Episode 43: Egg Whisperer
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by Laura High
1w ago
Welcome Dr. Aimee aka the Egg Whisperer! Dr. Aimee is here to talk to us about egg donation, causes for infertility, what to look for in a doctor, infertility trauma, and the changes she would like to see happen to the fertility industry ..read more
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Episode 42: Contracts with Known Donors
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by Laura High
2w ago
Meet attorney Amanda Troxler from California who handles known donor agreements. Amanda is going to walk us through what is required to do a legally safe known donation ..read more
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Episode 40: Racism and Eugenics
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by Laura High
1M ago
FULL DISCLOSURE I filmed the intro a few weeks ago, I'm not about to go perform in Cleveland. I already did, it was wonderful. I apologize for the blooper, it's been a wild few weeks and I'm catching up. This episode is with a good friend and another DCP advocate Eric. Eric is a late discovery DCP who has been diving into the foundation of donor conception which is eugenics. Racism still heavily influences our current donor conception market, and until we acknowledge that to the fullest extent, we can't fix it. Eric runs a support group for BIPOC DCP to help others navigate those emotions and ..read more
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Episode 39: Fertility Negligence
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by Laura High
1M ago
Meet Casey, a recipient parent who used North West Cryobank who is a victim of fertility negligence. Fertility negligence is when a bank, clinic, or physician accidentally gives you the sperm/egg that you initially picked out ..read more
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Episode 38: Angela’s Search
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by Laura High
3M ago
Angela aka Sunny.in.season has gone viral for being a former egg donor and searching for the recipient parents who used her eggs to give them an updated medical history. Angela recently found out she has HHT which can be a very serious genetic illness, but the agency she initially went through has dissolved. Click here to sign up for DCP Data: https://www.dcpdata.org/signup?referrer=Laura-High ..read more
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Episode 36: Victoria’s Story
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by Laura High
3M ago
Victoria and her Merrily are bravely joining us today. You may have seen their story recently published by CNN. Victoria is the first donor conceived person to come forward as a victim of accidental incest, and both her and her mom are victims of fertility fraud. Please know we recorded this episode in October 2023, but needed to wait till publish it once CNN came in the picture. Here is the article CNN did: https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/14/us/fertility-fraud-accidental-incest-invs/index.html ..read more
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Episode 35: Ward of the State
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by Laura High
4M ago
Today we talk to Karlos Dillard aka Ward of the State. Karlos is a trans-racial adoptee and former foster care youth. Karlos is an advocate, educator, and author. We discuss adoption, foster care, and how the donor conceived community can be better allies to the adoptee and former foster care community. Pre-order Karlos’s next book here: https://karlosdillard.com/books/abort-the-adoption-pre-sale ..read more
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Episode 15: Dr. Morris Wortman (Part 2)
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by Laura High
4M ago
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 russell.dye@mail.house.gov 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: berry@berrychronicle ..read more
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Episode 12: Late Diagnosis
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by Laura High
4M ago
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 ..read more
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Episode 11: Dealing with trauma
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by Laura High
4M ago
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 ..read more
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