Purchasing Of Sperm

A sperm bank , semen bank, or cryobank is a facility or enterprise which purchases, stores and sells human semen. The semen is produced and sold by men who are known as sperm donors. Sperm sold by a sperm donor is known as donor sperm. A sperm bank may be a separate entity supplying donor sperm to individuals or to fertility centers or clinics, or it may be a facility which is run by a clinic or other medical establishment mainly or exclusively for their patients or customers.

This article updates the UK guidelines for the medical and laboratory screening of sperm, egg and embryo donors. This was achieved by a working group composed of representatives from: the Association of Biomedical Andrologists, the Association of Clinical Embryologists, the British Andrology Society and the British Fertility Society, with subsequent review and commentary from their respective memberships. Information and guidance on core facts which should be made evident to all parties involved in donation are provided. Changes with regard to transmissible disease screening include: i extended guidance regarding history taking, risk factors and deferral periods; ii recommended quarantine period for donors screened by Nucleic Acid Testing NAT and serology is now 3 months; iii recommended quarantine period for donors screened by serology alone is legally required to be 6 months; iv if donor oocytes, or embryos created with donor oocytes, are cryopreserved then the quarantine period should be observed as best practice. We further recommend that consideration be given to HPV vaccination of women who outside of insemination may not be exposed to HPV. For heritable diseases, the discussion and assessment of genetic risk have been fundamentally reviewed in light of technological advances.

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Add content to this section using the sidebar. Freezing sperm, also called cryopreservation, is the process of freezing and storing sperm or human ejaculate. Sperm samples are collected, analyzed, frozen, and then stored at a sperm bank.