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[quote=Anonymous]It's a tough call.  I just found out at age 27 that I come from a sperm donor (parents were told they could not have children together after years of infertility apparently).  I have an older brother who also comes from a different sperm donor.  Then I have a younger sister who is both my parents biological child (turns out they could get pregnant i guess-though it took them 13 years).

My parents didn't come out and tell me, I just pieced it together over the years and deep down just knew I wasn't related to my father.  I basically pulled it out of my mother.  My brother and sister do not know this information.  My father does not know that I know this information.

So, on one level I wish I had been told earlier and it would have been way less of a shock.  However, my brother and sister don't know and honestly I do not think that they will ever figure it out.  So in their case, ignorance is bliss.  If i didn't have the inkling and strong feeling that I came from a donor, I probably wouldn't want to know.

The only thing is that you need to make sure that you have a thorough medical history of the donor's family and be willing to disclose at least if there is ever a medical need.  I was conceived in 1983 and I'm pretty sure I"ll never find out medical history on the donor or his famliy and that's what upsets me most.

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