Britan reports a sperm shortage, national sperm bank only has 9 donors

**[MPGH]Wyo** · 09-04-2015

https://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/0...ntcmp=trending

Fast-forward 18 years and it shouldn't be too hard for children born out of Britain's national sperm bank to identity their biological father. The year-old sperm bank, created to address a major sperm shortage in the UK, has just nine registered donors with the first samples set to be delivered next year, chief executive Laura Witjens tells the Guardian.

The shortage isn't necessarily tied to a lack of interest, though a 2005 law allowing kids born from donated sperm to contact their donor may be a deterrent for some.

"If 100 guys inquire, 10 will come through for screenings and maybe one becomes a donor," Witjens says. Potential donors have to visit a clinic twice a week for up to four months, and can't masturbate or have sex for two days prior to each visit, leaving three days a week for fun stuff.

Then only 10 to 20 percent have sperm robust enough to survive being frozen and thawed, reports the BBC. Enter a Superman-themed publicity campaign that appeals to male pride, adopting some of the promotional tactics of Denmark's sperm banks.

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