Duff, MAGoedeke, S2025-06-262025-06-262025-06-02Human Fertility, ISSN: 1464-7273 (Print); 1742-8149 (Online), Informa UK Limited, 28(1), 2510992-. doi: 10.1080/14647273.2025.25109921464-72731742-8149http://hdl.handle.net/10292/19388Research suggests that donor conceived persons (DCP) may not only be interested in their genetic information, but in meeting donors and other genetically related individuals. While parental disclosure to donor conceived children (DCC) appears to be increasing, limited research examines the impact of disclosure and donor linking for DCP and parents. This research explores the experiences of nine heterosexual parents in New Zealand who mostly conceived prior to identity-release provisions and whose DCC have searched for or had donor contact. Data was collected via semi-structured interviews and analysed using thematic analysis. Findings suggest that parents valued their children’s access to genetic origins and viewed donor linking as a natural outcome of disclosure. Parents positioned themselves as facilitators or supporters of linking, while emphasising that linking should be DCP led. Donor and donor family willingness were noted as key in enabling contact. Early disclosure and support for linking were held to strengthen parent-child relationships, while later disclosure and difficulty in linking were associated with relationship tension. Relationships with donors ranged from distant to familial, with most parents noting that DCC valued connections with siblings. Parents reflected on the significant impacts of family-building through donor conception and the need for ongoing support.© 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/Donor conceptiondonor linkingegg donationgamete donationparental disclosuresperm donation3215 Reproductive Medicine32 Biomedical and Clinical SciencesClinical ResearchBehavioral and Social SciencePediatric1103 Clinical Sciences1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive MedicineObstetrics & Reproductive Medicine3215 Reproductive medicineHumansNew ZealandFemaleMaleAdultParentsParent-Child RelationsHeterosexualityTissue DonorsInsemination, Artificial, HeterologousDonor ConceptionChildHumansInsemination, Artificial, HeterologousHeterosexualityParent-Child RelationsParentsAdultChildTissue DonorsNew ZealandFemaleMaleDonor ConceptionHumansNew ZealandFemaleMaleAdultParentsParent-Child RelationsHeterosexualityTissue DonorsInsemination, Artificial, HeterologousDonor ConceptionChildJournal ArticleOpenAccess10.1080/14647273.2025.2510992