Wednesday, 2 December 2009

The Story of Donor 401



If you google Donor 401, you will find the story of a man whose donated sperm has fathered at least 25 known children.


This is extremely unusual, only one or two children are ever the result of the same sperm donor. However, by using the website http://www.thedonorsiblingregistary.com/ the parents of these children decided to find out more about their children's siblings, and had the shock of discovering the same donor had produced 25 children all under the age of seven.


The sperm bank involved, in Virginia, USA had guaranteed anonymity so they will not reveal the identity of donor 401. What is known, however is that he is of German heritage, Protestant religion, and is described as healthy and intellectual.


This very same man most likely does not know his fame among the sperm donation community. He will probably never discover his importance as Donor 401, or know anything of the many happy families he has created.


For many people Donor 401 is simply an interesting tale of high fertility - but for a surprising number of families in America he is the man who made their dreams of having a child come true.




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