Dibling Explained

A dibling, a portmanteau of donor sibling,[1] [2] or donor-conceived sibling,[3] or donor-sperm sibling,[4] is one of two or more individuals who are biologically connected through donated eggs or sperm.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] The term is not favored among some donor-conceived people, who prefer the use of half-sibling.[10]

People born from anonymous or ID release sperm or egg donation are able to find half-siblings conceived using the same gamete donor online through the Donor Sibling Registry[5] or by using commercially-available DNA test kits. DNA testing is more accurate because it relies on comparison of single-nucleotide polymorphisms instead of gamete donor identification numbers (which may be erroneous).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-08-02. Mothers who used the same sperm donor are forming a family of 'diblings'. 12 August 2018. CBC.ca.
  2. Web site: August 16, 2018. 2019-08-02. Kids from different families share a special bond thanks to their donor father. www.cbsnews.com.
  3. Web site: 2019-08-02. 'Diblings' - the siblings created through donors. BBC News.
  4. Web site: 2019-08-02. Durban sperm doctor fathered five children with his patients. The Times (South Africa).
  5. News: Alice. Jolly. 2019-08-02. Donor siblings: do the ties of blood matter?. The Guardian. 21 January 2017. 0261-3077. www.theguardian.com.
  6. News: 2019-08-02. Understanding the rights of 'diblings'. The Guardian. 15 December 2017. 0261-3077. www.theguardian.com.
  7. Web site: 2019-08-02. What It's Like To... Find Out You Have 40 Brothers and Sisters. 12 April 2019. Vancouver Magazine. 2019-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20190802024856/http://vanmag.com/city/what-its-like-to-find-out-you-have-40-brothers-and-sisters/. dead.
  8. News: Isabel. Teotonio. 2019-08-02. They're called 'diblings:' Half-brothers and sisters from same sperm donor seek each other out. The Hamilton Spectator. 23 April 2015. 1189-9417. www.thespec.com.
  9. Web site: 2019-08-02. biologically connected. www.msn.com.
  10. News: Mothers who used the same sperm donor are forming a family of 'diblings' . 21 November 2019.

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