Male Infertility And Sperm Donation By: Brook Adams

Sperm donation is the practice by which a man gives or more commonly sells his semen to be used specifically to produce a baby and it is not a new concept, men have been doing it for years. It may be a relatively simple process but dates back around fifty years and is actually one of the oldest reproductive medical techniques. Sperm donation is used when another male has a non-existent sperm count and nowadays is an excepted form of treatment to aid conception.

Unfortunately, male infertility rates are on the increase so sperm donation continues to be popular even though more than one treatment is usually required before conception occurs.
It has also become more commonplace as an option for single women wishing the joys of motherhood without the desire for a partner. Unfortunately, there are couples that are unable to conceive naturally and sperm donation has helped them to enjoy the pleasures of parenting.

Often a family member may donate their sperm but this is sometimes avoided owning to a genetic disease within the bloodline. However, for others, sperm donation is still a needed and appreciated service and if a couple does not wish or cannot afford to adopt, and the mother would like to carry the child as her own, sperm donation is an option.

There are selected groups of patients to whom sperm donation is recommended and it is routinely offered to young men undergoing chemotherapy for hematological malignancies or germ-cell tumors.

No longer just a medical matter, sperm donation is now related to the law and ethics and no doubt will become more complicated. There's no doubt that if blood banks were willing to give 0 dollars a pint which is the same for a specimen of sperm than it would be as popular amongst young men as sperm donation is. The fertility industry has grown massively on the back of egg and sperm donation, caused by rising infertility rates.

Unfortunately, egg donation is much harder process and women may have to go through several sessions of injections whereas the sperm donation is a relatively easy and quick process. Procreation through sperm donation is, at present achieved by insemination either in the uterus or in vitro, always from ejaculated and washed spermatozoa.

There are currently no international laws relating to sperm, egg or embryo donation or for the anonymity of the donors themselves as each country decides on how it will deal with the subject.

However, if child adoption or sperm donation is not available or is too costly and time consuming then it will lead to a drastic decrease in the population rate.

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