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SUMMER REPLAY: What I tell my daughters

Technology is all fine and well, but when I give advice to my daughters about fertility and infertility, I talk mostly about how to avoid it.

23 hrs ago

SUMMER REPLAY: How often do "bad" embryos lead to "good" babies?

Fifty women decided to transfer embryos that testing had condemned. Here's what happened.

Aug 19

SUMMER REPLAY: Donor kids get company stock

This sperm donor provides financial help to biological offspring without interfering in their lives.

Aug 12

SUMMER REPLAY: Barwin's other casualties

Revelations that Norman Barwin was the biological father of two of his patients' children made headlines. But that news overshadowed other improprieties…

Aug 5

July 2025

SUMMER REPLAY: How Canada became an international surrogacy destination

The quick recognition of legal parentage, a commitment not to discriminate and high-quality publicly funded healthcare combine to make Canada one of the…

Jul 29

SUMMER REPLAY: What it's like to transport eggs and embryos around the globe

It's not uncommon these days for assisted reproduction to involve a lot of travel — at least for the reproductive materials. A courier gives me the…

Jul 22

SUMMER REPLAY: "I'm deeply concerned about how the United States treats egg donors"

Support groups are meant to support. But sometimes you learn too much.

Jul 15

SUMMER REPLAY: Guaranteed Baby Success 100% Refund Package

The guarantee is that you'll get your money back — or some of it — if things don't work out. But there's something about the way these offers are worded…

Jul 8

All summer, HeyReprotech will be replaying stories from the archives

Since 2022, I've been using the summer weeks to revisit some HeyReprotech posts from the past.

Jul 1

March 2025

Sixteen stories about donor conception

From the archive

Mar 18

January 2025

Annual book list 2025

Once again this year, I'm delighted to list some new books in the field of assisted reproduction.

Jan 14

HeyReprotech will be pausing for a while

Dear Readers,

Jan 7