Open AccessSwedish sperm donors are driven by altruism, but shortage of sperm donors leads to reproductive travelling
Author(s) -
Erling Ekerhovd,
Anders Faurskov,
Charlotte Werner
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
upsala journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 2000-1967
pISSN - 0300-9734
DOI - 10.3109/2000-1967-241
Subject(s) - sperm donation , sperm bank , sperm , medicine , fertility , economic shortage , family medicine , semen analysis , demography , gynecology , infertility , population , pregnancy , andrology , environmental health , biology , government (linguistics) , linguistics , philosophy , sociology , genetics
Swedish legislation requires that sperm donors are identifiable to offspring. In Denmark sperm donors remain anonymous. The aim of this study was to examine sperm donation in Sweden by identifying socio-demographic backgrounds, motivations and attitudes among donors and to describe options and plans of sperm recipients. Furthermore, the willingness of Swedish health care providers to assist in treatment abroad, where sperm from an anonymous donor were to be used, was assessed. The extent of travelling to Denmark for reproductive purposes was also examined.