Australia in sperm drought
(cz) Sperm donation is becoming as rare as rain in Australia, leaving more and more infertile Australian couples facing up to a two-year wait for sperm donors.
“The sperm drought is throughout Australia,” Dr Anne Clark, medical director at Fertility First told Reuters on Thursday.
A proposed new law that will create a donor register ending anonymity, a reduction in the number of families that can use an individual donor, and a reduction in the maximum age limit for donors from 50 to 35, have all led to a fall in sperm donors.
There is a ban on sperm from all European countries with exposure to mad cow disease and US sperm banks are also running dry, which limits access to donors for Australian couples. more…
From: »Health24«