r/donorconceived

2.6K archived posts · Aug 2014 – Sep 2026

Donor Conceived: A place for those conceived through using donor conception

r/donorconceived

An inclusive community for donor-conceived individuals to connect, discuss, and find support. Please note that only donor-conceived people are allowed to post in this subreddit. If you are a donor, recipient parent, member of the public etc seeking advice, answers or discussion please visit our sister subreddits. /r/askadcp /r/donorconception

Created Aug 17, 2014

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Donor conceived: A place for donor-conceived offspring to share their thoughts about issues that affect them.

Interested in determining your ancestry and/or finding genetic relatives? Direct-to-consumer autosomal DNA tests can be useful in both respects^1:

AncestryDNA

$99 in the US.

Pro: Largest DNA database, along with the greatest number of public family trees, a well-integrated experience. Shared matches now given.

Cons: No chromosome browser or segment information; some features require ancestry.com subscription.

Family Tree DNA

$99

Pros: Names and contact information often provided.

Con: Smallest database.

23andMe

$199

Pro: Probably provides most accurate ancestry breakdown.

Cons: Rampant anonymity; fairly low response rates from DNA relatives.

^1. Information taken from Isogg.org wiki as posted in June 2016.

DNA-related links:

What is autosomal DNA?
How much DNA do I share with a parent, sibling, or cousin?
What types of DNA tests are available?
Gedmatch - A free service to which you can upload your raw DNA from one of the above-referenced companies that provides more comprehensive tools.
Promethease - Inherited health interpretations.

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