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Unfertile & Unfiltered
by Sidney Davis
A raw, honest podcast about male factor infertility, azoospermia, and the realities no one prepares you for. We share our journey through diagnosis, grief, marriage strain, and the difficult decisions around sperm donors and donor conception. This is the real, unfiltered side of infertility — for anyone navigating male infertility and trying to feel less alone.
Episodes
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Ep. 26: Raising Donor-Conceived Children with Jana Rupnow | Three Makes Baby
In this episode, we sit down with Jana Rupnow, licensed professional counselor, author of Three Makes Baby: How to Parent Your Donor-Conceived Child, and therapist specializing in infertility, donor conception, adoption, and non-biological family building. We talk about some of the questions…
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Episode 25: The Male Perspective on a Successful Donor Conception.
We’re pregnant. After a year of male factor infertility and deciding to move forward with donor sperm, our first IUI worked. But a positive pregnancy test brought up emotions neither of us fully expected. In this episode, Matt opens up about what it feels like to find out your wife is pregnant…
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EP. 24 Our First IUI, the Two-Week Wait & One Year of Infertility
We’re officially in the two-week wait after our first IUI with donor sperm—and by the time you’re listening to this, we may or may not know if it worked. In this episode of Unfertile & Unfiltered, we recap what our IUI actually looked like, from thawing the donor sperm and the insemination itself...
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EP 23: We Got Kicked Out of Our IVF Study… Then Everything Changed
This week did not go the way we expected. After four months of appointments, medications, and waiting, we showed up for what felt like the make-or-break ultrasound for our IVM fertility study. Within seconds, we knew something was wrong. One follicle had grown to 17 mm—well over the study's 13 mm...
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EP 22: Choosing a Sperm Donor – Our Review of the Major Sperm Banks
DISCOUNT CODES These codes are for profile memberships to view donor profiles—not for purchasing donor vials. Seattle Sperm Bank: CARROT (3 months of standard access. Adult photos still require the additional paid upgrade.) California Cryobank: QUEERFAM25 or RAINBOW25 Fairfax Cryobank: RODGERS26…
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EP 21: 5 Things to Know Before Doing a MicroTESE
In this episode, we talk through the five biggest things we wish we had known before doing a microTESE. After going through the surgery and learning more after the fact, we realized there were several conversations we wish had happened sooner. We discuss genetic testing, how diagnosis can affect...
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Episode 20: Starting the IVM Process with Donor Sperm, Fertility Medications, and Preparing for Egg Retrieval
In this episode, we share a detailed update on where we are in our fertility treatment process as we officially begin the IVM (In Vitro Maturation) study. After months of testing, appointments, procedures, and waiting, we finally have a treatment calendar, medications, and a timeline leading up…
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EP 19 - IVM Study Update
After a week off for boys camp, girls camp, and a near trailer disaster on the side of the freeway, we are back with an update on where they are in their fertility journey. In this episode, they break down their upcoming IVM timeline, including birth control, stimulation medications, egg…
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Episode 18: MicroTESE Recovery, Low Testosterone & Fertility Treatment Updates
In this episode, we give an update on where we’re at in our infertility journey, including Matt’s post-microTESE recovery, testing for low testosterone, and additional genetic testing for male factor infertility. We also talk through our first IVM study appointment, the frustration of fertility...
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Ep 17 - Reading the Journal Entries From Our Infertility Diagnosis
In this episode, we talk through Mother’s Day, the unexpected emotions that came with it, and what happened after reading back through old journal entries from the beginning of our infertility journey. We go back to the first few months of trying to conceive — the excitement, assumptions…
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Ep 16 Breaking Down "Three Makes Baby": What We Learned About Building a Donor-Concieved Family (Updated Podcast)
In this episode, we’re breaking down the book Three Makes Baby: How to Parent Your Donor-Conceived Child by Jana M. Rupnow and sharing our honest thoughts after reading it. If you’re navigating male factor infertility, azoospermia, or considering building a family through donor conception, this...
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Ep 15. Updating on Our Free IVM Gameto Study
In this episode, we break down the Gameto study and what it shows about IVM outcomes, timelines, and expectations—especially in the context of male factor infertility. We walk through the IVM process from start to finish, including testing, retrieval, fertilization, and transfer, along with where...
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Ep 14 Are Plastics Affecting Male Fertility? What the Research Actually Shows
In this episode, we break down the growing concern around plastics, BPA exposure, and how microplastics may be impacting fertility—especially sperm count and hormone balance. We recap a recent plastic detox study and talk through what actually changed for the couples involved, including…
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Ep. 13 How Regulated Is Sperm Donation, Really?
In this episode of Unfertile and Unfiltered, we dive into sperm donor regulations in the United States and what actually exists versus what people assume exists. After watching documentaries like Our Father and Delivery Man, we break down real concerns around donor conception, including cases of...
