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Companies like Walmart and Facebook are now covering some fertility costs, but for many working people, these benefits are hard to come by.

Inside the sperm economy, where demand is higher than ever Social media, Tinder-like swiping and Uber-like simplicity have ushered in a reproductive revolution that bypasses sperm banks and IVF clinics. Sperm banks and fertility clinics say the coronavirus pandemic is creating a sperm shortage, as men are not visiting to donate as often as they used to.  Alamy Share The sperm kings of America are exhausted. These men are flying all over the place. They are shipping their sperm with new vial systems and taking the latest DNA tests because that is what women want now. Sure, they can talk on th...

It’s the sort of post you might find on a dating site: ‘I’m 35, have brown hair, blue eyes and am 6ft 3in. I weigh 80kg, am a keen runner and consider myself fit and healthy. I have a good job in marketing and a master’s degree. I’d love to hear from you,’ it concludes. ‘So please feel free to get in touch.’ An attractive prospect? But not merely as a candidate for a romantic hook-up. What this man is offering is neither a relationship nor even simple friendship. Rather, he is offering his sperm and his advert is targeted at British women desperate to conceive a baby.

If you are one of the roughly 141 million Americans whose body produces sperm, the substance likely seems abundant and cheap. For the rest of us, it is very much neither.

The sperm kings of America are exhausted. These men are flying all over the place. They are shipping their sperm with new vial systems and taking the latest DNA tests because that is what women want now. Sure, they can talk on the phone, but they say it has to be quick because they are driving to Dallas or Kansas City or Portland, Maine, in time for an ovulation window. They would like to remind me they have day jobs. “People are fed up with sperm banks,” said Kyle Gordy, 29, who lives in Malibu, Calif. He invests in real estate but spends most of his time donating his sperm, free (except...