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If every man in the world died, could the remaining women repopulate the earth by raiding the sperm banks?
It’s a question that has sparked a lot of curiosity and debate. The scenario of every man in the world dying and the remaining women repopulating the earth by raiding the sperm banks may seem like a plot straight out of a science fiction movie, but it’s an interesting concept to explore from a biological and scientific standpoint. Let’s delve into the possibilities and limitations of such a scenario.
Can women repopulate the earth using sperm banks?
In theory, it is possible for women to repopulate the earth using sperm banks. Sperm banks are facilities that collect, store, and distribute sperm for the purpose of artificial insemination. They play a crucial role in helping couples struggling with infertility, single women, same-sex couples, and those who need donor sperm for various reasons to conceive.
In the event of a catastrophic scenario where all men have perished, the sperm banks could serve as a potential resource for repopulation. The stored sperm could be used for artificial insemination to conceive children without the need for male partners.
However, while the concept may seem plausible on the surface, there are several factors to consider when evaluating the feasibility of repopulating the earth solely through the use of sperm banks.
Genetic diversity and the risk of inbreeding
One of the primary concerns with relying solely on sperm banks for repopulation is the issue of genetic diversity. In a scenario where a limited number of sperm donors’ genetic material is available, there is a risk of increased inbreeding as the population expands.
Genetic diversity is crucial for the health and survival of a population. It helps protect against the negative effects of inbreeding, such as an increased risk of genetic disorders and reduced overall genetic fitness. Without the introduction of new genetic material from diverse sources, the population created solely from sperm bank donations could face significant challenges related to genetic health and viability.
The limitations of sperm banks
While sperm banks serve an important function in reproductive technology, they have limitations in terms of the quantity and diversity of stored sperm. The number of available sperm donors is finite, and the genetic diversity represented in the bank may not be sufficient to sustain a healthy and genetically diverse population over the long term.
Additionally, the quality of the stored sperm and the viability of the genetic material over extended periods of time are important factors to consider. Without ongoing replenishment of the sperm banks with new and diverse genetic material, the long-term sustainability of a population solely reliant on sperm bank donations could be compromised.
Technological and ethical considerations
Aside from the biological and genetic factors, there are also technological and ethical considerations to take into account. The logistics of managing and distributing the stored sperm to facilitate widespread artificial insemination on a global scale pose significant challenges. The infrastructure required to support such a large-scale reproductive effort would be complex and resource-intensive.
Furthermore, ethical considerations related to consent, privacy, and the rights of the potential donor offspring would need to be carefully addressed. The use of donor sperm from sperm banks typically involves strict protocols and regulations to protect the interests of all parties involved. The potential complexities and ethical implications of utilizing stored sperm for mass repopulation efforts cannot be overlooked.
The role of scientific advancements
Advancements in reproductive technology and genetic engineering may offer potential solutions to some of the challenges associated with repopulation using sperm banks. Technologies such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), genetic screening, and gene editing hold promise for expanding the options available for assisted reproduction and mitigating some of the genetic risks associated with limited genetic diversity.
However, it’s important to approach these technologies with caution and consideration for their potential implications. The ethical and societal implications of using advanced reproductive technologies for large-scale repopulation efforts are complex and warrant careful scrutiny.
In conclusion, while the concept of repopulating the earth solely through the use of sperm banks may seem intriguing, it is a scenario that presents significant biological, genetic, technological, and ethical challenges. While sperm banks can play a valuable role in assisting individuals and couples with their reproductive goals, the feasibility of relying on them for global repopulation purposes is highly uncertain.
It’s important to recognize the complexities involved in maintaining the genetic diversity and overall health of a population and to consider the broader implications of such hypothetical scenarios. Ultimately, the idea of women repopulating the earth using sperm banks raises thought-provoking questions about human biology, genetics, and the future of reproductive technology, while also highlighting the importance of embracing diversity and responsible scientific advancement in the pursuit of a sustainable future for humanity.
These are the type of questions im here for
If I’m being honest, I think easily possible. Furthermore it’s within reach to fertilize someone from bone marrow too. I doubt there would be much of an issue if every man in the world died.
If you do the math, you technically only need one sperm cell to fertilize an egg in vitro. If you account for 15 million to greater than 200 million sperm cells per milliliter of semen, that’s more than enough, accounting the amount of all the sperm banks.
