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People conceived using egg or sperm donation will be able to trace their biological parents from next month.
Changes to the UKs donor anonymity law mean the first donor-conceived adults able to request information on their biological origins are turning 18.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) said around 30 donor-conceived 18-year-olds will become eligible to find their donor by the end of the year.
The ‘monumental’ changes to donation conditions mean 11,427 young people will be able to request identifying information – such as the name, date of birth and last known address – by 2030.
Dr Marta Jansa Perez, of the British Fertility Society, described it as a ‘landmark’ moment.
By 2030 11,427 young people will be able to request identifying information when they reach 18
More than 70,000 donor conceived children have been born since 1991 and donor conception now accounts for 1 in 6 IVF births in the UK and 1 in 170 of all UK births
She said: ‘This is a very important landmark for those people who were conceived by the use of donor eggs or sperm since 2005 as when they reach 18 they will be able to receive identifiable information about their donors.
‘The British Fertility Society would like to encourage all donors to get back in touch with the clinic where they donated or to contact the HFEA to ensure that their contact details are up to date, so that donor conceived people can have information on their genetic origins if they so wish to.’
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