{"id":21282,"date":"2024-02-29T01:26:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T01:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=21282"},"modified":"2024-02-29T03:13:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T03:13:19","slug":"why-are-children-produced-via-sperm-banks-healthier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/why-are-children-produced-via-sperm-banks-healthier\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are children produced via sperm banks healthier?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Why are children produced via sperm banks healthier?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<p>Please note, that I am in no way, shape or form promoting the usage of sperm banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The question I am raising:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What can we do to ensure that our offspring, conceived the old-fashioned way, is at least as healthy as children conceived via sperm banks?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/donor-sperm-1024x721139723863242504919-1.jpg?resize=640%2C451&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/donor-sperm-1024x721139723863242504919-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/donor-sperm-1024x721139723863242504919-1.jpg?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/donor-sperm-1024x721139723863242504919-1.jpg?resize=768%2C541&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Potential sperm donors are screened for genetic compatibility.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Medical advances have been made, but nature seems to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children conceived through sperm donation have a birth defect rate of almost a fifth compared with the general population. This may be explained by the fact that sperm banks only accept donors who have good semen quality, and because of the rigorous screening procedures which they adopt.<br \/><br \/>In addition, sperm banks may try to ensure that the sperm used in a particular recipient woman comes from a donor whose blood group and genetic profile is compatible with those of the woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-rh-negative-blog wp-block-embed-the-rh-negative-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tqHh6ZIXp3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/topics\/sperm-donation-and-rhesus-incompatibility\/\">Sperm donation and rhesus incompatibility<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Sperm donation and rhesus incompatibility&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/topics\/sperm-donation-and-rhesus-incompatibility\/embed\/#?secret=Kywfec0KBZ#?secret=tqHh6ZIXp3\" data-secret=\"tqHh6ZIXp3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sperm donation is also used in cases of rhesus incompatibility. This particularly occurs where a woman is rhesus negative, and her partner is rhesus positive. The woman\u2019s body may reject a foetus if it has rhesus positive blood. Anti D injections have been developed and may be used to attempt to avoid this, and these are usually automatically given to rhesus negative women immediately after they give birth to their first child. However, in the past this was either not possible or was not always routinely undertaken where a woman had gave birth or had an abortion and she may have trouble carrying a child later in life. Furthermore, for some women, the anti D injection does not provide the entire solution, particularly where there is a medical history of complications during pregnancy which risk the woman\u2019s blood and that of the foetus becoming mixed. In such cases, sperm from a rhesus negative donor can provide the solution and a woman may be able to conceive and carry a pregnancy to full term when otherwise this would not be possible. For this reason, sperm from rhesus negative sperm donors is often in great demand, particularly those with the O negative blood group who are universal donors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rh and ABO blood type compatibility are a major part of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-rh-negative-blog wp-block-embed-the-rh-negative-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"uNVDCBhA0l\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/rh-dating-dating-by-blood-type\/\">Rh- Dating: Dating by Blood Type<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Rh- Dating: Dating by Blood Type&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/rh-dating-dating-by-blood-type\/embed\/#?secret=1SyVqbmnbx#?secret=uNVDCBhA0l\" data-secret=\"uNVDCBhA0l\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people do not know their blood types.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-rh-negative-blog wp-block-embed-the-rh-negative-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kpvy8qxpZK\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/can-find-blood-type\/\">How you can find out your blood type<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;How you can find out your blood type&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/can-find-blood-type\/embed\/#?secret=ADzXAatbWU#?secret=kpvy8qxpZK\" data-secret=\"kpvy8qxpZK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My advice:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find a partner with whom you are compatible on as many levels as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Did you know that children produced via sperm bank have 1\/5th of the health issues?\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JTuVfyqi5LI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Selecting a partner who can donate blood to you, can avoid blood type incompatibilitis in pregnancies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you register at Date by Type, search for users by blood type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The easiest way is to find someone who shares your blood type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are female, search for men by blood types compatible to donate blood to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are male, search for females with blood types that your blood type is compatible to donate blood to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are already in a relationship, find out both of your blood types.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That way, even if they may indicate potential complications down the road, you will at least be prepared and have time to ensure that your physicians will properly guide you through a possible future pregnancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Below are the links to Date by Type where you can find a blood type compatible partner.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Homepage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datebytype.com\">https:\/\/www.datebytype.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datebytype.com\/users\/signup\">https:\/\/www.datebytype.com\/users\/signup<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Search for a potential partner by blood type:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.datebytype.com\/users\">https:\/\/www.datebytype.com\/users<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>See also:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-rh-negative-blog wp-block-embed-the-rh-negative-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qLd6xoVKEn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/the-rh-disease-explained\/\">The &#8220;Rh Disease&#8221; 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padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Why are children produced via sperm banks healthier?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>Please note, that I am in no way, shape or form promoting the usage of sperm banks. The question I am raising: What can we do to ensure that our offspring, conceived the old-fashioned way, is at least as healthy as children conceived via sperm banks? Medical advances have been made, but nature seems to win. Children conceived through sperm donation have a birth defect rate of almost a fifth compared with the general population. This may be explained by the fact that sperm banks only accept donors who have good semen quality, and because of the rigorous screening procedures which they adopt. 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