European Sperm Bank – Spender-8981-PARMO

Safety warnings | Blood & Tissue | 18/10/2022

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the Danish authority that it has been informed by the Danish tissue bank European Sperm Bank (DK257572) that the donor 8981-PARMO is a carrier of Shwachman-Bodian-Diamond syndrome (SBDS). Since a child has already been diagnosed with galactosemia in connection with the use of semen from this donor, the donor gametes of this donor are already permanently blocked.

If you have any queries, please contact the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care or directly the tissue bank from which the sperm donation was obtained.

This letter corresponds to the current state of information of the BASG. As soon as further information is available, it will be announced.

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