Cryos International
Cryos International is a sperm and egg bank in Aarhus, Denmark. It was founded in 1987 by Ole Schou.[1][2] The bank has an outpost in Florida in the United States. Both countries allow anonymity of donors.[3] The bank delivers to more than 100 countries.[4] Lesbian couples and single women made up 60% of clients as of September 2017 and sperm prices varied between €40 ($48) and €1,600.[1]
Controversy
[edit]In 2021, Cryos International was the subject of scrutiny following reports from the New York Times of lax international regulations on sperm donation.[5] Dutch serial sperm donor Jonathan Jacob Meijer, accused of having between 500 and 600 children, was registered with Cryos, which does not set limits on the amount of children per donor.[5][6] In 2019, Cryos International informed a German woman who conceived a child using Meijer's sperm that he had "donated in countries outside of Denmark, therefore breaching the contract he had with Cryos to donate exclusively to our sperm bank".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Seed capital - The business of sperm banks, The Economist, Sep 14th 2017
- ^ Sperm specialist: How one clinic is satisfying global demand, Alanna Petroff, CNN, October 21, 2015
- ^ America's hottest export? Sperm, Soo Youn, The Guardian, 15 Aug 2018
- ^ Cryos and CAN-AM Cryoservices Cement Relationship, Business Wire, August 8, 2018
- ^ a b c Mroz, Jacqueline (1 February 2021). "The Case of the Serial Sperm Donor". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Berg, Stephanie van Den (28 April 2023). "Dutch court bans father of hundreds from donating sperm". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
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