If you are looking for an incredible resource on psychological studies on the impacts on children born via third party assisted reproduction and the impacts on their parents, I encourage you to read, We Are Family - the Modern Transformation of Parents and Children, by one of the world's leading experts on new family formation, Susan Golombok.
The book focuses on various third party reproductive methods and family scenarios, and breaks the studies into various topics:
- Lesbian mothers
- Donor conception families
- Sperm, egg, and embryo donors
- Surrogacy
- Gay fathers
- Single mothers by choice
- Trans parent families
- Future families
Disclosure to donor-conceived persons of the use of donor gametes or embryos in their conception is strongly encouraged, while ultimately the choice of the recipient parents.This book can provide comfort to an intended parent who may be worried about the psychological consequences of their children being born from third party assisted reproduction. The book incorporates not only studies performed on these topics, but also includes wonderful personal stories from different families sharing their experience with third party reproduction and the mental health implications.
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