“Now it’s your turn to fulfill your parental dream!”
“Here is donor number 14123 with curly hair and a warm smile.”
This is a phrase written on the website of Cryobank, an American sperm bank. Women who wish to become pregnant can receive sperm donations through this site. It is said that there is an unusual’sperm shortage phenomenon’ in the United States. The number of people donating sperm declined as external activities declined due to the spread of Corona 19, because demand is steadily increasing.
In an interview with the New York Times (NYT) last month, an official from the US sperm bank Seattle Sperm Bank said, “the demand has increased by about 20% from a year ago.” “Recently, the sperm of a handsome man with blue-eyed black hair had more than 30 people in 3 hours.” It is an explanation that there is a separate so-called’popular sperm’.
On the 5th, I went directly to the Cryobank and Supum Bank sites and looked at them. ‘Childhood’ pictures of sperm donors unfolded at a glance. Height and weight, eye color, and race are also released. You can also set conditions and search for donors who meet the conditions you want. You can choose not only genetic factors such as curly hair and straight hair, but also religion, education level, and college major.
Cryobank is promoting that “we are actively receiving sperm donations from high-ranking university students.” According to NYT, there are many people who want’smart sperm’, so some large sperm banks even set up sperm donation centers near Harvard University.
The price is of course transparently disclosed on the site. The cost of receiving a sperm donation ranges from 380 to 600 dollars (about 330,000 to 760,000 won).
You can also find reviews of’voluntary unmarried mothers’ such as Sayuri, a broadcaster that has recently attracted attention. “There are so many donors that we have been able to find a donor who meets the criteria,” says Canadian woman Lola. “I was a little worried about telling my parents that I was pregnant in a different way, but I had a son who looked exactly like the sperm donor’s childhood picture,” he added.
In addition, there are many reviews that infertile couples and sexual minority couples had children through sperm banks. It is still an unfamiliar landscape for us, where commercial sperm trade is prohibited.
