Any serial WANKERS out there
Almost 70% of fertility clinics either have no access to donor sperm, or find it extremely difficult to obtain, a BBC survey suggests.
Fifty of the clinics surveyed said they either had no sperm or insufficient supplies. The only place in the UK where supply exceeded demand is in Croydon.
Zoe and Colin Flaccid, from Bristol, are among those who are now unsure whether they'll be able to have children.
"It was a huge shock when we realised we weren't going to be able to access treatment," said Zoe.
She said the couple had considered buying fresh sperm over the Internet
"We don't really know where we want to go from here, but it's difficult draining a johnny that arrives in the post knowing that it might come from a knuckledragger."
Experts say that new sperm donor recruits started to dwindle in number during the run-up to a change in the law last year, which removed anonymity.
The secretary of the British Fertility Society, Dr Allan Jizzbucket, said:
"This is a consequence of the law change and the manner in which it was implemented"
"We made the point that centres needed help and some resources in order to receive donors following the law change - but sadly they've been left to their own devices, and now we have a huge mess on our hands."
The Department of Health said some clinics have managed to sign up new donors.
And the BBC survey shows that doctors who are still recruiting have been using some imaginative methods - such as targeting people such as scoutmasters who spend a lot of time on the internet.
Almost 70% of fertility clinics either have no access to donor sperm, or find it extremely difficult to obtain, a BBC survey suggests.
Fifty of the clinics surveyed said they either had no sperm or insufficient supplies. The only place in the UK where supply exceeded demand is in Croydon.
Zoe and Colin Flaccid, from Bristol, are among those who are now unsure whether they'll be able to have children.
"It was a huge shock when we realised we weren't going to be able to access treatment," said Zoe.
She said the couple had considered buying fresh sperm over the Internet
"We don't really know where we want to go from here, but it's difficult draining a johnny that arrives in the post knowing that it might come from a knuckledragger."
Experts say that new sperm donor recruits started to dwindle in number during the run-up to a change in the law last year, which removed anonymity.
The secretary of the British Fertility Society, Dr Allan Jizzbucket, said:
"This is a consequence of the law change and the manner in which it was implemented"
"We made the point that centres needed help and some resources in order to receive donors following the law change - but sadly they've been left to their own devices, and now we have a huge mess on our hands."
The Department of Health said some clinics have managed to sign up new donors.
And the BBC survey shows that doctors who are still recruiting have been using some imaginative methods - such as targeting people such as scoutmasters who spend a lot of time on the internet.
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