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Victoria opens Australia's first public egg and sperm bank in 'ambitious' bid to reduce fertility barriers to starting a family (www.abc.net.au)

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Australia has opened its first free public egg and sperm bank in Victoria in what a fertility expert has described as an "ambitious" bid to reduce barriers to starting a family.

The bank at the Royal Women's Hospital has begun accepting egg and sperm donations from eligible Victorians.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'd be happy to donate, but there's not an anonymous way to do it. Before a donation, you need to have 3 councilling sessions, health checks (fine) and sign a form saying that the kid can contact you at 18. Too many hoops to jump through for no personal gain. If I could just donate healthy, deidentified sperm I would. It's even worse for women donating eggs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately, given that it's 2023 and DNA testing exists, you're never going to be able to donate deidentified sperm. It's possible for the kid to identify their donor without the donor having input, these days. Better for donors to be aware of this going in, I think.

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