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Follow on Google News | The latest form of altruism- Article involving Dr. Samit Sekhar in Postnoon.comArticle related to Semen/ Sperm Donation in India also having excerpts from Dr. Samit Sekhar published in www.postnoon.com
By: postnoon.com/2012/04/24/the-latest-form-of-a Vishweshar Rao is a 33- year-old who is into the food and nutrition business. He is happily married and has two children. He says, “I was motivated by my friends in Bangalore to contribute to their sperm bank. The first time I did, I was offered `1,200 as compensation. However, I felt it was morally wrong to accept money for a charitable act such as this and it made it seem like a business endeavour. Ever since then I have been helping childless couples and single parents (hetero and homosexual, who later approach surrogate mothers) by donating the sperm.” The internet is flush with advertisements from semen donors who wish to donate or sell their sperm. Doctors, scientists, musicians, engineers all figure in the list of people who proactively wish to cater to the needs of the childless. Students too, who want to make a fast buck, are a part of this. However, not everybody can donate their sperms. Dr Samit at Kiran IVF clinic says, “A sperm donor has to be healthy with no history of diseases. Childless parents want all the prime qualities of intelligence, good looks and great physique in their child so the standards set are pretty high.” “When a sperm donor ap¬p¬r¬oaches a bank, he is che¬cked for infections, congenital diseases, HIV etc. Edu¬cation, family background, habits and their genes are scrutinised for a period of six months. His sperm count is checked and samples of these are frozen in the bank. After six months, the donor is ready to donate his semen and there are umpteen regulations that monitor this too,” says Dr Samit. A donor cannot have sex three days before donating his sperm. All donations are done under conditions of anonymity. While the idea has certainly not appealed to the conservative and orthodox, some are apprehensive about the procedure as they claim it is “unnatural” With Bollywood’s latest movie Vicky Donor based on sperm donation, there seems to be a growing awareness. However, it remains to be seen what impact the practice will have on the millions of childless couples who wish for a progeny. to go to the original link: http://postnoon.com/ End
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