European sperm banks are rejecting sperms donated by red-haired donors due to lack of demand. These banks only show that the long battled rumor of slowly dying redhead breed is not a rumor anymore.

Denmark's Cryos sperm bank is the world’s largest sperm bank. It provides sperm to numerous women in 65 countries. The company began turning away sperms from flame-haired donors because of its very little demand.

Flame haired men may be rejected when they donate their sperms in Cryo but their offer will be taken by Australia sperm banks wholeheartedly.

"I do not think you choose a redhead, unless the partner - for example, the sterile male - has red hair, or because the lone woman has a preference for redheads. And that's perhaps not so many, especially in the latter case.” says Ole Schou, Cryo’s director. He added that these red haired sperms will sell like pancakes in Ireland but not in Cryo where clients are looking for dark haired with dark eyes donors.

On the contrary, red-haired sperm donors are highly welcome in Australia. However, the main problem is that they lack donors.

"We will happily take all the redheads we can get." says Peter Illingsworth, IVF Australia’s medical director. "Where couples are using donor sperm because the male partner has a sperm problem, then clearly they want the donor to look as close to the male partner as possible. And clearly red hair is not the most common hair colour in Australia. But increasingly, we provide access to donor sperm to single women and same-sex couples and that's not such an issue in that situation”

Donors are not turned away in Australia especially if it’s just some trivial issues like hair color. It’s indeed hard to attract a man in donating his sperm.

However, just like any other sperm banks out there, Australian sperm banks require rigorous processes like counseling, background check, and screening for genetic issues and mental health.

"The ethical background under which donor sperm is used in Australia is quite different ... nowadays in Australia we only use sperm donors in Australia who are willing to have their identity passed on to the offspring.” Illingsworth explained.