Stringent Tests and Identification Have Led to Shortage ; As Arguments Over Removing the Anonymity of Sperm Donors Rage in This Country, Katharine Kitts Discovers That in Countries Such As Canada and Sweden Identification Is Not the Biggest Issue

Birmingham Post › January 22, 2004

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A national shortage of Canadian semen is causing concern for infertile couples throughout the country.

The shortage of sperm donors in Canada has been a serious issue since 1999 when the Canadian national health service, Health Canada, imposed a new set of stringent donor-testing requirements.

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Stringent Tests and Identification Have Led to Shortage ; As Arguments Over Removing the Anonymity of Sperm Donors Rage in This Country, Katharine Kitts Discovers That in Countries Such As Canada and Sweden Identification Is Not the Biggest Issue

The new measures were taken after a woman contracted chlamydia from a donor sample.

The thorough investigation discovered widespread irregularities in the mandatory testing of semen samples. As a result, ...

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