Sperm Banks Struggled to Recruit Black Donors and Other Donors of Color

February 28, 2022

(Wall Street Journal) – Industry experts say that Ms. Jenkins’s experience isn’t unusual. There has been a shortage of Black sperm donors and all donors of color for years, industry experts said. The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated the problem as young professionals and university students, a major pool of current and prospective donors for sperm banks, left cities and were slow to return. Sperm banks have also found it more difficult during the pandemic to recruit new donors at places like fraternities and gyms, the industry experts said. (Read More)