Online sperm donation sites a sign of need for greater regulation
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Looking for a sperm donor? How about Bren: he is Danish, qualified in IT administration and has green eyes. Or maybe Malek: he is an Iraqi, works as a chauffeur and has brown eyes. Bren and Malek’s credentials are spruiked on a sperm and egg bank website based in Denmark that ships to more than 100 countries, including Australia
The Age on Sunday, is a popular Facebook group, Sperm Donation Australia, which has more than 11,000 members and matches sperm donors with those hoping to start or expand their families. Adam Hooper, who runs the group, claims to have helped facilitate more than 430 births last year.
Experts have warned about the growing trend towards private sperm donation.
Health by Ally Foster 23rd Feb 2021 4:11 PM Each year hundreds of Australian children are born through sperm donation, but strict regulations and costly medical processes are seeing an increasing number of women moving away from regulated clinics and into the murky world of private donation. Private sperm donation Facebook groups, where potential donors and recipients can connect without having to go through a fertility clinic, have grown in popularity in recent years. However, experts have warned the unregulated nature of these groups could potentially have devastating impacts on both donors and recipients, with one former group member lifting the lid on how these sperm donation pages work.
A man has lifted the lid on the world of private sperm donations, including how the man, once dubbed Australia’s most prolific donor, would “boast” online
A man has lifted the lid on the world of private sperm donations, including how the man, once dubbed Australia’s most prolific donor, would “boast” online
Experts have warned about the growing trend towards private sperm donation.
Health by Ally Foster 23rd Feb 2021 4:11 PM Each year hundreds of Australian children are born through sperm donation, but strict regulations and costly medical processes are seeing an increasing number of women moving away from regulated clinics and into the murky world of private donation. Private sperm donation Facebook groups, where potential donors and recipients can connect without having to go through a fertility clinic, have grown in popularity in recent years. However, experts have warned the unregulated nature of these groups could potentially have devastating impacts on both donors and recipients, with one former group member lifting the lid on how these sperm donation pages work.