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NEWS ABOUT: sperm bank

sperm bank stories: 7 news summaries

 The Perils of Free 
 Sperm Donation 

Some are altruistic, some just want sex—but all could cause problems later

Oct 19, 09 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Free sperm donors abound on the Internet, and they’re trying to help those who can’t have a baby the traditional way—or can’t afford the traditional sperm donation. They range from Trent, a 6’1” blond who says “a spirit of volunteering to the community” motivates... More »

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 Sperm Bank 
 Offers Celeb 
 Lookalikes 

Calif. firm features donors who look like Ben Affleck, Seth Rogen

Oct 13, 09 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Having trouble narrowing down your choice of sperm donor? Perhaps it will help you to know—as it did one mom-to-be—that one option is a Freddie Prinze Jr lookalike. “For me, that clinched it right then and there,” she tells MSNBC. “I’ve always found him... More »

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Analysis

Identify Sperm Donors?
Risks May Outweigh Benefits

Medical history often crucial to children, but repository could discourage donors

Jan 27, 09 8:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Mindful that genetic profiling helps diagnose disease, US fertility clinics are looking for a way to give donor-conceived children access to their fathers’ medical records—without imperiling the industry, writes Cheryl Miller in Reason. A US registry appears imminent, though transparency laws in Europe have resulted in a huge drop... More »

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FDA Rules Block Import of Prized Danish Sperm

US running low on popular 'Viking' sperm, barred by Mad Cow safeguards

Aug 13, 08 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - FDA rules banning European sperm imports are driving some would-be American mothers to desperation, the Washington Post reports. Sperm from Danish donors used to be a popular import. But regulations to safeguard the US from a human form of Mad Cow disease have shut down the supply and sperm banks... More »

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Sperm Donors
May Lose Anonymity 

Kids' rights, health issues push clinics to look at national registry

May 25, 08 7:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The halcyon days of anonymous sperm donation may draw to a close, Newsweek reports, as children's rights and health issues prompt the country’s top three sperm banks to consider a national registry for sperm and egg donors. The list may allow recipients to learn about inherited health risks, and... More »

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Autistic Kids Linked to
Sperm Donor

Experts warn it's
impossible to screen
for autism genes

Apr 3, 08 8:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - A New York professor who wanted to become a mother contacted a sperm bank and chose sperm from a donor with a high IQ. When her son turned out to be autistic, she contacted other mothers who used the same donor and discovered some of their kids were autistic as... More »

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Sperm Donation Not
'Taxable Labor' for Danes

Sperm banks warned identity disclosure would kill the thriving exports

Feb 6, 08 7:12 AM CST
(Newser) - The Danish government has thought better of a plan to tax earnings from sperm donation just as it taxes any other job, Der Spiegel reports. The catch is that it would have required donors to disclose their identities, which sperm banks said would drive away 93% of their business.... More »

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