J Korean Med Assoc.  2018 Jul;61(7):403-407. 10.5124/jkma.2018.61.7.403.

Legal issues and recommendations for public sperm bank

• Seo JT

• KMID: 2416410
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2018.61.7.403

Abstract

Approximately 15% of couples hoping to conceive are infertile. Male factor infertility is the only cause in 40% of those couples. Approximately 20% of men with infertility have azoospermia. Of these patients, roughly 40% are experience obstruction or absence of sperm passage. However, the other 60% of patients must seek out adoption or conceive using a sperm bank. Currently, recommendations regarding legal issues are needed for sperm banks to be operated safely and effectively, and this paper provides a set of such recommendations.

Keyword

Infertility; Sperm banks

MeSH Terms

Azoospermia
Family Characteristics
Hope
Humans
Infertility
Male
Sperm Banks*
Spermatozoa*

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