I’m so excited to introduce our first sperm donor to the podcast, Dylan. Dylan started donating at 20 years old, but unfortunately found out he was misled by the cryo-bank and now has over 90 children! Recently, an article was published about him and his recipient parents in which they all felt horribly miss characterized, so let’s take some time to clear things up! Donation link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/donor-conceived-event?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet-first-launch&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer 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

We are consistently getting bombarded with egg donation recruitment ads on social media. They make it look like it's an easy side hustle that results in a huge amount of money. In walks Dr. Diane Tober. Dr. Tober is a Medical Anthropologist who is one of the very few people studying the side effects of egg donation, how the industry treats egg donors, and how egg donation in the USA compares to other countries. This is an incredible episode filled with horrifying statistics and very troubling data.

Links that are cited in the episode:

https://dianetober.com/

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10815-023-02855-3

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405661820300149

We are so lucky to have Devin Shuman as our guest today! Devin is a genetic counselor who works a lot with donor Conceived people. She leads us through what ableism is, and the history of Eugenics. And then talk about how they are woven into the Fertility Industry.

Meet DNAngels! A non-profit that helps NPEs, adoptees, and donor conceived people find their biological families using Ancestry. In this episode they break down how they do this investigation, share some incredible stories, and give some incredible advice on how you can find your family.

There website: https://www.dnangels.org

It means so much to me to welcome Jess on, a recipient parent of triplet donor conceived children. Jess walks us through the process that she and her wife had of picking a clinic, selecting a donor, everything that they went through, and what eventually led to a perspective change on how to raise their donor conceived children. If you’re a recipient parent, this is the one you’ve got to listen to. Jess shares all the things that she wished she knew when they first started the process.

Continue listening to David Berry, one of the donor conceived children and products of fertility fraud, Dr. Morris Wortman. David talks about how he confirmed Wortman is his biological father, how this discovery impacted other siblings, and how you can help get the Fertility Fraud Legislation passed in the United States. Contact information:

Russell Dye

Communications Director

Rep. Jim Jordan R Ohio

2142 Rayburn House Office Building

202-225-6906

Find your representative:

https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

David Berry: [email protected]

We welcome David Berry on the podcast who is a donor conceived person and a product of fertility fraud from Dr. Wortman who recently deceased in a plane crash. David walks us through his complicated emotions over this sudden death and how he found out Dr. Wortman was his biological father.

You need to meet Cassandra! Cassandra is a donor conceived person who didn’t find out she was sperm donor conceived until she was 35. The lack of transparency her family had with her caused severe mental health issues through out her whole life. Now Cassandra is one of our most valued advocates.

In today's episode, Laura is talking to fellow Donor Conceived Person Jamie! Jamie was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 13. Jamie goes into detail on how epilepsy greatly affected her life, and how an earlier diagnosis would have saved her years of anguish. But how could she have gotten an earlier diagnosis? Maybe we should ask the clinic that her donor came from...

Welcome back to INSEMINATION! Today I interview Stef, the Donor Conceived Queen. Stef talks about how she was a late discovery and the trauma that was inflicted on her by her recipient parents. The manipulation and gaslighting that do many donor conceived people go through is horrifying and needs to be acknowledged and addressed.