For the past five years, I have been an exclusive AI donor. I wanted to share a brief update because my thinking on this has evolved somewhat. Following an event in my personal life in which a broken condom resulted in an unintended pregnancy under circumstances where, based on my extensive experience, the probability of…
I caught the new Superman movie over the weekend. Solid 6 out of 10. Entertaining, definitely not great—good visuals, some nostalgic nods to the classic Reeves/Hackman vibe, and it kept things moving. But what really caught me—especially as a sperm donor—was how the film handled Superman’s fall from grace. Specifically, how he’s vilified. Like most…
Originally posted March 26, 2025 I found this discussion on Tyler Cowen’s podcast (edited and bolded by me) of the current fertility crisis very interesting. This crisis, which I have long believed to be the most important problem for moral not merely economic reasons, is my motivation to be a donor. Klein nicely articulates my view that having…
Originally posted March 25, 2025 I know picking a donor can be a very hard thing. It’s a big decision that will both effect whether you have a baby and then the remainder of your and your child’s (and hopefully grandchildren and great grandchildren’s) lives forever. And even more so that other major decisions, it…
Originally posted March 8, 2025 “How Many Successes Have You Had, and Do You Have a Limit?” – That is one of the most common questions that I get, and also probably the most common reason that a certain class of recipients decides against working with me. As of this writing (March of 2025) I…
Originally posted June 29, 2023 Getting pregnant is hard! Lots of things have to go right for a pregnancy to happen and a baby to be born. A woman has to ovulate and release an egg with a viable set of chromosomes. That egg has to be met with a similarly viable sperm. Then the…
Originally posted June 26, 2023 Many (most?) donors make a big deal about publicly announcing every time a recipient gets a positive pregnancy test. I guess this is fine, if a little tacky, provided that they get proper consent from the recipient. It is good for the ladies in the donor groups to see that…
Originally posted January 29, 2022 This evening, I went to Fedex, as I frequently do. In order to get my recipient the freshest possible sample, I arrived at the parking lot around twenty minutes before last pickup, produced sample, and ran through the doors with around 10 minutes to spare. But when I handed the…