Could the children from Embryo Donation inadvertently meet their siblings and reproduce (Inadvertent Consanguinity)?
It is quite common to be concerned about the potential for related siblings raised in different families meeting and reproducing. Similar concerns have existed and have been examined in detail for egg and/or sperm donation cycles. According to existing guidelines, it is recommended that we limit a single egg/sperm donor from producing no more than 15 offspring per 500,000 population. Please recall that we here at SRMS cater to a large population here in Southwest Florida conservatively estimated at over 1,000,000, not even including the other states and countries we service. According to the guidelines, we could easily have over 30 offspring residing in Southwest Florida per egg/sperm donor before retiring the donor. We here at SRMS will try to limit an embryo donation couple to no more than six successful donated offspring within the Southwest Florida Region. Where possible, we will also list the location of the donor parents and encourage the use of donated embryos in different citie
