Sperm Donation World

Sperm Donation World

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Sperm Donation World episodes

  • Episode 80: The Midwife wants a Child

    Veronica Englund, 38, a midwife based in NSW, has been on and off trying to conceive for the past 4 years. From exploring the Clinical Route, to then discovering Sperm Donation Australia, and then being sidetracked with participating in the hit TV series "Farmer Wants a Wife", then a relationship whilst navigating the outside noise of family, friends, and now, social media opinions.

    In this episode, we discuss single donors, types of questions to ask, what she is looking for in a donor. We talk about Artificial Intelligence and how some clinics are suggesting that their donors use it to assist with creating their donor profile, and how this technology is also being seen on the general dating scene. Plus a whole lot more.For more information about this episode, to follow Veronica's socials and also a link to the two hot takes clip visit.


    https://ivfdonationworld.com/episode-80/


    2 hr 1 min
  • Episode 79: Following in My Donor's Footsteps

    Daniel Bayen 24 an entrepreneur, floats between Germany where his mother lives and California where his donor lives in his 2nd marriage with a couple of younger half-siblings. He grew up with his younger brother raised by a single mother who used the California Cyros Bank. His mother was always honest with his conception. Therefore Daniel is one of the positively Donor Conceived People who can process this as a wonderful experience in life as opposed to those who were lied to and have trouble making the most of their situation from the lies and deceit they had to face.

    Daniel is part of a growing trend of DCP, who are now following in their donor's footsteps and becoming donors themselves, unlike most people who come from a nuclear family and can't relate to the added bonuses of having such a bigger network (He currently knows of 30 half-siblings). For him the more the merrier and while he is happy with his 30 siblings he sees no harm if he was to have 100 to 500 siblings out there. This podcast shares his story and breaks down the stigmas.
    For more information about this episode:

    https://ivfdonationworld.com/episode-79/

    1 hr 41 min
  • Episode 78: When the Donor wants to become the Child's Owner

    "Lilly" (Alias) in her 30s, joined Sperm Donation Australia in late December 2017, In January 2018 she conceived a child, except her donor was already sourced from a dating app. Her child is now 5 years old and everything was fine up until recently when the donor started displaying mental health issues, and threats were made in regards to wanting to access the child.

    This was a difficult and deep podcast to be a part of, as I wanted to explore the story and look for potential warning signs, so future members could potentially identify if there are red flags to look out for, without "Lilly" feeling like it was an attack on her level of judgement. While this could happen to absolutely anyone men, who have no part in the donor community and who have no donor etiquette or other donor children to share a focus on, seem to have the higher risk. In this episode, we explore the scenarios, look into mental health and hope for a positive outcome for her from this situation.

    For more information about this episode visit

    https://ivfdonationworld.com/episode-78/


    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 77: I Dated a Donor on 90 Day Fiancé

    Anika Philipp 39, from Berlin, Germany just went on a wild adventure on 90 Day Fiance season 4 Love in Paradise. In which she was paired up with notorious sperm donor Kyle Gordy. Now a resident of Malta in this episode she shares with us her journey and how she came across the idea of using a sperm donor before pairing up for a potential relationship with him.

    During the season we had so much to dissect, left with so many questions unanswered and Ani took the time to tell us her thoughts scene by scene and how everything played out. So tune in and join us as we reminisce about the memorable scenes of Kyle playing with his penis and their first dinner date together.
    For information about this episode visit https://ivfdonationworld.com/episode-77/

    2 hr 52 min
  • Episode 76: Traveling Donors (Egg Donation)

    Genevieve Uys (South Africa) first became an Egg Donor at the age of 21, she walked away from the experience conflicted, and with that experience, she created her agency Traveling Donors, which she turned all those negatives she had experienced around to being a more fulfilling accommodating experience. Vieve is pro-advocate for known donation and has egg donor profiles available that can be selected.

