Who shouldn’t become sperm donors?
The HIV virus is sometimes unknowingly carried. Transmission of the virus is not yet fully understood, but it is known that the disease can be transmitted in semen and could infect mother and baby. People in high risk groups for HIV should not donate sperm. High risk groups include: • Intravenous drug users; • Men who have visited areas known to have large numbers of AIDS cases and have had unprotected sex with people living there (men or women); • Men who have had multiple sexual partners in the last six months; • The sexual partners of the above groups. As information about your genetic medical history is also required, men who have been adopted should not become sperm donors unless they have access to the medical history of their natural parents.
