In Russia, the demand for sperm freezing has tripled due to mobilization. This is reported by the publishing houses “Fontanka” and “Big City”.
So, during the day, more than ten people come to the sperm and egg “Reprobank” donor bank in Moscow, and earlier it is reported that only about 20 people came during the month. Avtandil Chogovadze, head of the reproductive cells bank, spoke about this.
Also in Yekaterinburg, Dmitry Mazurov, head of the assisted reproductive technologies department of the UMMC-Health medical center, noted that since September 22, five to six people a day began to come to the clinic for cryopreservation, but earlier the number of calls had increased. not more than five per month.
Doctors state that before the mobilization was announced, men wanted to freeze sperm for medical reasons. Now those who potentially fall under the draft are coming to the reception. “Young people understand that the risks are very high – significant damage to health can be done, and when they return, it is useless to be a father. The risk is high: at least stress, life in uncomfortable conditions, traumatic injuries. There is also a risk that the person will not return,” he said.
The ice cream itself will cost about ten thousand rubles, the same amount will have to be paid for a consultation, tests and storage, but sometimes they give discounts, even offer ice cream as a gift for a year (depending on the clinic). In this case, the storage period of sperm is not limited by anything, cryopreservation does not adversely affect the quality and fertilization capabilities of spermatozoa. In medical practice, cases of the birth of healthy children after more than 22 years of sperm storage are known. On average, a year of storage of sperm in the clinic costs about 5 thousand rubles.
Meanwhile, doctors have noted a similar rise in the popularity of cryopreservation after the first wave of the pandemic, when rumors of impaired reproductive function in the sick emerged.
Source: People Talk
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