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Sweden faces sperm shortage as potential donors avoid hospitals during pandemic

Sweden is facing a shortage of sperm for assisted pregnancy as potential donors have avoided hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19: Sweden faces sperm shortage as potential donors for assisted pregnancy avoid hospitals during pandemic

COVID-19: Sweden faces sperm shortage as potential donors for assisted pregnancy avoid hospitals during pandemic
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Sweden faces sperm deficit as pandemic keeps donors away from clinics

3 Min Read STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden is facing an acute shortage of sperm for assisted pregnancy as would-be donors avoid hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic, halting inseminations in large parts of the healthcare system and driving up waiting times by years. Slideshow ( 3 images ) “We’re running out of sperm. We’ve never had so few donors as during the last year,” said Ann Thurin Kjellberg, head of the reproduction unit at Gothenburg’s University Hospital. The shortage has meant waiting times for assisted pregnancy have shot up from around six months to an estimated 30 months in the past year, possibly longer, doctors familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Sweden Faces Sperm Deficit As Coronavirus Pandemic Keeps Donors Away From Clinics

Under Swedish law, a sperm sample can only be used by a maximum of 6 women. Sweden is facing an acute shortage of sperm for assisted pregnancy as would-be donors avoid hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic, halting inseminations in large parts of the healthcare system and driving up waiting times by years. We re running out of sperm. We ve never had so few donors as during the last year, said Ann Thurin Kjellberg, head of the reproduction unit at Gothenburg s University Hospital. The shortage has meant waiting times for assisted pregnancy have shot up from around six months to an estimated 30 months in the past year, possibly longer, doctors familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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