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| Reasons to join SpermCenter.com |
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SpermCenter.com Links: |
 | Glossary of Fertility Terms |
| For Men: How to become a donor |
| Articles about sperm donation |
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SpermCenter.com Tutorials: |
| ID Release Donors—please read! |
| Importance of the Donor ID |
| Home Insemination/Self Insemination |
| How much does sperm cost? |
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| Choosing a Sperm Bank |
| Screening Sperm |
| Does "Pregnancy Reported" Matter? |
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Most popular links: |
| Resolve National Infertility Association: National support organization for people/couples with fertility problems. Resolve has an anonymous help line you can call to ask questions and get information. |
| Single Mothers by Choice: Support organization with useful information for single women who choose to have children. |
| FindAFertilityClinic.com Find a fertility clinic near you. Search database of 400 US fertility clinics. |
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 | Voices of Donor Conception: Volume 1 — Behind Closed Doors: Moving Beyond Secrecy and Shame.
Edited by Mikki Morrissette ($12.95)
Be-Mondo Publishing
A collection of real stories—by parents, children, donors and other people affected by donor conception. This book is a must-read for anyone who has or is contemplating having a child by donor conception! | | |  | A Child Is Born
Lennart Nilsson ($21.00)
Delta
This completely revised edition of the beloved international classic is now entirely in color, with historic, never-before-seen photos in every chapter and an entirely new text. | | |  | Choosing Single Motherhood: The Thinking Woman's Guide
Mikki Morrissette ($16.27)
Be-Mondo Publishing
Every year thousands of unmarried women debate whether to have a child.This book gives them the tools to make and responsibly execute that decision.Using meticulous research, expert commentary and the personal stories of many real-life Choice Moms, this book offers illuminating and thought-provoking examples of both the joys and struggles of Choice Motherhood. Choosing Single Motherhood explores the concerns of real women who are making this decision ... how children are affected by fatherless homes ... how... [more] | | |  | The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth
Stephanie Brill ($40.22)
Alyson Books
The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth has been thoroughly updated ensuring that this book remains the best source for women embarking on this most important step. Authors Stephanie Brill, the co-founder of the nationally renowned Maia Midwifery and Preconception Services, draws upon her years of expertise in working with lesbians, single women, and all the many faces of alternative families. Brill covers the latest informa... [more] | | |
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Other links: |
| DonorSiblingRegistry.com: Place where children conceived from sperm, egg or embryo donation can seek mutually desired contact with their siblings. There's a related discussion group where people report and discuss their experiences with different sperm banks. |
| PBS Nova: 18 Ways to Make a Baby: Companion site to PBS TV show. Good place to learn about the many different fertilization procedures. |
| American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM): Non-profit organization of medical professionals devoted to advancing knowledge about infertility. Publishes voluntary guidelines for laboratory procedures related to handling of sperm as well as helpful fact sheets for patients. |
| American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB): Non-profit scientific licensing body for wide range of human tissue, of which sperm is only a small part. Most useful is their list of accredited cryobanks at the bottom of this page. Full list including non-sperm tissue banks appears here. |
| HFEA (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority): HFEA is the British regulating authority for fertility clinics. While this is a British site, it contains useful information for Americans. Site is easy to understand and navigate. |
| CDC (Center for Disease Control) Reproductive Health: Reproductive Health area of US government CDC site. Lots of information, but hard to digest/navigate. |
| Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA): FDA regulatory organization to establish quality standards for a wide range of laboratory tests performed on human tissue, including sperm. Mostly technical/legal information. |
| ManNotIncluded.com: BEWARE of this possibly disreputable British web site that sells sperm to lesbians. This company changed its name to Fertility Services International in January, 2006. |
| SpermDonorListing.com: List of US sperm donors and sperm banks. |
| SpermBankListing.com: List of US sperm banks. |
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