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Episode 12: Sperm Donor vs Biological Father — Recommended Terminology to Use
In this episode, we focus on the language used in the infertility and donor conception space—specifically the difference between terms like “sperm donor,” “biological father,” and “dad.” After receiving a diagnosis of non-obstructive azoospermia, we’ve had to navigate conversations that go beyond...
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Ep 11 Male Factor Infertility & Emotional Resilience: How to Cope, Let Go of Control, and Survive the IVF Journey
In this episode of Unfertile & Unfiltered, we shift away from medical updates and dive into the emotional side of male factor infertility and the infertility journey. After navigating a diagnosis of non-obstructive azoospermia and preparing for IVF with a sperm donor, we’ve learned that…
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Ep 10 Sperm Donor Conception: The Biggest Mistakes, Mindset Shifts & What We Learned from a Donor Therapist
In this episode of Unfertile & Unfiltered, we’re breaking down everything we learned from our first donor therapist appointment—and what completely shifted our perspective on building a family through donor conception. We went in expecting surface-level advice… but walked away with clarity on…
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Ep 9 - A Letter from a Fellow Sperm Donation Dad
In this episode of Unfertile & Unfiltered, we give an honest update on where we are in our infertility journey. After qualifying for a Gentle IVF study, we thought the process would move quickly—but like many fertility treatments, the timeline turned out to be much longer than expected. We talk...
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Ep. 8 What People Say When You’re Infertile (And What Actually Helps)
When you decide to be open about infertility, you open yourself up to a lot of love… and a lot of opinions. In this episode, we talk through what it’s been like to share our male factor infertility journey publicly with family, friends, coworkers, and the internet. Some responses have meant...
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Ep 7 – Male Infertility, Anger & Choosing a Sperm Donor (Matt's Therapy Debrief)
What actually happens when male infertility leads you to consider a sperm donor? In this episode, we talk about sperm donor therapy, male factor infertility, and the emotional fallout that doesn’t get discussed enough. After a male infertility diagnosis, we were faced with decisions around donor...
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Ep. 6 Trying to heal Non-Obstructive Azoospermia. What We’re Actually Trying (And What It Costs)
In this episode of Unfertile & Unfiltered, we unpack the big question that’s been living in the back of our minds (well, my mind - Sidney): Did we skip a step? After Matt was diagnosed with non-obstructive azoospermia and Sertoli Cell Only Syndrome, our doctor moved straight to microTESE surgery....
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Ep. 5 - Picking a Sperm Donor & the Challenges With It
Choosing a sperm donor isn’t just a clinical decision—it’s an identity-shaping one. In this episode, we share our real, unfiltered conversation about navigating sperm donation: known donor vs. sperm bank, genetics, counseling, and the quiet emotional weight that comes with deciding half of your...
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Ep. 4 Still Infertile: First Female Tests & Another Month of Waiting
This episode is exactly what infertility looks like in real life — messy, emotional, awkward, and unresolved. We pick up where the last episode left off: post-surgery, post-consultations, and squarely in the middle of waiting. After meetings with two fertility clinics, an unexpected fight…
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Ep. 3 Matt's MicroTESE: Surgery Day, Recovery, and What We Wish We’d Known
In this episode, we walk through the day of Matt’s microTESE—start to finish—and everything that followed. We talk honestly about the surgery itself, what the doctors told us going in, how expectations were set, and what it felt like when nothing was found. We share the diagnosis of Sertoli Cell...
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EP 2. Male Infertility Diagnosis: From At-Home Tests to Azoospermia
In Episode 2 of Unfertile & Unfiltered, Sidney and Matt walk through the period between their first at-home sperm tests and receiving a formal male infertility diagnosis. After multiple tests show zero sperm, they begin the process of sperm analysis, bloodwork, and clinic visits—learning in real...
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EP1 - Finding Out My Husband Might Be Infertile
In the first episode of Unfertile & Unfiltered, we share the beginning of our infertility journey—the part no one really prepares you for. We talk about the moment we decided we wanted kids, the quiet excitement and anxiety that came with “starting to try,” and the assumption that it would all...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A raw, honest podcast about male factor infertility, azoospermia, and the realities no one prepares you for. We share our journey through diagnosis, grief, marriage strain, and the difficult decisions around sperm donors and donor conception. This is the real, unfiltered side of infertility — for anyone navigating male infertility and trying to feel less alone.
HOSTED BY
Sidney Davis
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A raw, honest podcast about male factor infertility, azoospermia, and the realities no one prepares you for. We share our journey through diagnosis, grief, marriage strain, and the difficult decisions around sperm donors and donor conception. This is the real, unfiltered side of infertility — for...
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