Woman Thought She Had One Brother—Then Aged 42 DNA Test Revealed the Truth
Summary
A woman named Michele Desrosiers took a DNA test at age 42 and discovered she was donor-conceived, meaning her biological father was a sperm donor. This revelation led her to find several donor siblings and meet her donor father, who participated in a fertility program during medical school.Key Facts
- Michele Desrosiers took a DNA test in 2015 and found a close DNA match with a woman she didn’t know.
- The match revealed both were donor-conceived children.
- More than 1 million donor-conceived people live in the U.S. today.
- Desrosiers’ parents used a sperm donor because they had trouble conceiving naturally.
- She thought her legal father was her biological father until she was 42.
- Desrosiers found four donor-sibling sisters and learned that her donor father also has a son.
- Her donor father donated sperm as part of a fertility program while he was in medical school.
- She meets with her donor siblings and donor father regularly, and he stays involved in their lives.
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