Whether or not to have kids is a hugely personal choice, and it can be downright heartbreaking at times. All too many people who want to be parents receive tragic news about their biology, or they can’t find the right partner, and time just runs out.
There are all kinds of other barriers too, like social expectations and financial burdens. But many women are vaulting those hurdles by turning to Facebook, where they can find men like Kyle Gordy, who calls himself “the world’s most popular sperm donor.”
In his early 20s, Kyle Gordy figured he was done with relationships. He’d had a string of failed romances, but he wasn’t ready to completely throw in the towel.

He still felt a strong “primal urge” to have kids, so he started offering his services as a sperm donor. He was an instant hit, getting his first client pregnant — which obviously increased the demand for his services.
Today, he says he’s in high demand, receiving about 100 requests every month.

He attributes part of his success to, well, his success, and part to good genes and good habits. ““I don’t do any drugs. I don’t smoke. I don’t drink. I don’t drink caffeine. I eat only sperm-friendly food: wheat, brown rice … fruit and vegetables,” he told 20/20. “Right now I’m attending university. Both siblings are engineers. The nuclear engineer is my twin. My grandpa was a scientist.”
He doesn’t take payment for his donations, but he will ask the prospective parents to cover his travel expenses.

And that might be large. The California-based Kyle says he’ll travel anywhere outside of North Korea or a war zone to help someone get pregnant.
For most of his clients, Kyle will simply provide a sample that they can use to impregnate themselves, but about a quarter of his clients choose to do it the old fashioned way.

“Sperm donation gives me an outlet,” he told The Mirror. “I have no pressure to find a girlfriend but I still get to have children.” And he’s certainly done that, fathering at least 18 kids so far, with five more pregnancies in progress. “I can’t help everyone but I usually donate to between two and five people every month.”
Some of those are repeat clients and word-of-mouth referrals, too, which has created some drama for him.

The first couple he helped out actually has two kids by him now, but it’s not always such a friendly transaction, as some women will get angry when their friends also hit up Kyle for a donation. Awkward!
Kyle’s services are also becoming increasingly popular because women want to skirt waitlists and pricier options.

And there is some sense of family, for lack of a better word. At least, Kyle does make sure that all the parents know each other through a Facebook group just to ensure that there aren’t any uncomfortable situations of accidental incest down the line. I mean, yikes.
Kyle says he does his research just as much as he expects potential clients do their research with him.

He doesn’t just spread his fertilizer in any valley — he says that he makes sure the family has sufficient income and a stable environment in which to bring up a child.
Beyond his donation, Kyle tends not to be involved in his kids’ lives.

“One of them I’ve really hung out with a lot — I’ve met two other kids, but only one of them I really have some kind of relationship with, and that’s only because the mom’s a single woman and she wants a father figure in her kid’s life,” he says .
In general, the whole experience has taught him a lot about fertility.

And he shows it all off on his blog, bepregnantnow , with tips and tricks and recommendations for both men and women to ramp up their baby-making efficiency.
It seems like Kyle isn’t about to slow down anytime soon — if anything, he’s making hay while the sun shines.
h/t The Mirror