I’m a 43 year old man that’s currently unpartnered and childless. If there’s a possibility I might want children someday, should I freeze sperm, and how much would it cost to store it?
Yes, you definitely should! Storing sperm is cheap. The procedure to freeze it is usually around $1000 and it’s typically $100-$200/year to store. I still haven’t picked a company to do it myself, but I think they’re all generally pretty good. Vitrification seems to work a bit better than conventional storage.
Given that I’m not that likely to end up in a relationship that will result in biological children and I’m also not employed and that, too, isn’t likely to change any time soon, I’m wondering if the $1000 up front plus $100-$200 a year might be better spent on something else; $1000 is more than my monthly rent. My brother is having a third child; my imaginary anthropomorphized DNA will probably have to be content with nieces. :/
I’m sorry to hear it man. The good news is you actually still have a chance for a child even if you wait another decade. It will become harder (for multiple reasons, not just sperm quality), but you still have a chance.
I wish you the best of luck in finding a job. That will probably help you have kids much more than sperm freezing.
I’m a 43 year old man that’s currently unpartnered and childless. If there’s a possibility I might want children someday, should I freeze sperm, and how much would it cost to store it?
Yes, you definitely should! Storing sperm is cheap. The procedure to freeze it is usually around $1000 and it’s typically $100-$200/year to store. I still haven’t picked a company to do it myself, but I think they’re all generally pretty good. Vitrification seems to work a bit better than conventional storage.
Given that I’m not that likely to end up in a relationship that will result in biological children and I’m also not employed and that, too, isn’t likely to change any time soon, I’m wondering if the $1000 up front plus $100-$200 a year might be better spent on something else; $1000 is more than my monthly rent. My brother is having a third child; my imaginary anthropomorphized DNA will probably have to be content with nieces. :/
I’m sorry to hear it man. The good news is you actually still have a chance for a child even if you wait another decade. It will become harder (for multiple reasons, not just sperm quality), but you still have a chance.
I wish you the best of luck in finding a job. That will probably help you have kids much more than sperm freezing.