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    Home / News / Lifestyle News / International Donor Conception Awareness Day 2023: History, significance, and celebration
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    International Donor Conception Awareness Day 2023: History, significance, and celebration
    International Donor Conception Awareness Day is celebrated on April 27 every year

    International Donor Conception Awareness Day 2023: History, significance, and celebration

    By Sneha Das
    Expert opinion by Dr Akanksha Saxena
    May 01, 2023
    06:15 pm

    What's the story

    International Donor Conception Awareness Day, observed on April 27 each year, was established to focus on families formed in various ways as a result of conditions such as genetic abnormalities, medical infertility, or adolescent illness.

    Jana M. Rupnow, author of Three Makes Baby, and several other partners founded the day in 2020.

    The objective is to raise awareness about the experiences of donor-conceived people.

    Context

    Here's what our expert says

    Infertility can arise due to many factors in either the male or female.

    Donor sperms have been used successfully for centuries in animal husbandry and for decades in humans.

    Ovum donation while not as straightforward as sperm donation, brings hope for women who are past menopause or cannot ovulate.

    Awareness regarding donation helps break down taboos and open up options for many.

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    History

    History of donor conception

    A donation of embryos, eggs, or sperm from a couple or two or more individuals can help conceive a donor child.

    The Arabs first utilized artificial insemination (AI) on mares.

    According to legend, Henry IV tried to artificially inseminate a woman in 1574 for the first time.

    Dr. John Hunter first tried the AI conception method on a human being in 1799.

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    Awareness

    Significance of the day

    This day helps alleviate stigmatization that revolves around donor conception.

    It allows families to talk about donor conception removing the secrecy and stigma around this concept. It promotes awareness about the experiences of people who were conceived through a donor.

    It also clarifies the rights of donors and focuses on the significance of medical education and how donation affects the lives of donor-conceived individuals.

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    Celebration

    How to observe the day

    If you want to know more about donor conception, head on to "donorconceptionawarenessday.com." You can educate yourself regarding donor conception and eliminate all doubts and misconceptions about it.

    You can also listen to Jana Rupnow's podcast "Three Makes Baby" which talks about fertility.

    You can also post about this day on social media to raise awareness about donor conception.

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    Interesting facts

    5 interesting facts about egg and sperm donation

    Sperm and ovum donors can be known as individuals or be anonymous.

    For in vitro fertilization (IVF), a patient must have medicines promoting ovulation and egg production.

    The success rate of a form of artificial insemination called intrauterine insemination ranges from 15-20% per menstrual cycle.

    According to a survey, 50% of IVF procedures that were done on women under 35 resulted in live births.

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    Celebrities

    Celebrities who gave birth through donor conception

    Bollywood choreographer and director Farah Khan and husband Shirish Kunder had triplets via IVF, possibly through donor eggs, in 2008.

    Australian actress and comedian Mary Coustas conceived daughter Jamie after she ditched IVF cycles and opted for donor eggs.

    Prison Break and Good Doctor actor Camille Guaty also conceived and gave birth to her son through donor eggs in 2019.

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