Dr Larisa Corda

Unregulated Sperm Donation needs to be regulated and my guest is on a mission to raise awareness about it

Here is the adoption article I mentioned  in my slight rant at the start of this episode and my guest from last week Katy Lindemann’s eloquent response I also mentioned that I’d been speaking in an episode for the BBC World Service on global infertility which you can hear here 

Meet Dr. Larisa Corda,   a fertility specialist passionate about natural care for fertility treatment which is all about the more holistic approach. She has a fab new website launching soon which she told me about and Larisa is going to be a new guest on my podcast in the coming months giving her tips and tricks to get yourself in the best place possible when trying to conceive. In this episode, we discuss Unregulated Sperm donation after Larisa was involved in a BBC documentary highlighting the issues for women using unregulated websites to find sperm donors who have been harassed and sent photos of miscarriages. 

There are strict criteria for NHS artificial insemination and many women say the private treatment is too expensive, so they turn to the internet. One woman told how a potential donor she met turned out to be married and had had a vasectomy. Dr. Larisa Corda has been calling for unregulated sites to be shut down.

Online sperm donation is not illegal but it must be provided free, although expenses can be covered. Some online donors offer artificial insemination (AI) and other natural insemination (NI) – effectively unprotected sex with a stranger. ANYONE can join a sperm donation website claiming to be a genuine sperm donor. There is a complete absence of screening. Donors do not have to prove that they have altruistic intent, they may simply be there for their own sexual gratification.

 Follow Larisa on Twitter here  and on Insta here 

I also mentioned my closed Facebook group which you can join here 

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