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Sperm donor with cancer-linked mutation fathered 67 children across Europe; 10 diagnosed with cancer
May 29, 2025 11:44 am
The donor, who remains healthy, carried a mutation in the TP53 gene, which can cause Li-Fraumeni syndrome—a hereditary condition that significantly raises the risk of developing cancer early in life.
Elon Musk kids via surrogacy: Can 50-plus men donate sperms?
April 26, 2025 12:44 pm
In India, the law allows men between 21 and 55 years to donate sperm.
Looking for a sperm donor online? 4 things to think about first
February 12, 2025 6:08 pm
Sperm donors at fertility clinics undergo medical, physical and psychological screening to reduce the risk of transmitting disease to a child.
Why Delhi HC allowed 60-year-old couple to access dead son’s sperm
October 13, 2024 11:02 am
The parents of the 30-year-old man who died of cancer in 2020 had moved the Delhi High Court after a hospital, which had cryopreserved their son’s frozen semen sample, refused to release it
Egg, sperm donors have no parental right on child: What Bombay HC held
August 16, 2024 4:54 pm
The HC reiterated that ‘the sperm/oocyte donor shall not have any parental right or duties in relation to the child’, based on the existing provisions under India’s surrogacy law
Woman gave birth to husband's baby 15 months after he died! Find out how
June 10, 2024 11:29 am
“I saw him that morning — he’s the happiest, fittest person — and he just never came home that day," the woman recalls
Netherlands: Man who has fathered hundreds barred from donating sperm
April 29, 2023 11:48 am
The court’s ruling came after the man was sued by the Dutch Donor Child Foundation, which represents the interests of sperm donors’ children, and a mother who had one of his children.
Sperm donation: From process to benefits, all your questions answered
April 11, 2023 11:21 am
"Sperm donation is a safe, painless, and effective procedure. It does not carry any type of risk for the donor or the recipient if the guidelines are followed," said Dr Purnima Satoskar, Consultant Gynaecology and Obstetrician, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre.
What men need to know about freezing their sperm
September 28, 2021 7:52 pm
Those who want to donate sperm to a commercial sperm bank must be between 21 to 35 years of age, in good health, with good sperm parameters, and without any illnesses or diseases in the family.
My sperm donor dad: Inside the envelope might be the most I would ever know about him
June 27, 2019 7:41 am
Some experts say there is not enough emphasis on what the child may want to know about the donor. It’s often forgotten, even as some banks begin requiring counseling sessions for parents and donors to prepare them for possible questions.
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