But she was missing an essential ingredient. this is where many women would turn to a sperm bank. in the u.s., at least 100,000 women do so each year. but what elaine wanted, she couldn t find there. i was looking for a donor who would commit to coming around sometimes and being involved in my child s life. most sperm banks in the u.s. keep donors strictly anonymous. a handful offer an option permitting the child to contact the donor once they turn 18 but not before. searching for an alternative, elaine discovered a facebook group with more than 20,000 members that may as well be a dating site for sperm. i see alabama. there s michael, james, and robert. in arizona, there s allen and leo and tyree. reporter: here, donors are willing to share their identities from the get-go. you could just really go shopping. right. i mean, and that s literally what people do. so, i might type in something like blue eyes and then the
You can find out if they have any other donor kids and see their pictures. you can filter your search by how you want to get pregnant, by having sex or by artificial insemination, and if you want the donor involved in the child s life. there is no comparison to a sperm bank. especially when you consider the cost. do these donors charge? no, most of them do not charge, not for their donation. but travel expenses, hotel, gas reimbursement, yes. sperm banks, on the other hand, are big business. they charge about $1,000 pfor a vile of sperm. it takes the average woman between four and eight viles to get pregnant. and health insurance won t usually pitch in. compare that to what donors charge for sperm on facebook, and it s easy to see why someone like elaine might choose that route. eventually, her search led her to a tall, handsome, blue-eyed
A study published in the Human Reproduction Update journal collected data from more than 57,000 men over 223 studies across 53 countries, making it the largest. 16.11.2022, Sputnik International
Six cycles in their lifetime. and there are suggested caps on offspring from an individual sperm or egg donor. the american society of reproductive medicine, they have a recommendation. 25 offspring per 800,000 people in the population. so, doing that math, in the greater bay area in california, with a population around 7.5 million, the hypothetical limit for one donor who followed asrm s guidelines could be as high as 234 children. this doctor is the chief medical officer for california cryo bank, one of the largest sperm banks in the world. back in the 80s and 90s, sperm banks sevened a community. and it s really something i think was hard to imagine a world in which we could ship sperm to 40 countries. but the bigger issue the guidelines aren t enforceable. they re just not. at the end of the day, a
Lauren for being here. donor self report, thanks self regulate. this was the standard in 1992 and nothing has changed since then. that is why i m introducing today stevens law, this legislation will require sperm banks to verify medical records from potential donors and disclose all relevant information to recipients. they are pushing for change on all fronts. steven s law, on the federal level, and the donor conceived personal protection act in new york state. i simply want parents to be able to make the decision on accurate and truthful information, on whole knowledge. a degree of oversight that is enforceable is a good thing. while many in the initially say they recognize the need for more robust donor and consumer protection. what is in the bill is not the right answer to that