AdvertisementExclusive NationalIVF Donor sperm shortage and huge price increases put strain on women’s pregnancy plans Wendy Tuohy January 29, 2026 — 11:55am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Belinda Murray has five frozen eggs and has been on a waiting list for donor sperm for two years. Page says nothing in the legislation or its speeches specifies a global donor limit. This followed revelations in 2024 that donor limits had been so badly policed by IVF providers in the 1980s that one woman conceived by donor sperm had hundreds of half-siblings. Dr Lynn Burmeister says sperm donors should be paid at least a nominal amount in Australia to help recruit more.