Queer Fertility Masterclass: Understanding Sperm Banks

Queer Fertility Masterclass: Understanding Sperm Banks & Sperm Samples

Sperm banks can be confusing—even for experienced IUI providers. In this first session of the Queer Fertility Masterclass Series, we’ll demystify how sperm banks operate and how to confidently support your clients through working with a sperm bank.

This masterclass will cover

Masterclass will be live on Thursday October 23rd from 6-7:30pm EST. Replay of live class available through December 2025. Class is approved for 1.5 contact hours of accredited education with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners®

The history and structure of the sperm bank industry
How banks select sperm donors
Why is there a shortage of BIPOC sperm
Understanding semen analysis and sample integrity
Ethical challenges with banks and anonymous sperm
How to help your patients, clients and peers navigate sperm banks
Plus live q&a time to answer all of your questions about banks, sperm reports, and low intervention IUI

Instructor

Ray Rachlin

Ray Rachlin LM, CPM (she/they) is a midwife, author, queer fertility expert and educator based in Philadelphia. Ray has been providing queer centered fertility care and IUI, community midwifery care, and provider education through their practice Refuge Midwifery since 2017. Ray’s work as a midwife and educator led to becoming an author, and in 2023, her groundbreaking how-to family building guide Babymaking For Everybody co-authored with midwife Marea Goodman, was published. Ray's work has been featured in Vogue, Cosmo, Evidenced Based Birth, Motherly, and Mombian.