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Sperm donation: a recipe for identity crisis?
Most couples who decide they would like to have children assume they will be able to conceive naturally. As time passes, and months after month passes without pregnancy, those hopes may fade and other options may be explored. Sperm donation is rarely Plan A – except in the case of single mothers by choice, and [...]
Anonymous sperm donation
Most men who donate their sperm for cash compensation understably wish to remain anonymous. But in the age of the Internet and increasing government regulation, do sperm donors have a realistic expectation of privacy?
Dutch neo-nazi sperm donor wanted “white Aryan children”
For some reason, sperm banks are never far removed from controversy and dubious news stories. Today, I came across one that I did not want to withhold from you – a Dutch neo-nazi who was “concerned about the high birth rate among Muslims” wanted to donate as much of his semen as possible. “I want [...]
Embryo adoption – pros and cons
As IVF is an increasingly more common medical procedure, more “spare” embryos are available. Recent studies indicated that, of the couples who were attempting to conceive through IVF, 70 percent would be willing to donate any embryos that they might have left over after getting pregnant successfully. And there are more and more of such [...]
Online donor site for “beautiful people”?
The already controversial dating site BeautifulPeople.com for, as the name suggests, “beautiful people only, is launching a fertility introduction forum where infertile and lesbian couples, and single women, can find a sperm donor. A “beautiful” sperm donor. Because you don’t want to have an ugly baby, do you?
UK Men Urged to Become Sperm Donors: Do they Have the Balls?
At the moment of writing this article, there are just 26 sperm donors in Scotland. In 2009, 13 men registered as sperm donors across all Scottish fertility centers. In UK, The National Gamete Donation Trust wants to increase the number of new donors in the UK to about 500, from its latest figure of 384. [...]
How to Become a Sperm Donor
For a man thinking about sperm donation, the process might seem as simple as walking in off the street, filling out some paperwork and that’s it. However, it is not as easy as one might believe, before becoming a sperm donor there are some extensive examinations a male must undergo before being approved. It pays [...]
