Health Canada warns against buying semen over Web
CTV News.ca Staff
Date: Monday Aug. 29, 2011 12:47 PM ET
Health Canada is once again reminding Canadians of the health risks of buying and using "fresh" semen donations, this time pointing out the risks of obtaining the semen through the Internet.
The agency says that donor semen obtained through websites may not have been appropriately screened and tested, and therefore may not be safe.
Health Canada warns that Canadian women should be cautious of websites advertising "fresh" semen with claims that the semen donors have been properly screened and tested.
"Such claims may not be true," the agency says.
While a number of websites offer fresh donor semen to Canadian women, distributing fresh semen is actually prohibited in Canada.
Under Canadian law, donated semen must be cryopreserved (frozen) and quarantined for a minimum of six months. Donors must be screened and tested before the donation and six months after, in order to minimize the risk of transmission of infectious diseases.
"Fresh semen" or semen donated outside those rules could pass on a range of infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B or C, syphilis, chlamydia, or gonorrhea to both mother and any child born through the use of donor semen.
"Canadians who are considering using donor semen for assisted conception should consult their health care professional," Health Canada Advises.
Health Canada maintains a list of semen processors and importers that are subject to regular inspections.
They failed to screen the shots
They failed to screen the shots
Under the category "people are idiots":
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Re: They failed to screen the shots
Jesus, when I think of all that potential income I wasted as a teenager.....
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: They failed to screen the shots
Stupid.
If you want unscreened fresh semen, you can score some free around closing time at the local tavern.
If you want unscreened fresh semen, you can score some free around closing time at the local tavern.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
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~ Carl Sagan
Re: They failed to screen the shots
I find it hard to believe anyone capable of reading could be that stupid.Scooter wrote:Under the category "people are idiots":Health Canada warns against buying semen over Web
CTV News.ca Staff
Date: Monday Aug. 29, 2011 12:47 PM ET
Health Canada is once again reminding Canadians of the health risks of buying and using "fresh" semen donations, this time pointing out the risks of obtaining the semen through the Internet.
Soon, I’ll post my farewell message. The end is starting to get close. There are many misconceptions about me, and before I go, to live with my ancestors on the steppes, I want to set the record straight.
Re: They failed to screen the shots
If there are people stupid enough to think that a wall will stop the drug trade...
"Hang on while I log in to the James Webb telescope to search the known universe for who the fuck asked you." -- James Fell