Building a family is something most of us dream of, but an increasing number of couples experience challenging fertility issues, making it nearly impossible for them to have their own biological child. Katrine has PCOS, a hormonal disorder, and her husband has low sperm quality, so their odds were not very promising. Nevertheless, they managed to have a daughter together. Here is Katrine's story.

"I am 30 years old, and my husband is older than me. Actually, significantly older. He is 56 years old, and he already has two children from a previous relationship. Therefore, he knew that he had very low sperm quality due to exposure to hazardous pesticides, and also because he is not young anymore. When he had his first two children, they went through a difficult fertility treatment, and he wasn't very eager to go through that again. When we met, I quickly made it clear that I wanted children, and he was probably a bit smitten, so he agreed to it, of course. I couldn't imagine anything else. However, when it came down to it, he struggled a bit to cope with everything. That's when I started thinking that we don't necessarily need to be a traditional family. Fortunately, there are many different ways to be a family nowadays."



"It's a significant decision to make on behalf of my child.."

"Constantly feeling like you should make various lifestyle changes.."

"If you find yourself in a similar situation and are considering using a sperm donor, make sure to prepare yourself both financially and mentally. It can take a long time. We went through several attempts before I successfully became pregnant. It can be tough to go through, and it can also become quite expensive. Explore your options for treatment and educate yourself on the costs and what you actually need. The financial aspect did scare me a bit. It also takes up a lot of time, often during working hours, like at 11 in the morning. Then there's also the feeling that you can't do much yourself, constantly feeling like you should make various lifestyle changes, but I think you just need to relax and take care of yourself.

I will definitely recommend using a sperm donor to others if they have a strong desire to have a child. It's better than going through years of difficult treatments. It has been fantastic for us to have a child together, and it's amazing that it worked out. In our everyday life, I hardly ever think about my husband not being the biological father of our daughter because he acts so much like a father. He is her father."