Mash-up Clip: How Sperm Costs Have Changed (2013–2026)

[00:00:02] Speaker A: Hi, I'm Aisha and I'm a former host of moca Single Mothers by Choice or smcs. Like you, as an smc, I decided to become a mother knowing I'd be the sole care provider and parent for my children. At least at the outset, the MOCA stood for Black. So I'm using the word black and I'll be discussing being a single mother by choice from a black woman's lens. You'll connect with all the interesting and fun things about this non traditional path, like discussing which sperm to use and some hard truths about fertility and the realities of dating as a single mother who doesn't have a co parent to rely on occasionally and what it's actually like to parent as an smc. This is the Black Single Mothers by Choice podcast. [00:00:55] Speaker B: So back in 2013 when I first began my journey, I paid $795 to for open ID sperm and so I wanted to do an apples to apples comparison. So I looked at the same sperm bank that I used for my first pregnancy and they are now charging $1,195 for an open ID vialosperm. So that's roughly not really, but let's just go ahead and say it's about a 50% increase, right? It's statistically significant. The cost of IVF if you're curious about how these early conversations have evolved, you can find the full mashup episodes on Start to Finish Motherhood. [00:01:42] Speaker A: Full pod. Thank you so much for taking the time to listen. If you like what you've heard, please share this podcast with your girlfriends and I'd love to hear your thoughts about the topics covered in this episode. So email [email protected] if you found value in the topics covered. Consider making a donation using the link in the show notes below. Till next time, pod. Bye now.