Lab technicians Dorte Jensen, left, and Marianne B. Rohde work at Cryos International, a sperm bank in Aarhus, Denmark, in September.
Lab technicians Dorte Jensen, left, and Marianne B. Rohde work at Cryos International, a sperm bank in Aarhus, Denmark, in September.
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Donors are paid from $15 to $76 per "donation," and the vials can sell from $45 to $1,137, depending on potency and donor profiles, <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/21/smallbusiness/sperm-bank-shortage-cryos-denmark/" target="_blank">CNNMoney reported in September.</a>
Donors are paid from $15 to $76 per "donation," and the vials can sell from $45 to $1,137, depending on potency and donor profiles, CNNMoney reported in September.
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Cryos has sent vials of sperm to more than 80 countries, and more than 27,000 babies have been born from its donors.
Cryos has sent vials of sperm to more than 80 countries, and more than 27,000 babies have been born from its donors.
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The outside of a donation room at Cryos.
The outside of a donation room at Cryos.
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This painting is in the office of Ole Schou, the sperm bank's founder.
This painting is in the office of Ole Schou, the sperm bank's founder.
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Wall art shows sexy images inside a donation room.
Wall art shows sexy images inside a donation room.
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Rohde works on a lab sample.
Rohde works on a lab sample.
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Jensen, left, and Mette Thygesen pack sperm so it can be shipped.
Jensen, left, and Mette Thygesen pack sperm so it can be shipped.
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Sperm ready to be shipped.
Sperm ready to be shipped.
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Schou used this microscope to examine his own sperm years before eventually opening Cryos.
Schou used this microscope to examine his own sperm years before eventually opening Cryos.
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A microscopic view of sperm at Cryos.
A microscopic view of sperm at Cryos.
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Schou established Cryos in 1987, <a href="https://dk.cryosinternational.com/about-us/" target="_blank" target="_blank">according to the company's website. </a>
Schou established Cryos in 1987, according to the company's website.
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