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The UK has a national shortage of sperm donors. Demand is such that more and more people are looking to international sperm banks, or to unregulated providers, to help fulfil their dreams of having children. To address the shortage, a National Sperm Bank - the first of its kind anywhere in the world - has launched at Birmingham Women's Hospital. Its long-term aim is to deliver donor sperm to those who need it, throughout the country. Kate Brian has been following the story since it opened in October 2014, and she finds out how donors are selected and why the people in charge believe this operation is the pride of Birmingham. First broadcast on Banking on Birmingham: The National Sperm Bank, 22 June 2015.
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