Directed Donor

A Directed Donor is an individual who stores sperm for a designated recipient who is not his intimate partner or spouse. Any stored vials in this account will be quarantined for six months prior to release.

The initial cost to set-up this account is from $1525 and up (cost varies based on optional tests and number of return visits).

  • This account has extensive FDA required testing and screening
  • There is six-month quarantine on all vials collected.
  • Specific paperwork, documents and a Medical Exam are required of the donor prior to initial visit.
  • Donor needs to be able to access our Berkeley office to open account and make deposits.
  • Vials wil be releasable approximately 7+ months after the initial visit.

The $1525 in Initial Account Set Up fees include:

  • The first 12 months of storage
  • All required blood and urine testing
  • Administration, account set up and consultation

At the Initial visit you will: (approx 2hrs)

  • Review and sign the Storage Contract
  • Provide a semen sample in our lab- this ejaculate will be frozen and stored
  • Have your blood and urine collected at a secondary location.
  • Pay initial account set-up fees

Choosing to make Return Deposits:

  • Scheduled to store additional samples
  • Each return appointment costs $200
  • Number of vials created from each visit depends on volume of the ejaculate
  • One vial equals one cc of semen
  • One cc vial equals one attempt at pregnancy

An EXIT blood draw is required 6 months after the last deposit. (Not included in the initial fees)

Because of the FDA required quarantine, vials stored in this type of account will be releasable approximately 7 months after the last semen deposit is made.

  • Additional Fees:
    • Additional appointments for deposits: $200
    • Wash samples: $180 (optional)
    • Genetic testing: $75 - $800 (optional)
    • Exit blood draw: $500
    • Vial retrieval fee: $75
    • Shipping $200 - $250 (local pick up, no fee)
    • Annual Storage fee for as long as the vials are here: $400

How do I get started?

To begin the sperm storage process please call us to request the required paperworkt. Once all the required paperwork has been filled out by all parties (recipient and donor) and returned to TSBC, please call and make an appointment for the Account Set Up. All paperwork must be recived before the initial visit.

  • At the Initial visit the Donor will:
    • Review and sign the Storage Contract
    • Provide a semen sample for storage in our lab.
    • Have your blood and urine collected in our lab

Please allow up to 2 hours for the Initial Appointment. Any subsequent appointments for additional deposits are 30 minutes. 

For Directed Donors and Known Donors we highly recommend you schedule a semen analysis and test thaw appointment with TSBC prior to setting up a storage account.

  • At this appointment the donor will:
    • provide an ejaculate for evaluation only
    • this ejaculate is not stored and cannot be used for insemination.
    • our lab will perform a complete semen analysis on the sample, freeze it, and thaw it a week later to assess cryo survival, we call this a "test thaw"
    • the semen analysis indicates the donor’s general fertility, and the test thaw indicates how well the donor’s sperm survives freezing.

 

Please email for more details. Or call 510.841.1858 ext. 4