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Health news

EU ministers propose international limits on sperm 'super donors'

A coalition of EU health ministers seeks to set international limits on sperm and egg donations, aiming to tackle ethical concerns and the impact of donor-conceived siblings.

20 June 2025

Europe News

Many European women turn to Danish sperm to get pregnant. Here's why

A lot of donated sperm across Europe is imported from Denmark.

2 April 2023

Netherlands

Sperm donor alleged to have fathered 550 children faces legal action

A Dutch man, said to have sired hundreds of kids through sperm donation, is being taken to court to stop him fathering more.

27 March 2023

Health news

Ukrainian soldiers are freezing sperm to 'leave something behind'

A fertility clinic in Kyiv is offering free fertility services to Ukraine's soldiers amid a future, potentially devastating demographic problem.

22 February 2023

Health news

‘Game changer’: New contraceptive can switch sperm off on demand

Scientists hope their findings will pave the way to a contraceptive pill that men could take shortly before sex.

15 February 2023

Sweden

Sweden sees sperm deficit as COVID deters donors

Medical practitioners have sounded the alarm that Sweden's sperm shortage could drive up wait times for assisted pregnancies

15 April 2021