Women in same-sex relationships and single parents have driven the increase, according to the regulator
The number of UK births from sperm donation tripled in the past 13 years, figures show.
.• More than 70,000 donor-conceived children have been born since 1991• 2% of sperm donors were black and 7% were Asian between 2016 and 2020In response to the regulator's survey, four in five patients who had used donor eggs, sperm or embryos said it was important that the donor's ethnicity matched their own.
The report highlighted one example of a couple who faced a two-year search to find a black donor which met UK guidelines, and they were based in America.Professor Nick Macklon, medical director at the London Sperm Bank and London Egg Bank, told Sky News:"Asian and Black donors are well represented... in their catalogue of donors with more than 30% of sperm donors representing minorities".
"The best way to 'recruit' donors from those communities is by educating everyone on the importance of their donation, and the difference it will make within their community."The reports shows more than half of donated sperm used in UK fertility clinics comes from abroad.
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