![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/we-spent-years-trying-to-find-our-real-dad-but-mums-doctor-told-us-the-truth/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/helen-edel-anne-edel-twins-772231559-1.jpg&description=TWO sisters who spent decades searching for their real dad discovered the chilling truth from their mother's fertility doctor. Identical twins Helen Edell and Anne Smee were left horrified when they uncovered the identity of their biological father. Helen Edell spent decades searching for her biological father - but was left horrified to discover the truthCredit: SBS TV The 62-year-old and identical twin sister Anne Smee had no idea they were born with the help of a sperm donorCredit: SBS TV The 62-year-old's spent 40 years trying to track down the elusive sperm donor who had helped their mother conceive. Helen explained that her mum had been desperate for a child but her husband was infertile, leaving her grieving the loss of the future family she longed for. But a relative in the medical profession put her in touch with Dr John Doherty in 1959 - who was regarded as a "pioneering" gynaecologist and obstetrician, known for "helping women out". The following year, Helen and Anne were born in Australia - with the details of their sperm donor becoming a distant memory. The twins were raised by their mother and her husband, who she later split from, with no clue about how they came into the world. However, the pair received the "shock of their life" when their step-father explosively revealed how they were conceived during a row. Helen told Daily Mail Australia: "All of a sudden we're finding out that our father that brought us up wasn't really our father." The sisters persuaded their mother to get in touch with Dr Doherty and request records that could help them find their real dad. The expert gynaecologist unexpectedly complied - and sent a detailed letter describing the 'anonymous' donor. It read: "He is fourth-generation Australian. Black hair, brown eyes, about 5 feet 10 inches, olive skin and medium build. "Physically, he was considered to be a ruggedly good-looking young man with a squarish face and good teeth when he laughed. He was quite athletic." Doherty wen){kind=link}
TWO sisters who spent decades searching for their real dad discovered the chilling truth from their mother’s fertility doctor.
Identical twins Helen Edell and Anne Smee were left horrified when they uncovered the identity of their biological father.
The 62-year-old’s spent 40 years trying to track down the elusive sperm donor who had helped their mother conceive.
Helen explained that her mum had been desperate for a child but her husband was infertile, leaving her grieving the loss of the future family she longed for.
But a relative in the medical profession put her in touch with Dr John Doherty in 1959 – who was regarded as a “pioneering” gynaecologist and obstetrician, known for “helping women out”.