Insemination

By Laura High

Follow comedian and sperm donor baby Laura High as she dives into to the terrifying world of donor conception and the infertility industry. This unregulated unethical multi-billion industry has create... more

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The podcast currently has 51 episodes available.

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December 13, 2023 Episode 30: Donor Conceived Hangout Part 1
Today Rachel is back and has brought along their sister Alex! Rachel is double donor conceived and Alex is their sister through their egg donation side. This episode we dive into feelings, weird thoughts, and Alex tells us the incredible story on how she found out she was donor conceived.
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1h 31min
December 01, 2023 Episode 29: Genetic Testing Part 3
We are at the finale of my genetic testing! Join us as we listen to genetic counselor Dena tell me what has popped up on my panels. I’ve never had any genetic testing done, so I am excited to hear the results, but also really nervous!
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1h 5min
November 22, 2023 Episode 28: Nourishing Fertility
We welcome on McKenzie Caldwell, registered dietitian who specializes in fertility and pregnancy. McKenzie shares a different perspective on the fertility industry and ways in which she would like to see them improve. In this episode, she talks about the rampant fat phobia that exists within the medical community, and specifically the fertility industry. She also shares lots of wonderful advice on how to nourish your body to get ready for pregnancy. Here are some of the links and resources she mentions: Website: www.feedyourzest.com
Fueling Male Fertility by Lauren Manaker: https://www.nutritionnowcounseling.com/ebooks/fueling-male-fertility
Fat positive fertility clinic list: https://nicolasalmon.co.uk/fat-positive-fertility-clinics-high-bmi/ Paper on BMI healthcare: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4184/2/2/11
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1h 5min
November 10, 2023 Episode 27: Adoptee DCP Alliance
I'm so excited for you all to meet @OutspokenAdoptee. Outspoken and I started communicating over a year ago about donor conception and adoption. We quickly found that there are so many similarities on how the Fertility Industry and Adoption Industry is run. Since than we believe that in order to make the changes that adoptees and donor conceived people are calling for we are our best allies. It is important that our two communities understand each others struggles, and work hand in hand in supporting each other on what we all want, making these industries child centered.
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1h 41min
November 01, 2023 Episode 26: The Complete Picture
Erin Maya is not just a Donor Conceived person, but also very musically accomplished. She has written the very first musical about donor conception. In this episode she talks about her donor conception story, struggling with how she should identify, and how she created this amazing new up-and-coming musical. The first concert preview of this musical will be January 8th. Tickets are available for in person and live stream here: www.thecompletepicturemusical.com
@thecompletepicturemusical
@theerinmaya
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1h 21min
October 04, 2023 Episode 25: Nurse Jess
Everyone meet Nurse Jess! Jess is a registered nurse and former egg donor who had a terrifying and near fatal experience when she donated her eggs to a friend. Her story is very disturbing but important to hear to understand what some many egg donors are put through and how they are misled. Jess’s handle is jes_ss2019
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1h 6min
September 27, 2023 Episode 24: Double Donor Conceived
Today we are interviewing Rachel (they/them) who was conceived using both donor sperm and a donor egg. Their perspective, and lived experience is incredibly unique, even in the Donor Conceived community. Rachel and I both discovered our coping mechanism is humor, so please join us as we laugh our way through this episode.
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1h 34min
September 22, 2023 Episode 23: Genetic Testing Part 2
We are back with Dena Dna! And we are going to start the process of getting genetic testing done to myself. In this episode, you were going to listen to how a genetic counselor interprets your family, medical history, what they need and what questions you need to be prepared for. In this episode, you’ll hear Dena referring to different videos that she has already put out. Here are the clips. Genetic Discrimination: https://youtu.be/JmO6asTLZLc?si=vXHp0lHYj-Jf1yBw Genetic Mutation: https://youtu.be/uLgLws_flZk?si=wgvOajtru0ThhLbv
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1h 8min
September 15, 2023 Episode 22: Genetic Testing Part 1
We welcome genetic counselor Dena Dna. This three part series will show all of us how genetic testing works. In this part we are going to learn about what genetic testing is, what we can test for, and terminology. This is a incredibly important episode to listen to, since there is so much miss information flying around about genetic testing.
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1h 1min
September 07, 2023 Episode 21: United States Donor Conceived Council
Today we welcome Mel Bornico of the United States Donor Conceived Council. The USCDD is a non-profit group formed and led by donor conceived people to advance change that promote their health, welfare, and human rights. If you've been wondering how you can be more active to support dcp rights and legislation, this is the episode to listen to.
Donate to the USDCC here: https://givebutter.com/USDCC23?utm_medium=social&utm_source=linktree&utm_campaign=donate%3A+send+usdcc+to+asrm+2023
T-shirt Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1532164183/it-sucks-when-the-evidence-can-talk-tee?click_key=441bb25ab9205721fcf98b47b570163b098b1265%3A1532164183&click_sum=e5f70a65&ref=shop_home_active_1
Donate to Laura's DCP event: https://www.gofundme.com/f/donor-conceived-event?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet-first-launch&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer
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1h 17min

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