Redheads rejected as sperm bank bans deposits

September 19, 2011 - 3:04PM

Redheads have long battled rumours they are a dying breed and Europeans are not helping, with the world's largest sperm bank rejecting flame-haired donors due to lack of demand.

But IVF Australia medical director, Associate Professor Peter Illingworth, said the same would never happen here because the country does not have enough donors.

"The problem we have is a shortage of donors," Associate Professor Illingworth said.

"We will happily take all the redheads we can get."

London's Daily Telegraph reported that Denmark's Cryos sperm bank, which provides sperm to women in 65 countries, has started turning away red-haired donors because there is very little demand for their sperm.

A recent peak in donations meant the sperm bank could be selective about their donors, Cryos's director Ole Schou said.

"There are too many redheads in relation to demand," he told told Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet.

"I do not think you choose a redhead, unless the partner - for example, the sterile male - has red hair, or because the lone woman has a preference for redheads. And that's perhaps not so many, especially in the latter case."

Mr Schou said the sperm of redheads "sold like hot cakes" only in Ireland, while Cryos's clients mostly demanded donors with dark eyes and hair.

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Edited September 19, 201114 yr by Atmos

I just saw that Harry Potter film. A bit unrealistic if you ask me. I mean, a ginger kid with two friends?

My dad had light red hair and at 6'4 and 220lbs when he got out of the Air Force (30 inch waist) nobody gave him any shit whatsoever about the color of his hair. In fact he was a very handsome and dashing man.

Prince Harry is widely considered to be the "hot" prince.

My dad had light red hair and at 6'4 and 220lbs when he got out of the Air Force (30 inch waist) nobody gave him any shit whatsoever about the color of his hair. In fact he was a very handsome and dashing man.

Prince Harry is widely considered to be the "hot" prince.

Colour not Color !

Sorry don't follow old fashioned rules based on French for my spelling.

Personally, an attractive man is attractive regardless of the color of his hair. And I am sure there are many people who will agree that there are some outstandingly beautiful redhaired women out there.

Just an observation, you can always spot the kids of a 'ginger' parent, they can get very stroppy at times.

Have to say, I only opened this topic because I like the biscuits………….

I never knew sperm could have red hair.........

Just an observation, you can always spot the kids of a 'ginger' parent, they can get very stroppy at times.

Learned it from a master

And I am sure there are many people who will agree that there are some outstandingly beautiful redhaired women out there.

Maureen O'Hara for one

And I am sure there are many people who will agree that there are some outstandingly beautiful redhaired women out there.

Maureen O'Hara for one

My mate's Mum was another hot redhead………I was 14, and lusted after her…….Something tells me she know..Ha ha.