Third- Party Reproduction Resources
This list was revised by the MHPG Education Resources Committee, 2021-2022. Contributors (in alphabetical order): Carrie Eichberg, PhD, Stephanie Lane-Hicks, LPC, ATR-BC., Jen Noonan, LPC, Katharine L. Rowny, PsyD.
Please note that the following resources are intended for educational purposes only, and are not a substitute for the advice or guidance of a licensed healthcare professional. The presence of any particular item on this list does not represent an official endorsement or opinion of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) or the ASRM’s Mental Health Professional Group (MHPG).
The resources below are listed in alphabetical order. An asterisk indicates the book was written by a current or former member of the MHPG.
Donor Conceived People
Kramer, W. (2013). Finding Our Families: A First-of-Its-Kind Book for Donor-Conceived People and Their Families. Avery.
Shapiro, D. (2019). Inheritance: A memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Donor Conception
*Bergman, K. (2019). Your Future Family: The Essential Guide to Assisted Reproduction (What You Need to Know About Surrogacy, Egg Donation, and Sperm Donation). Red Wheel.
Davis, L.J. (2009). Go Ask Your Father: One Man’s Obsession with finding His Origins Through DNA Testing. Bantam Dell.
Ehrensaft, D. (2005). Mommies, Daddies, Donors, Surrogates: Answering Tough Questions and Building Strong Families. Guilford Press.
*Gatlin, M., & *Lieber-Wilkins, C. (2019). Let's Talk About Egg Donation: Real Stories from Real People. Archway Publishing.
Glazer, E.S., & Sterling, E.W. (2013). Having Your Baby through Egg Donation. Perspectives Press.
Lorbach, C. (2003). Experiences of Donor Conception: Parents, Offspring, and Donors Through the Years. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Montuschi, O. (2017). Mixed Blessings: Building a Family With and Without Donor Help. The Donor Conception Network – www.dcnetwork.org
*Rupnow, J. (2018). Three Makes Baby: How to Parent Your Donor-Conceived Child. Rupnow & Associates.
Single Parent by Choice
Brockes, E. (2018). An Excellent Choice: Panic and Joy on My Solo Path to Motherhood. Penguin Press.
Hertz, R. (2008). Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice: How Women are Choosing Parenthood Without Marriage and Creating the New American Family. Oxford University Press.
Kramer, W. (2013). Finding Our Families. Avery. On searching for and finding donors and donor half siblings.
Mattes, J. (1997). Single Mothers by Choice: A Guide for Single Women Who are Considering or Have Chosen Motherhood. Three Rivers Press.
Roberts, G. (2020). Going Solo: My Choice to Become a Single Mother Using a Donor. Piatkus.
Sidel, R. (2006). Unsung Heroines: Single Mothers and the American Dream. University of California Press.
Surrogacy
*Bergman, K. (2019). Your Future Family: The Essential Guide to Assisted Reproduction (What You Need to Know About Surrogacy, Egg Donation, and Sperm Donation). Red Wheel.
Ehrensaft, D. (2005). Mommies, Daddies, Donors, Surrogates: Answering Tough Questions and Building Strong Families. Guilford Press.
Fuller, S (2015). Successful Surrogacy: An Intended Parent’s Guide to a Rewarding Relationship With Their Surrogate Mother.
Griswold, Z. (2006). Surrogacy was the Way: Twenty Intended Mothers Tell Their Stories. Nightingale Press.