-son team, Wendy Kramer and Ryan Kramer of Nederland, Colorado.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Purpose and goals
* 2 History
* 3 Research
* 4 Books and booklets
* 5 Matches
* 6 See also
* 7 References

## Purpose and goals

The Donor Sibling Registry (DSR) was founded in 2000 to assist individuals conceived as a result of sperm, egg or embryo donation who are seeking to make mutually desired contact with others with whom they share genetic ties. The DSR has pioneered an international discussion about the donor conception industry and the families, with its research, media appearances, speaking engagements, and interviews. The DSR advocates for the right to honesty and transparency for donor-conceived people, for social acceptance and legal rights, and values the diversity of all families.[citation needed]

## History

The DSR began as a Yahoo! group, which was created in September 2000.[3] It was started by Wendy Kramer and her then 10-year-old son Ryan Kramer as a means of communicating with other offspring of artificial insemination.[2] After the first year, the group was home to only 37 members. In October 2002, Wendy created a press release which was sent to local news agencies. The story was picked up by Denver's NBC affiliate, KUSA-TV.[4] Shortly after, a small article about the DSR was written for The Denver Post. This article led to national and international media coverage, giving the DSR enough exposure to grow its member base into the thousands. In 2003 the DSR became a 501(c)3 charity organization and moved from a Yahoo group to its own database website.[citation needed]

## Research

The DSR has conducted and published dozens of papers in peer-reviewed academic and legal journals.

## Books and booklets

* DNA = Donors Not Anonymous
* Finding Our Families: A First-of-Its-Kind Book for Donor-conceived People and Their Families
* Your Family: A Donor Kid's Story

## Matches

When a donor-conceived person, a parent of a donor-conceived person or a sperm or egg donor signs up to the Donor Sibling Registry, they are automatically filed under their respective facility/clinic/cryobank by their donor number. Matches and messages from potential matches can only be viewed for an annual membership fee. If only one person of a donor number is listed, the posting is white. When two or more people sign up under the same donor number, they are filed together as a "match". Matches can occur between half siblings (light yellow), sperm donors and their offspring (dark yellow), or egg donors and their offspring (also dark yellow).

Due to changes in technology and the introduction of the commercially available home DNA tests, the ability of Donor Sibling Registry to be an effective use of resources may be outdated.[citation needed]

## See also

* Dibling

## References

1. ↑ "Donor Sibling Registry Connects Families". https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101384262. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "A modern family: 20-plus sperm donor siblings find each other". https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/modern-family-20-plus-sperm-donor-siblings-find-each-other-n1071656. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
3. ↑ "The donor detective: how one woman made it her mission to help donor-conceived children find their biological fathers – Prospect Magazine". https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/wendy-kramer-donor-detective-anonymous-sperm-conceived-children-stefanie-marsh. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
4. ↑ "Registry connects 17,000 people with sperm donors or half-siblings". https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/registry-connects-17000-people-with-sperm-donors-or-half-siblings/73-25485328-7619-4a11-bede-5eb835693dcc. Retrieved 2021-01-25.

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* t
* e

Human physiology of sexual reproduction

Menstrual cycle|

* Menarche
* Menstruation
* Follicular phase
* Ovulation
* Luteal phase

Gametogenesis|

* Spermatogenesis
* spermatogonium
* spermatocyte
* spermatid
* sperm)
* Oogenesis (oogonium
* oocyte
* ootid
* ovum)
* Germ cell
* gonocyte
* gamete)

Human sexual activity|

* Sexual arousal
* Sexual intercourse
* Masturbation
* Erection
* Orgasm
* Ejaculation
* Insemination
* Fertilization / Fertility
* Implantation
* Pregnancy
* Postpartum period
* Mechanics of sex

Development of the reproductive system|

* Sexual differentiation
* Sexual dimorphism
* Feminization
* Virilization)
* Puberty
* Gonadarche
* Tanner scale
* Pubarche
* Menarche
* Spermarche
* Adrenarche)
* Maternal age / Paternal age
* Menopause

Egg|

* Ovum
* Oviposition
* Oviparity
* Ovoviviparity
* Vivipary

Reproductive endocrinology
and infertility|

* Hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis
* Hypothalamic–pituitary–prolactin axis
* Andrology
* Hormone

Breast|

* Thelarche
* Development
* Lactation
* Breastfeeding

Human reproductive system|

* Male
* Female

* v
* t
* e

Assisted reproductive technology

Infertility|

* Female
* Male
* Fertility clinic
* Fertility testing
* Fertility tourism

Fertility medication|

* Estrogen antagonists
* aromatase inhibitor
* clomifene
* FSH
* GnRH agonists
* Gonadotropins
* menotropins
* hCG

In vitro fertilisation (IVF)
and expansions|

* Assisted zona hatching
* Autologous endometrial coculture
* Cytoplasmic transfer
* Embryo transfer
* Gestational carrier
* In vitro maturation
* Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
* Oocyte selection
* Ovarian hyperstimulation
* Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
* Snowflake children
* Transvaginal ovum retrieval
* Zygote intrafallopian transfer

Other methods|

* Artificial insemination
* Ovulation induction
* Cryopreservation
* embryos
* oocyte
* ovarian tissue
* semen
* Gamete intrafallopian transfer
* Reproductive surgery
* Vasectomy reversal
* Selective reduction
* Sex selection
* Surrogacy

Donation|

* Donor registration
* Donor Sibling Registry
* Egg donation
* Embryo
* Sperm
* Semen collection
* Sperm bank
* Ova bank

Ethics|

* Accidental incest
* Genetic diagnosis of intersex
* Religious response to ART
* Mitochondrial donation
* Sex selection

In fiction|

* See subsection in sperm donation
* Reproduction and pregnancy in speculative fiction

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