The Danish donor began donating sperm to the European Sperm Bank in 2005, which led to 197 biological children. It was not until 2023 that his sperm was discovered to carry a dangerous cancer gene, the EBU's network for investigative journalism, of which SVT is a member, has revealed.
The Swedish Board of Patients' Safety, STPS, is aware of 20 Swedish women who have used "Kjeld" as a donor in Denmark, which has resulted in 22 children being born. The National Board of Health and Welfare states that the Danish donor's sperm has not been used by Swedish clinics, but that Swedish women have gone abroad for treatment.
Danish STPS has asked Swedish authorities for help in reaching Swedish women who are still unaware, but according to Health Minister Elisabet Lann (KD), it is not practically possible.
If someone has sought care abroad, it is not in Swedish registers and we therefore do not have the opportunity to track them, she tells SVT.
However, she urges women to contact the clinic they have been to themselves.
According to Bente Møller, unit manager at the Danish STPS, some of the clinics have closed or gone bankrupt and the information about the women affected is not complete.
Fortunately, the number of women who have not been informed is gradually decreasing. But it is still completely unacceptable that not all women have received information at this point, Møller tells Dansk Radio.
