INFLATION has hit the price of sperm, with fertility clinics increasing donor payouts for the first time in more than a decade. Shoppers are feeling the pinch at the tills, with a loaf of bread or pint of milk worth 20p more than in 2011. 1 Sperm and egg donation can only be a gesture of goodwill in the UK, not a money-making exercise Credit: Getty And now the falling value of the pound has raised the price of human specimens.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority said sperm donors will be able to claim an extra £10 for a clinic visit – taking the total to £45. Women who donate eggs will qualify for up to £985, compared to £750 in 2011. It is illegal to pay for sperm or eggs in Britain so the money is the maximum available as compensation for a donor’s time and travel.
Read more on sperm donors DADDIO I've 180 kids but only met 60, I'll even have sex with a woman while her man's there SERIAL DONOR Extraordinary story of dangerous sperm donor who 'fathered 1,000 kids' The HFEA said financial inflation and a supply shortage are behind its decision to increase payouts. The new rates aim to recognise that costs have increased Clare Ettinghausen Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority The figures actually fall short of matching inflation – with £35 in 2011 equal to £50 now, and £750 worth £1,078. Clare Ettinghausen, director of strategy at the HFEA, said: “A rise in inflation means that donor compensation rates no longer reflect the intended compens.
