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- Family Search 16
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- Donor Conception 13
- 23andMe 12
- Genetic Counselor 12
- Podcast 12
- Biological Family 10
- Genetic Genealogy 10
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- DNA Test 9
- At Home Testing 8
- Family History 8
- Sperm Donation 8
- Biological Father 7
- DNA Shocks 7
- DNA Support 7
- Genetic Counseling 7
- Raw Data 7
- DTC Genetics 6
- Donor Conceived 6
- Promethease 6
- ROH 6
- Alzheimer 5
- DNA Guide for Adoptees 5
- DNA Podcast 5
- Family 5
- Genetic Testing 5
- Paternity 5
- Stem Cell Transplant 5
- Birth Parents 4
- Egg Donation 4
- Family Health History 4
- Forensic Genealogy 4
- GEDMatch 4
- Non-Paternity 4
- Resources 4
- Support 4
- Support Group 4
- Cousin Couples 3
- Family Secrets 3
Is It Wrong to Help in an Egg or Sperm Donor Search?
Should I help someone who wants to search for her egg donor? Is it any different from a search for a biological parent in an adoption search?
“If My Dad’s Not My Biological Father, Then Who Is?”
More people every day are discovering unexpected news about their parentage as a result of consumer DNA tests. As a licensed and certified genetic counselor specializing in ancestry testing, I have more and more people reach out to me wondering could it be true my dad’s not my dad? If so, then who IS?
5 Tips for an Adoption-Related Search
Here’s some advice I’ve gathered for those who are considering or already have involved DNA testing in an adoption-related search.
“Dear Brianne...I Was Adopted From the US to Europe. Can You Help Me?”
Are you hoping to locate biological family via records search, DNA testing, or possibly both?
“Dear Brianne...I Reached Out to My Unexpected Half-Sister but Now I’m Worried. Did I Jump the Gun?”
I recently received a message from someone who made an unexpected discovery of a new family member after doing DNA testing.
“Dear Brianne, I’m Adopted...Where Do I Even Start?”
I have people reach out through my website who are adopted or donor conceived and are at the very start of a search, asking where do I even start? It can be overwhelming trying to learn all of the ins and outs of searching whether using access to records or DNA testing.