In-demand Danish baby industry thrives because sperm donors are vetted vigorously for genetic abnormalities

In-demand Danish baby industry thrives because sperm donors are vetted vigorously for genetic abnormalities

Julie Paulli Budtz, director of brand and communications at the European Sperm Bank said: “In the past, the recipients and later the children didn’t get any information about the donor, but now we give a full description of him, his interests and his family.”

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Why British women are shunting their fussy midgets and shopping for ‘Viking babies’ in Dutch sperm banks

Why British women are shunting their fussy midgets and shopping for ‘Viking babies’ in Dutch sperm banks

Customers, whether single women or couples, can log in to the website and choose their donor at leisure. They are provided with a photograph of the donor as a child, often an audio file of his voice talking about himself, and a run-down of his physical qualities such as eye and hair colour, height, weight and educational standard.

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