26 October 2021, 02:35 AM
Amanda"A Hand-Lad's Tale"
I can't imagine donating an egg - a child-to-be - who'd be growing up in wholly unknown circumstances. Many men, though, apparently don't have such qualms. And there clearly is great demand, especially nowadays as world sperm counts drop. Ari Nagel has fathered almost 100 children around the world - and he does it for free, except for expenses (travel, etc.). The old-fashioned way or via a "baby kit", available with dry ice for long distance.
Facebook (of course) facilitates many fertility groups where guys like Ari can make themselves known. Ari may attend births, go to birthday parties and flies all over the place to coordinate with ovulation dates (though at 46, he IS getting ready to retire because of age, so as not to risk contributing less than prime sperm).
He's often found by the needy, through word of mouth as he produces healthy, handsome babies without a lot of baggage. He just loves being a father, however, remotely.
Perhaps it's the Genghis Khan drive behind it - or whyever G-d promised Father Abraham to spread his seed as widely as the stars in the sky.
quote:Supply at sperm banks is at a historic low, in part because average sperm counts have steadily declined for more than four decades—probably due to environmental factors—and now many men no longer meet the banks' strict standards. And nonwhite donors have always been underrepresented.
As an alternative, many people are turning to social media for direct-to-consumer sperm via Facebook groups like USA Sperm Donation, Real Sperm Donors, and Miracle Baby. Their members include potential donors as well as people who want to get pregnant but don't have ready access to viable sperm: infertile couples, queer couples, trans men, single mothers by choice. In the groups, they seek donations from people like Kristian (six-foot-one, slender, hazel eyes, excellent sperm count, recent STD tests) and Alex (six-foot-three, perfect SAT scores, athletic).
Compared with sperm banks, which keep donors anonymous, the men on Facebook are much more open: A donor might show a potential recipient pictures of other children he's conceived, chat with her via DM to see if they vibe, and invite her to join a private Facebook group for the parents of the children he's fathered. And unlike sperm banks, where a single specimen can run upward of $1,000, the Facebook donors generally provide their sperm for free, other than reimbursement for travel and other expenses.
Mother, biological father and day-old son.
Sperminator