Denmark as Sperm Powerhouse of Europe

…at least according to this article in The Times. Funny how you learn things about your own country from foreigners, of all people. I had no idea sperm donations were that much more common here than elsewhere.

Some funny excerps from the article:

“West across the Kattegat to Arhus, and Dr Karsten Peterson shows me the Ciconia Private Hospital, another fertility temple of pine floors, rugs and candles. “This place used to be filled with Siemens,” he says. What? “Siemens, the electronic company, had its offices here.””

“When asked why Danes are so eager to donate, one replies “we are a nation of wankers”, but the rest say that they do it for the money, and to help childless couples.”

“Schou brought a new level of efficiency to Danish sperm banking. Only donors with the highest quality sperm — around one applicant in ten — were accepted and Schou also imposed a “daughter test” — “if the interviewing doctor would not want an applicant’s sperm to be used on his daughter, the applicant should be rejected”.”