Profile of Sperm Donor, from 1994 to 2005

Monday Evenings facts from the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority (HFEA),

In 1994-1995:

• Sperm donors were most commonly aged between 18 – 24 years
• Less than a third (32.2%) of sperm donors were over the age of 30
• Only 1 in 5 (21%) of sperm donors already had children of their own

In 2004-05:

• More than 2 out of 3 sperm donors (69%) were aged over 30
• The most common age group for sperm donors is 36-40
• More than 2 out of 5 sperm donors (41.5%) already have children of their own
• Just under a third of sperm donors (31.4%) have two or more children

So what does this tell us?

My theory, based on no facts whatsoever, hinging totally on in-depth understanding of male values,

• during the 90's Donors were anonymous Students squeezing their seed into a test tube to earn a few quid towards Saturday's Beer Money
  
• during the Noughties - it's the existing Fathers realising the joy of giving life - for them the goal is to help childless couples fufil their lifelong need to have and raise children of their own. And they still pay a few quid towards Saturday's Beer Money (which goes a lot further due to lack of tolerance to alcohol).