Archive - HeyReprotech

Donor-conceived people on how lack of donor diversity affects them

We read a lot about lack of diversity in donors and how hard it is for the intended parents.

Sep 10

Sep 3

August 2024

HeyReprotech's summer 2024 roundup

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Aug 27

SUMMER REPLAY: Why shouldn't surrogates just charge what the market will bear?

We live in a capitalist society.

Aug 20

SUMMER REPLAY: She transferred mosaic embryos

Tests showed her embryos might have chromosomal problems.

Aug 13

SUMMER REPLAY: Can fertility tests help you safely delay motherhood?

A study looks at whether "fertility testing" can predict the future.

Aug 6

July 2024

SUMMER REPLAY: What's it like to find the donor after years of searching?

When I first started writing about donor-conceived people (DCP) almost two decades ago, most of the stories were about searching.

Jul 30

SUMMER REPLAY: "Emotional choreography" and the cross-border egg trade

How do all these women end up donating eggs around the world, you wonder?

Jul 23

SUMMER REPLAY: 37-year-old single woman finds a sperm donor on Facebook

A woman tells me about how she found her sperm donor in a Facebook group and why she believes it was the right decision for her.

Jul 16

SUMMER REPLAY: Patient or customer?

It matters how we think about the people seeking fertility care.

Jul 9

SUMMER REPLAY: When your teenage son wants to follow in your footsteps as a sperm donor

An indie donor describes the many ways donation has affected his personal life and why he discourages his son from taking the same path.

Jul 2

June 2024

HeyReprotech's June roundup

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Jun 25

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