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This book is about the psychological experiences of women and men who have used donor conception to create their families. The authors offer diverse accounts of their clinical, research, and personal experiences. They describe the challenge of powerful conscious and unconscious fantasies that can be aroused and how these may reawaken early anxieties and developmental struggles. Whilst recipients of donated eggs or sperm may think they are simply acquiring a factor of reproduction, they are also receiving the genetic history of another family. The sensitive management of these relationships is considered in relation to establishing healthy and well-functioning families. The way these emotional challenges are negotiated is likely to be reflected in how parents talk with children about their donor origins.

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Author:   Katherine Fine
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.630kg
ISBN:  

9780367103125

ISBN 10:   0367103125
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   14 June 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABOUT THE EDITOR AND CONTRIBUTORS STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY FOREWORD by James Rose PART I AN OVERVIEW OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES RELATED TO REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER ONE Introduction: how do we conceive the family? - Katherine Fine CHAPTER TWO Psychoanalysis and infertility: myths and realities - Roberta J. Apfel and Rheta G. Keylor CHAPTER THREE Scrambled eggs: psychological meanings of new reproductive choices for lesbians - Susan C. VaughanPART II DONOR CONCEPTION: AN EXPLORATION OF SOME OF THE ISSUES FACING INDIVIDUALS AND COUPLES CHAPTER FOUR Donor conception: family of choice? - Katherine Fine and Tamsin Mitchell CHAPTER FIVE 'It takes a second to be a father but a lifetime to be a daddy.' Men's experiences of infertility and donor conception - Amy Schofield CHAPTER SIX When baby makes three or four or more: attachment, individuation, and identity in assisted conception families - Diane EhrensaftPART III AN EXPLORATION OF THE IMPACT UPON CHILDREN OF KNOWING HOW THEY WERE CONCEIVED CHAPTER SEVEN Telling and talking: a family affair - Olivia Montuschi CHAPTER EIGHT Understanding and managing relationships in donor assisted families - Ken DanielsPART IV POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS AND SPECULATIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE CHAPTER NINE Donor conception and the loss of old certainties - James RoseAPPENDIX Organisations and useful websitesINDEX

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