Swipe right for sperm | BBC News
With fertility prices soaring and treatment difficult to access for some, same-sex female couples say they have little choice but to turn to social media to make a baby.
Social media groups and apps are fuelling a cheap, easy and totally unregulated donor market. But it’s risky: outside of a sperm clinic, there’s no guarantee of health screening, and you’re not legally protected.
And it’s not just a gamble for those wanting to get pregnant. According to the UK’s fertility regulator, men who donate sperm outside of clinics may also be breaking the law if they’re storing, processing or sending sperm.
But what do they think of this? Meet the men travelling the world to donate sperm, and find out what happens when BBC reporter Gemma Dunstan tries to order a sample online.
You can watch the full documentary here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002xlyn/bbc-wales-investigates-swipe-right-for-sperm
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0:41 Father Dan 👀 Happy Father's Day in Advance
No no no …you don't know the medical history , you don't even know if it is the guy from the ads !
Ayo lol 😂
Semen, not sperm
What happing please tell me
Yikes 😬
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Not learning the lesson then. I refuse to believe a same sex couple can give a child growing up the role models they need. No doubt this will be deleted and many insults winging my way. Don't care. Had enough.
They are actually sperm vendors. It’s funny they call them donors.
And as for being traumatised "swinging"? Give me a break.
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Gay people still need female and male donor to conceive.
Is the reporter Sir Jimmy?
If the sperm comes from a liberal swipe swipe swipe as quick as you can away from it.😂😂
Wait for the sperm from an AI something!
ewwww… now I don’t like any men…. Doesn’t mean I like women but I just don’t like men and I can’t explain why….
This is an important conversation — thank you for highlighting it. It’s inspiring to see people finding creative, caring ways to build families, and vital we keep pushing for affordable, safe, and legally protected fertility options for everyone. Hope policymakers, clinics and communities listen, act, and make inclusive care accessible soon.
Could you get a disease this way ?
With or without the sex part, how do you know this person doesn’t have STI?
Unless it's anonymous and we know it's not then, it's a bad idea as the kids can sue the sperm service for their doner father information.
This is so … EW
6:30 "it's best for the children to not have a broke dad" but he's not dad, biological father maybe, but earlier in the interview he has just admitted that he has no intention of parenting or financially contributing to the child. So why does it matter if the sperm donor is poor or not?
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Tavistock trans human propaganda.
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