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The National Sperm Bank Is Calling For British Men To ‘Man Up’ And Use Those Plastic Cups

It seems that British men have been less than forthcoming to donate their sperm with only nine having signed up to the National Sperm Bank in the last 11 months.

The Bank’s bold new strategy to increase their sperm stocks is to appealing to men’s masculinity by telling them to ‘prove your worth, show me how good you are’.

Laura Witjens, the chief executive of the bank told the Guardian: ‘If I advertised saying “Men, prove your worth, show me how good you are”, then I would get hundreds of donors.

‘That’s the way the Danish do it. They proudly say, this is the Viking invasion, exports from Denmark are beer, lego and sperm. It’s a source of pride.’

The National Sperm bank was set up a year ago to deal with a shortage of UK sperm donors with a one-oof award of £77,000.

Donors receive £35 per session and that fee is not set to increase as Witjens explained: ‘ We might get more donors if we paid £50 or £100 per donation. But money corrupts.

‘If you feel you can make £200 a week for four months, you might hide things about your health.’

So chaps, are you man enough to fill the plastic cup?