European Sperm Bank – Spender-8466-BENT

Safety warnings | Blood & Tissue | 28/06/2021

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 three children have contracted distal arthrogryposis (DA) in connection with the use of semen from sperm donor 8466-BENT.

The donor gametes have been blocked.

If you have any questions, please contact the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care at gewebevigilanz@basg.gv.at or directly the tissue bank from which the sperm donation was obtained.
This letter reflects the current information available from the BASG. As soon as further information is available, it will be announced.

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