Sperm by any other name just isn't the same

Thought we were going to buy some sperm yesterday. We didn't. I did call the Scandinavian Cryobank to ask some questions and was pleased to hear that my advisor had a dutch accent. I was not pleased, however, to find out that our chosen donor Arne, only has MOT10 straws available. This means there should be 4 to 7 million motile sperm per straw before washing. They suggested we could buy 2 straws which would be the equivalent to the MOT20 straws that contain 8 to 15 million motile sperm. This isn't the end of the world because the MOT10 straws are only $155 compared to the MOT20 which are $275 and Arne has reported a pregnancy.
Here's the dilemma though... Xytex, the other bank we would consider guarantees 15 million motile sperm per vial @ $300
Regardless, I still feel strongly about using Scandinavian Sperm, as opposed to, plain old generic American sperm. I'd like to think that we could satisfy a child's curiousity of who they are, by discovering their heritage, as opposed to, their donor.



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