College students often make money
from donating plasma, but what about donating sperm?
Donation of sperm is less invasive
then giving plasma, but the process of sperm donation may be more complicated
an event - even more than a college male may think.
Living a college lifestyle often
means that funds are short. Students can go to great lengths to pay for
the next meal. But is going to a sperm bank too far?
Location-wise, no—University of
Wisconsin-La Crosse is only blocks away from Cryobank, a sperm donation
center.
Cryobank recruits all males ages
18-40. Donors are paid between $40 and $55 per visit.
Although an easy way to earn money
anonymously, it is a time commitment. All donors must commit at least
nine months of time to donation, as well as a minimum of six sperm collections
a month. Also, there are two initial appointments that go unpaid.
Sperm donation raises potential red
flags. Males should be aware that all donors must fill out paperwork and
get tested prior to paid donation. All appointments require two to five
days of sexual abstinence prior to the visit.
Monetary bonuses are given to
donors willing to donate non-anonymously. To do this, a photo and medical
history would be given out to potential recipients.
“I do not think I could ever donate
sperm,” said Nick Wuensch, UW-L junior. “I think it would be way to weird
thinking about if it was used or not. You could have kids running all
over the place and not even know. I do not think it is worth the money.”
