The acceptance of "marriage for all" in Switzerland has enabled married couples to have access to medically assisted reproduction (MAR) through sperm donation from July 2022. We present the Swiss legal context of sperm donation, the different techniques, the selection of donors and the method of attribution to recipient couples. This article also describes the complexities of managing a sperm bank in Switzerland, presents some of the figures associated and address the fundamental question of access to origins and the secrecy that may be linked to sperm donation.
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