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Sharpening my spear

By JR Silver, author behind the illustrated children’s book, “Sharing Seeds”, a donor sperm story In his recent book “Who stole my spear?”, the broadcaster and journalist Tim Samuels explores how to be a man...

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How I wrote a book to help our son learn about his very special origins

“This time last year my oldest (donor sperm conceived) child had just turned 3. Having embraced the option of donor sperm and being transparent about this with close friends and family, we steeled ourselves...

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Our Donor Dilemma, by J R Silver

In my last article, I spoke about how and why my wife and I have been procrastinating about what to do with our one remaining frozen embryo: use, discard or donate We are still deep in cogitation and I suspect...

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JR Silver, our donor sperm ambassador reflects on the awareness he has raised in 2021

As the end of another COVID blighted year approaches, the world continues to endure difficult times, yet also pull together in remarkable ways, with scientists from across the planet alighting upon several miracle...

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Mental health issues in the infertility space, by J R Silver

J R Silver, author behind the illustrated children’s book, “Sharing Seeds”, talks about the strain his infertility has put on his mental health It’s been a while since I last penned an article for IVF Babble and I...

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How I wrote a book to help our son learn about his very special origins

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Coming to terms with the fact that I will not be able to have a child with my own sperm

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Speed dating sperm donors

By JR Silver The Silver family (mummy, daddy and two children under the age of 4) went on holiday recently, our first proper family holiday: it went well, not just because we were frequent users of the “kids...

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