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Table 3 Estimates of Supply for A Hypothetical Altruistic Sperm Donor Program in Canada

From: Feasibility of an altruistic sperm donation program in Canada: results from a population-based model

 

Base case

Best-case

Worst-case

Male population base (21–40 years of age)

4,307,710

4,307,710

4,307,710

Number of men aware of program

1,076,928

2,369,241

1,076,928

Number of men willing to donate

161,539

1,184,620

161,539

Number of men presenting for screening

4,846

296,155

4,846

Number of men that pass overall medical screening process (% of population base)

63 (0.0015%)

3,797 (0.0881%)

63 (0.0015%)

Total number of donations available for insemination (eligible donors permitted 25 live births each)

1,575

94,925

1,575