And then he stopped. I just kind of got tired of all the dead ends. Cordray's mother revealed her secret to assuage his concerns about possibly having inherited his father's medical problems. But it's unlikely that he'll ever be able to fill in the blanks of his genetic history. Intelligence, good health top savvy parent shopper's list Today, though, sperm banks offer clients extensive information about donors' personal and family medical histories, as well as details about their education and career goals.
Clients often can obtain information about donors' tastes, as well.
Colker cautions that sperm banks don't fact-check donor profiles. Just because a man says he scored 1,400 on the SATs doesn't mean he really did. And in one case, at least, a sperm bank is being sued for withholding information from a couple about a donor's family medical history. The couple's daughter, conceived 11 years ago with the donor sperm, has a potentially fatal inherited kidney disease. In August, the California Supreme Court upheld a lower court's ruling that the anonymous donor must testify in the case.