Sure but the world would still fall apart if it suddenly lost half its population.
Yeah probably
Yes. There are enough sperm banks and healthy women in the world to have the children. Depending on how the men died, it’s still possible to take their sperm in the early hours directly from the deceased, too. In fact, this already happens.
EDIT: Another thought just come to me. Would all the men dying affect women already pregnant? Because the population would still collapse, but would recover much faster than previous answers have indicated.
REFERENCES about posthumous sperm retrival:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1733647/#:~:text=It%20is%20possible%20to%20retrieve,to%20produce%20his%20genetic%20offspring.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posthumous_sperm_retrieval
It seems theoretically possible, since one sperm sample can impregnate a lot of women.
But practically speaking…
*Sperm has to stay frozen at a constant temperature of minus 196 degrees centigrade.*
*The process requires a special lab and liquid nitrogen storage tanks.*
So the bigger challenge might be ensuring that the sperm is kept frozen under specific conditions until the women are ready to be impregnated.
They wouldn’t be able to get the jars open.
Would we WANT to repopulate the world is the big question lol
There’s a show about that called Creameries. It’s excellent. The rigged sperm lottery is particularly funny but it’s all good.
wasn’t this an anime?
I’ll have to include a note in my will:
To all my female friends; burn down the cum shops
No, there wouldn’t be enough infrastructure for society to even survive. Just within the first 48 hours, power would likely be completely gone. Sure those with solar and wind would still have some, it wouldn’t be enough for society and whatnot to survive. Men dominate the utility field by a good margin. Sure there are women that work the field but men overwhelmingly conquer said field and all of them disappearing would cause the world to see mass blackouts. With that includes sperm banks and if sperm banks have blackouts then the quality of sperm is significantly lower. Add in that men also dominate the agricultural field like butchers, farmers, crops, etc. sure there are women that work these fields but no where near the numbers of men. There is a lot of food already present that they could survive on dry goods and packaged goods. It would not last long though.
I think the world of women would boil down to do we try and spit out babies asap or do we try and survive physically. Again food supply chain will diminish very quickly.
If you look at the job markets that are dominated by women it is a lot of stuff that is not essential to survival. Lots of clerks, healthcare (this is important for sure but more so for longevity of survival and not so much sustained survival at the present), desk jobs, assistants, arts, education, mental/physical care. And the like. None of these are actually required for the basic survival. Many of the male dominated jobs are required for basic survival. There are women that work these basic survival jobs but no where near enough for everyone else to survive. From what I can find women make up less than 15% of the energy field. Once that goes down, the world unwinds very quickly.
Absolutely
Why not?
Yes absolutely. Not only that, cloning tech could assure that if we run out of sperm, we could still reproduce
The best part of this is your assumption that they would have to “raid” the sperm banks. Couldn’t they just have a discussion and agree to use them?
🤪 what a crazy thing to say. Yes it would work though 🤣
Theoretically, yes, but I’m thinking it’d be more of an apocalyptic situation, given half the population dropped dead.
imma be a cheeky shit and say yes with sperm banks but also trans women would still be alive if it’s all the remaining women. i know trans women who don’t want bottom surgery so there’s potential for kids in that world (and ours) to have two bio moms.
Some of the women would be pregnant. Those women might give birth to boys who would grow up to reproduce. The human race would bottleneck, but it wouldn’t die out.
About 84 million women are pregnant at any given time based on worldwide birth rates; so it’d be pretty quick.
No, because the infrastructure would collapse. No electricity to maintain those sperm specimens. No more food to nourish everyone. Etc. It’s mostly men who do those jobs that keep everything stable.
There is most likely 100x more sperm in banks then there are woman on the plant. A hundred million sperm per deposit.
Well, your question makes me want to ask the inverse.
What would happen if all the women in the world died? Is it the end of our species ?
What’s interesting if all men died, we’d still have a ton of health care practitioners in some doctors but a shit ton of nurses with a lot of experience who’d be fine taking care of most things anyway. Like… we got a pretty big leg up with that. We also have a lot of teachers and counselors and etc.
