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Sperm donor recruitment in the UK

^1. Academic Unit of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, The University of Sheffield, Level 4 The Jessop Wing, Tree Root Walk, Sheffield S10 2SF, UK Email: a.pacey{at}sheffield.ac.uk (corresponding author)

Key content:

• The use of donor sperm in assisted conception is an important treatment option in cases of male factor infertility.
  
• In the absence of a male partner, single and lesbian women can use donor sperm to achieve a pregnancy.
  
• Assisted conception using donor sperm is highly regulated under UK law and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority keeps a register of donors and donor-conceived people.
  

Learning objectives:

• To understand the current UK framework of conception assisted by donor sperm.
  
• To understand the complexity of sperm donor recruitment and screening.
  
• To appreciate the current shortfall in the number of donors and the impact this is having on treatment in the UK.
  

Ethical issues:

• How can we increase the number of sperm donors in the UK?
  
• Is it ethical to pay sperm donors?
  
• Is it ethical to import sperm from overseas in cases if not enough donors can be recruited in the UK?
  

Please cite this article as: Pacey A. Sperm donor recruitment in the UK. The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2010;12:43–48.

Keywords anonymity / donor insemination / Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority / intracytoplasmic sperm injection / male infertility / National Gamete Donation Trust