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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn't do anything at Shady Grove so I can't speak to it specifically, but I think usually the clinics want to make sure the parents are prepared for the emotional/mental aspects of donor eggs/sperm.  And making sure all parents are prepared to answer questions kids may have and share research about ways to talk to your kids about their donors, etc.

Most clinics I've heard of it's just the parents and a counselor, not a group session, so maybe someone can weigh in Shady Grove in particular.  I definitely understand not wanting to share all your personal info with a group of strangers!  Hopefully that will not be necessary.[/quote]

This.

I was at Columbia Fertility, and we were required to meet with a therapist before moving forward w/ DE.  I was greatly annoyed by the requirement, and then I found the session to be surprisingly helpful.  The therapist had really useful insights and questions around how we would think about discussing donor eggs w/ our kid(s), how realistically we were prepared for the prospect of twins, how we felt about the donor herself, etc...  She was very helpful and my husband and I still (maaaany years later) refer back to a couple of things she suggested we think about.

A completed unexpected benefit was that she had also met with many of the inhouse donors we were considering.  So while she, of course, didn't discuss specific individuals, she was able to tell us a lot about their motivations in general and what their perspectives on this process were.  That was really terrific to hear.[/quote]

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