Artificial insemination

Reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Alison Zimon in the embryology lab at Boston IVF

Boston Fertility Doctor Sued for Using Own Sperm on Patient

Sarah Depoian went to Dr. Merle Berger and was told that she would receive sperm from “a medical resident who resembled her husband.”

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PARENTAL ADVISORY

Fragile X Syndrome Sperm Donor Banned From Contacting Kids

James MacDougall, 37, advertised in a group for gay women seeking donors after a genetic condition prevented him donating through a regulated clinic.

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MIRACLE BABY

Baby Born 15 Months After Dead Olympian’s Sperm Is Harvested

The gold medalist died in a freak diving accident in July. That didn’t stop his widow from having his baby through posthumous IVF.

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CREEP

Why Is Kim K Endorsing the Doctor Who ‘Medically Raped’ Me?

Beverly Willhelm writes about her shock at seeing Dr. Phillip Milgram appear on “Keeping Up With the Kardashians”—the doctor who inseminated her with his sperm without her consent.

Beverly Willhelm

CREEPY

Doc Loses License After Inseminating Women With Own Sperm

The 80-year-old doctor’s lawyers reportedly pleaded no contest to the allegations.

Julia Arciga

MIRACLE

‘Virgin’ Anaconda Gives Birth at New England Aquarium

The immaculate conception is one of only two documented cases.

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