EP24: Everything you need to know about donor sperm with Stefanie McGlynn, Donor & Surrogacy Specialist
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On today's episode, we welcome the amazing Stefanie McGlynn. Stephanie is the donor and surrogacy lead and Markham Fertility Centre. She has over five years of experience in the Donor & Surrogacy Program at our clinic and brings a wealth of knowledge to this topic. We dive into donor sperm options, which sperm banks to use, using a known sperm donor versus anonymous sperm donor, as well has the cost, timelines and more.
Learn more about the Donor & Surrogacy Program at Markham Fertility Centre https://markhamfertility.com/services/donor-and-surrogacy/
Resources include:
Donor Conception Canada Talk. Support. Learn. » Donor Conception Canada (https://dccanada.org/) for peer to peer support for donor conceived people and their families.
Psychological Counsellor options:
Resources: Counselling and Support - Markham Fertility Centre https://markhamfertility.com/resources/counselling-and-support/
Legal options:
Resources: Legal and Ethics - Markham Fertility Centre https://markhamfertility.com/resources/legal-resources/
FREE support group “Warriors Primary Infertility” open to those struggling with infertility/reproductive loss for a long time, are not currently pregnant and do not have children and after years of their own unsuccessful treatments are now considering donation/surrogacy for considering life without children. Peer Support - Informed Fertility https://informedfertility.ca/peer-support/
Egg Donor Agency (as an example): Egg Donation Canada - Donating Eggs - Fertility Match https://www.fertilitymatch.ca/egg-donation-canada/
Sperm Distributor (as an example): CAN-AM Cryoservices - Donor Sperm & Egg Distribution https://www.canamcryo.com/
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