-- Statement From Dr. Cappy Rothman, Medical Director of California Cryobank Regard --
/FROM PR NEWSWIRE LOS ANGELES 213-626-5500/
TO MEDICAL, SCIENCE AND NATIONAL EDITORS:
Statement From Dr. Cappy Rothman, Medical Director of California Cryobank
Regarding Gross
Irresponsibility of Human Egg Auction
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- "Recently much media attention has
been garnered by private individuals seeking to profit from the sale of human
eggs and sperm to infertile couples", stated Dr. Cappy Rothman, Medical
Director for California Cryobank and leading male infertility specialist.
"This growing practice is extremely dangerous for the recipient couple. The
medical technology surrounding tissue donation is extremely sophisticated and
sensitive. As the country's leading sperm bank, we've invested over 20 years
refining our donor qualification process to provide the recipients the highest
probability for a successful pregnancy and a happy, healthy child. In fact,
all of our donors and their sperm go through a qualification process and
quarantine period that takes a minimum of nine months before they are approved
and their sperm is released for use. It is obvious that these individuals
auctioning or privately selling their eggs or sperm are not educated, medical
professionals. They do not appear to include any genetic screening or
infectious disease testing, leaving this most important, critical step up to
the recipient."
"This kind of gross misuse is irresponsible, especially when the sale of
the eggs and sperm are used more as a publicity stunt than as a serious
medical service. This type of misuse may surely provoke ill-conceived
legislation that may ultimately limit the reproductive freedom for all. It is
important that recipients work with their fertility specialist and seek their
donor tissue from an accredited, established organization. The American
Association of Tissue Banks and the American Association of Reproductive
Medicine are organizations that exist to monitor the quality and use of donor
eggs and sperm".
"It is important for the public to protect itself, be educated and
informed, and reject obvious opportunists such as those auctioning their eggs
or sperm. For those individuals seeking 'top dollar' for their eggs or sperm
because of the perceived attractiveness or physical beauty of the donor, this
misperception of the resulting outcome (baby) is best summarized by George
Bernard Shaw. In the early 1900s Shaw was approached by a beautiful opera
singer who stated, 'We would have such beautiful babies, with my looks and
your brains'. Being the intellectual that he was, Shaw responded with 'But my
dear, imagine if the child had my looks and your brains.'"
Dr. Cappy Rothman is co-founder and medical director of California
Cryobank, Inc., in Los Angeles, California. He is a board certified urologist
and founder of The Center for Male Reproductive Medicine. Additionally, he is
a clinical instructor at the University of California, Los Angeles. A
nationally recognized authority on andrology, Dr. Rothman is the author of
dozens of scientific articles on male reproductive health and regularly
lectures at national medical conferences.
SOURCE California Cryobank, Inc.
/CONTACT: Nancy Kent of The Marketing Dept., 714-703-9280, for
CaliforniaCryobank; or Marla Eby, Marketing Director of California Cryobank,
800-231-3373/
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