While Katie was searching for her own sperm donor, she came across a Washington Post article on the "severe shortage" of Black sperm donors. Author of the article Amber Ferguson talks with Katie about why this shortage exists and what the impact is on Black women. 

Keep up with Amber's work in The Washington Post, on her blog Girl with Drive and on YouTube and Instagram @girlwithdrive.

This is No Matter, a story of (in)fertility. This season, we're starting fertility treatments. Listen along as Katie undergoes intrauterine insemination (IUI) at a fertility clinic. Want to know who's carrying? How an LGBTQ+ couple conceives? How we chose a sperm donor? Start with season one (trust me, we'll still be here).

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