    Join us with a couple of wines and hear us discuss how egg donation is done in various countries, where Australia may be lacking and current clinics' attitudes. I discuss women donating their eggs from a young age and storing some for themselves while donating others. We talk about what it takes to become an egg donor, what it is like and the expectations such as lifestyle and diet. Plus so much more.
    To find out more information about this episode please visit. https://ivfdonationworld.com/episode-76/



    3 hr 53 min
  • Episode 75: Digital Donor Conception

    Dr Leah Gilman of Sheffield University is a sociologist working at the intersection of the sociology of personal life, reproduction and digital sociology. She has spent over a decade researching donor conception and exploring how people negotiate family and reproductive relationships in the context of social, legal and technological change. She has contributed to several journals and articles and even written a book along the way, today she is here to share a bit of insight into her current project.

    Predominantly the majority of Leah's focus is the UK, however, in this episode, we explore and chat about the differences in the law between the UK and Australia, and why the UK's current laws might be more of a hindrance than actually achieving anything beneficial. We chat about the British media and the clinic's current attitudes towards online donation. We analyse the different types of donor clinics, online and those that do both.

    For more information about this episode and links to contact Leah head to:

    https://ivfdonationworld.com/episode-75/

    1 hr 14 min
  • Episode 74: From Being Inspired to Becoming the Inspirer

    Michael 29, from Victoria, was featured in a Herald Sun article representing the Sperm Donation Australia community, his contribution can be seen as a way of giving back to the community that has brought him so much joy in an altruistic sense. It was 3 years ago that Michael came across a story in the Age, he read that inspired him to go down the pathway of becoming a donor himself, he has currently successfully helped 7 families and wants to share some of the magic he has gotten from the experience thus far.

    Michael represents a growing trend in our society of men wanting to achieve career dreams of rising the corporate ladder. With that comes the sacrifice of having his own family, which makes logical sense of preferring to help others with more current dedication towards parenthood. He shares with us, his setup and some of the relationships and friendships he has established from being a donor.

    For more information about this episode visit:

    https://ivfdonationworld.com/episode-74/⁠

    1 hr 41 min
  • Episode 73: Break up with Husband and Requiring a Donor for Baby Number 2

    Sylvia, 35, from Brisbane, Queensland was married for 13 years, spent the early years laying the foundations building a house together and travelling before starting a family. Entering their 30s it was time to start this chapter and they had a baby boy however relationship-wise, it didn't go to plan the stresses of it all the lack of understanding and the inability to navigate through it successfully spelled doom for their relationship with her ex then moving out, even marriage counselling to salvage their relationship failed.

    Sylvia was an only child from a small family she always knew that her family would be incomplete with one child. She even asked her ex if he could be a donor for a sibling, which he declined. The only option was to use a donor due to the complications and duress with her ex, she didn't elect to pick a known donor because of the fear of further complications. She shares her brave journey and doing what it takes to add to her family unit and move on from a long-term relationship.

    For more information about this website visit https://ivfdonationworld.com/episode-73/


    41 min
  • Episode 72: Faced With Picking A Different Donor For Baby Number 2

    Jenele Riley 33, from the North Western Suburbs of Victoria embarked on the known donor route with her partner and she gave birth to her daughter in December 2020. It was a first-cycle success via Ai, right on the cusps of the COVID lockdowns which shut down the country and made her pregnancy journey support-wise a bit more challenging, with the restriction side of things.

    Later in September 2023, she gave birth to a baby boy, however, due to her donor having a negative experience with other recipients and combined with a busy stage of his life he was no longer available to provide a sibling, which led to them back to the drawing board. Having strong family values and after exploring how donor-conceived adults feel it was important for them to find another open and transparent donor. She shares their story on how all this works, as well as some tips on how they conceived first, time both times.

    To find more information about this episode please visit

    https://ivfdonationworld.com/episode-72/


    1 hr 8 min
  • Episode 71: From Melbourne to Perth to have a Baby

    The decision was made to board a plane and head out west to Perth to try for a baby, which resulted in a first-cycle success. With roughly 6 weeks to go before the due date Pia shares of her pregnancy journey that included brutal morning sickness not to mention a gender reveal that went horribly wrong and left her in the hospital for a couple of days.


    To find out more about this episode please visit

    https://ivfdonationworld.com/episode-71-from-melbourne-to-perth-to-have-a-baby/


    1 hr 10 min

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