A recent report in The Straits Times revealed that there have been only eight sperm donors at Singapore General Hospital in the past five years. Professor P.C. Wong from National University Hospital was quoted in the same article as saying that for every sperm donation in Singapore, there would be about eight couples who need it. He says the reason for the shortage of sperm donors could be because Singaporeans are not altruistic enough.
A report in Shin Min Daily yesterday highlighted another reason - many men are worried that donating sperm to another couple might result in incest among their offspring in future.
This fear of incest, or consanguinity (the marriage of close relatives), seems especially real, given Singapore's small size. However, doctors have described this in previous news reports as only a 'remote possibility'.
He points out that there are other options for childless couples, such as adoption, but also says that a couple has the right to seek fertility treatment, just as men have the right to choose not to be sperm donors if they are not comfortable with the idea.
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