Our Sperm Donor Screening Process

All potential donors are put through an extensive screening process before they can be accepted into our program. The initial screening is followed by a comprehensive seminal analysis including morphology by strict criteria.

Donors must be between the ages of 18-40. They must sign a donor consent and specimen release form to become a donor. Each applicant is then asked to come in for a personal interview with our specialists. Additionally, new donor candidates must fill out a detailed three generation medical health and genetic history questionnaire. Applicants who have a family history of genetically linked diseases are automatically disqualified from the program.

We strictly adhere to all guidelines set forth by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB), and Indiana State Law.

The screening process includes comprehensive specimen evaluation including morphology, sperm count, motility, kinetics, abnormality, round cell and overall quality. Specimens are frozen and then put through a post-thaw analysis. Any specimen that does not meet the minimum post-thaw standard of approximately 24 million total motile cells/ml and approximately 30% ± 5% motility is excluded from the screening process.

Indiana has its own unique set of laws governing blood testing for sperm donors. Initial testing must include:

• HIV 1
• Syphilis (RPR)
• Hepatitis B surface antigen
• CMV antibody
• Hepatitis B core antibody
• HTLV 1
• Hepatitis C antibody

Each time a donor collects, a urine specimen must be collected to test for:

• Chlamydia trachomatis
• Neisseria gonorrhea

In addition, all donor samples must be quarantined for 180 days and the donor retested for ALL blood analysis listed above before they can be released. Test results must ensure that the donor samples do not contain CMV (cytomegalovirus).

In addition, Genome Resources tests all donors for the following:

• HIV 2
• HTLV2
• ABO-Rh
• Complete chromosome analysis (Karyotype)
• Cystic fibrosis test
• Sickle cell
• Tay-Sachs
• HTLV2

Specimen Quality Guarantee

Semen samples are processed so that when delivered to the physician they contain the following:

• Volume: 1 ml
• Total Count: 80 million +/- 10%
• Motility: > or = 30% +/- 5%
• Total Motile: > or = 24 million/vial