The National Lesbian Family Study: 3. Interviews with mothers of five-year-olds.

Gartrell, Nanette; Banks, Amy; Reed, Nancy; Hamilton, Jean A.; Rodas, Carla; Deck, Amalia

doi:10.1037/h0087823

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“…However, the children also reported that it was hard for some peers to understand that someone has two mothers without having a father. Similar findings were reported in the National Lesbian Family Study of Gartrell et al (2000). Golombok et al (2003) examined children's peer relationships in 39 lesbian and 134 heterosexual families.…”

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Parenting in Planned Lesbian Families

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2004

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Parenting in Planned Lesbian Families

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2004

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“…Previous research into the experiences of parents who have formed a family using donor conception has largely focused on anonymity and disclosure (Almack, 2006;Becker et al, 2005;Bos et al, 2003;Brewaeys et al, 1993;Burr, 2009;Cook et al, 1995;Donovan and Wilson, 2008;Gartrell et al, 2000;Grace et al, 2008;Haimes and Weiner, 2000;Nachtigall et al, 1997;Scheib et al, 2003;Shehab et al, 2008;Suter et al, 2008;Touroni and Coyle, 2002;Werner and Westersthål, 2008) and, more recently, on the experiences of these parents and their offspring with regard to searching for their donor and half-siblings (Blyth, 2012;Freeman et al, 2009;Jadva et al, 2010). Despite this volume of research, the experiences and concerns of the recipients of donor spermatozoa regarding how the sperm banking industry operates has not been thoroughly investigated.…”

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A survey of 1700 women who formed their families using donor spermatozoa

Sawyer

Blyth

Kramer³

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Reproductive BioMedicine Online

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This paper reports the results of an online survey of 1700 recipients of donor spermatozoa conducted by the Donor Sibling Registry, aiming to understand the perspectives of respondents who had used donor spermatozoa. The survey examined: choice of sperm bank and donor; reporting of births and genetic disorders; disclosure; contact with donor and half-siblings; regulation of sperm donor activity and genetic testing; and access to medical information. The respondents formed three groups: single women; women in a same-sex relationship; and women in a heterosexual relationship. Some differences between the three cohorts were observed: preinsemination counselling; acceptance of donors without medical records or with chronic or late-onset diseases; awareness of choice of bank and type of donor; and views on the right of offspring to know their genetic origins. However, important areas of common ground were identified: the wish by those who had used an anonymous donor that they had used an open-identity donor; support for, and willingness to pay for, comprehensive genetic testing of donors; and desire for access to their donor's family health information. The implications of these results for policies concerning the use and management of donor spermatozoa will be discussed.

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“…Adolescence is a time during which teenagers are particularly sensitive to disapproval from peers (Rubin et al 2006). Because lesbian mothers anticipate that their offspring may be subjected to homophobic stigmatization, protective responses include careful supervision of their offspring's routine activities and leisure time (Gartrell et al 1999(Gartrell et al , 2000. As their offspring enter adolescence, it is not known whether lesbian parents extend this monitoring to impose even stricter controls than heterosexual parents.…”

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Lesbian and Heterosexual Two-Parent Families: Adolescent–Parent Relationship Quality and Adolescent Well-Being

2014

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This study compared 51 adolescents from intact two-mother planned lesbian families (all conceived through donor insemination) with 51 adolescents from intact motherfather families on their relationships with their parents (parental control, disclosure to parents, and adolescentparent relationship quality), psychological adjustment (selfesteem, social anxiety, and conduct problems), and substance usage (consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana/hashish). The adolescents (average age 16 years) were matched on demographic characteristics (age, gender, educational level, country of birth, parental birth country) with a sample from a large school-based survey, and data were collected by means of adolescent self-reports. Analyses indicated that adolescents in both family types had positive relationships with their parents, which were favorably associated with psychological well-being. On the assessments of psychological adjustment and substance use, family type was significantly associated only with self-esteem and conduct problems: Adolescents with lesbian mothers had higher levels of self-esteem and lower levels of conduct problems than their counterparts in heterosexual-parent families. Overall, the findings indicate that adolescents from intact two-mother lesbian families are comparable to those in a matched comparison group with intact mother-father families. The few differences found on psychological wellbeing favored the adolescents in lesbian two-mother families.

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The National Lesbian Family Study: 3. Interviews with mothers of five-year-olds.

Cited by 185 publications

References 19 publications

Parenting in Planned Lesbian Families

Parenting in Planned Lesbian Families

A survey of 1700 women who formed their families using donor spermatozoa

Lesbian and Heterosexual Two-Parent Families: Adolescent–Parent Relationship Quality and Adolescent Well-Being

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