The co-founder and CEO of Telegram, Pavel Durov, who recently revealed he has fathered over a hundred children in 12 countries through sperm donation, is once again making headlines. Altravita, a clinic based in Moscow, announced that it is offering free IVF treatments to women willing to use Durov’s donated sperm.
According to the clinic, women who meet specific requirements can undergo IVF at no cost using Durov’s sperm. “We are happy to offer you a unique opportunity! Only in our clinic can you undergo IVF for free, using Pavel Durov’s sperm—one of the most famous and successful entrepreneurs of our time. This opportunity is one of a kind, and the number of slots is limited,” reads an announcement on the clinic’s website.
The clinic also noted, “Pavel Durov is willing to finance all the IVF protocols that use his sperm. It is a very generous contribution to society from someone who wants to help those dreaming of becoming parents.” While the Telegram CEO shared a link to the clinic on his platform, he made no specific mention of the free IVF offer.
The requirements for interested women include an age limit of 37 years, and participants must be in good health, as determined by the clinic’s reproductologist. Altravita claims that its cryobank has exclusive rights to store and use Durov’s biomaterial.
In a previous post, Durov shared the story of how he became a sperm donor. “Fifteen years ago, a friend of mine approached me with a weird request. He said that he and his wife couldn’t have kids due to a fertility issue and asked me to donate sperm at a clinic for them to have a baby. I laughed my ass off before realizing he was dead serious,” Durov recalled. Eventually, he agreed to help and was later informed by the fertility clinic that he was a “high-quality donor material,” which inspired him to continue donating.