There is a graphic novel fiction story about what happens if all the men die but one. It’s called Y: The Last Man. [Wikipedia graphic novel link](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y:_The_Last_Man)
They also made it a TV show, which I liked better, but it got canceled after 1 season, so it didn’t have a resolution like the graphic novels did. [Wikipedia show link](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y:_The_Last_Man_(TV_series))
*Edit to fix links
What killed the men? If, like the comic Y the last man, it’s an event that destroys the y chromosome… Then only xx sperm will be available. So eventually, there’d be no recovery.
At best, women could clone each other. Eventually learn to use an x from both parents.
Assuming that a vast majority of the females want to have children, that there are enough female doctors with the knowledge to perform all the artificial insemination, the impact of losing so many loved ones so quickly didn’t make a high enough impact on the female populations mental health to make them either paranoid or depressed. Yes, it is possible.
Are you writing a book with this plot device? I’d read the hell out of this!
100%! They have made children from two women using bone marrow, we don’t even need sperm technically anymore. https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/babies-from-bone-marrow#
yeah cos we can birth men too 🙂
Oddly specific.
Yes. Sperm banks would not even be required. The number of women currently pregnant would be more than sufficient.
During the Toba Catastrophe 70,000 years ago, the human population went down to **10,000** individuals. Every person alive today is a descendant of those 10,000.
Humans are incredibly resilient. From a purely ecological standpoint, we require less than we think in order to survive.
You have missed one big point . There are hundreds of thoisands of embryos on ice, and most fertility doctors are female.
So , even without sperm, we have embryos. The storage for embryos (and sperm) requires multiple fail safes for power. So, we could have genetically diverse pregnancies pretty quickly if we made that a priority. Thr difficulty would be society continuing as these boys grew to men and how to continue procreation once they were of age. Not to mention making it a priority. Issues of consent become the big problem.
Course that’s still a lot of inbreeding
Would there be Sperm Bank Raider Gangs made up of scantily clad, buxom women fighting over my man seed? Not that I have ever donated to one of those places!
This would be a decent sci-fi movie plot
Could we do it? Sure.
Would we do it? Hell no.
…. Are we going to make a `Gazorpazorp` from the Andromeda sector?!
• Women get placed into careers and fields that best suit the needs of the community and their wishes.
• Men, they just get to play outside.
What if they continued to die?
There are enough pregnant woman on earth at any given time to provide enough new men to repopulate the earth.
This scenario is literally “Y: The Last Man”, if you’re interested, OP.
The book, not the show…
I kinda doubt it, but not for reasons dealing with biology at all. I think at some point I read something to the effect of a single man ejaculating once producing enough sperm to impregnate every woman on Earth. In theory. I’m not so sure if that’s strictly correct, but I think you can ignore the biology.
The problem is, I think, the economics and social issues. I think women would step right up and get involved in every job that men used to do in short order and they would get things humming along, but the way I see it the market on sperm just shot way up.
Without some systematic government plan to repopulate the world it’s my bet that sperm and getting pregnant becomes a nearly unfathomable luxury for most given the dramatic population decline they just experienced. I also don’t really think there would be some sort of government repopulation program because under the circumstances keeping the surviving people alive is always going to be the higher priority for whatever is left of the government. They aren’t going to be consumed with the long term over the short term, have you heard about this thing called global warming?
Some women will have babies though, absolutely, and some of those babies will be male. I don’t think the human race would die off, but I think you would be looking at well over a century or two before it starts looking anything like it looks today. In the immediate aftermath you’re going to have a government focused on keeping people working and pushing them in the right directions to ensure the basics of survival are covered, and a very low birth rate. Over the next 50 years the population is going to decline dramatically, then steadily continue declining after that. By that time we would look less like a modern society and more like a collection of nomadic tribes, I just don’t think there would be enough people left to organize large scale governments. Populations start to rebound from here though. Lack of easy energy slows growth, but knowledge and information are abundant and that helps. Eventually population growth winds up on a trajectory that will take it back to where we are now, but I think that’s after a century or two.
That’s a great plot for a post apocalyptic b-movie. Women fighting over sperm banks.
the use of the word raiding is hilarious
This post is really depressing how the fact men really are under valued in society. We work our asses off to find a mate and can be left and be completely fucked and noone gives a F. But women for the sole fact aline they have the biological ability to give birth alone gives them infinite more value.
This is a Stupid question, don’t you know that according to our government women can be men and men can get pregnant.. so In Theory one of the females can identify as a man and just like that we have women getting pregnant.. ughhh can’t believe you people don’t read lol