Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe LONDON, July 3 (UPI) -- Some in Britain question the more than $500,000 spent by the government on an ad campaign to recruit sperm donors. Since questions about anonymity were raised 10 years ago, the number of men donating sperm in Britain fell from 554 in 1992 to 222 in 2003. But since the ad campaign began in 2005 the number of callers seeking information about being a sperm donor has increased, reported the Sunday Telegraph. Advertisement From January to May, the ad campaign resulted in 486 calls to the donor information line, of which 237 have been potential sperm donors and the rest potential egg donors. However, some of the callers proved to be cranks, others too old, some had an unsuitable history, and others never called back. Those approved, still have to face tests to see whether their sperm is sufficiently fertile to withstand freezing. By law, no sperm donor can receive more than about $25 for a sperm donation. Since the government changed the law last April to allow children of a sperm donation to receive information on their parents, the number of donors has dropped.
