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Abstinence and sperm donation, sex, health and longevity

Submitted by: trent on Jan 4, 2011 - (Last updated: Aug 4, 2011)

According to the US HHS website, millions of dollars are spent on funding abstinence programs. 

Many recipients have asked Trent if he would be abstinent while donating, and Trent has had the perception and intuition throughout his adult life to know this would be an important quality of a donor.

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 Canada 'Forces' Sex With Strangers for Sperm Donation‎ The Stir (blog) - Christie Haskell - Dec 14, 2010
 		 "I'm not entirely sure what Health Canada expects to accomplish with their latest announcement. People who go through alternate avenues to get donor semen are likely already aware of the legal process and find it prohibitive and overly restrictive -- after all, if it were affordable and easy, who wouldn't go the legal route every time"
 Internet sperm trade risky: Health Canada
"According to Canadian law you MUST be sexual partners in order to avoid legal action,"
 
 

 "Frankly, ever since the laws in Canada came into existence, egg donation in Canada — in Montreal at least — has ground to a virtual halt," says Dr. Seang Lin Tan
Craigslist Sperm Donor Who Stalked Mom Part of Growing Dilemma - AOL Health - Sep 13, 2010 "She avoided using an anonymous donor because she wanted her child to know his dad. One of her friends jokingly suggested she try classified-ad site Craigslist."

 

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