How do I get started?
To begin the sperm storage process please call us to request an information packet and/or to schedule your initial appointment. At the first visit we will review the Storage Contract with you, and you’ll provide urine, blood and semen samples in our lab.
For a Client Depositor Account, we do a complete semen analysis on your sample to determine sperm count and motility. If your semen contains no sperm, we won’t store the sample and we’ll reduce the fee for your visit. However, we will store all semen samples that contain some genetic material. Advances in reproductive technologies make it possible for conception to occur, even with samples with very low sperm counts or even from samples with non-motile sperm.
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 provides an ejaculate for evaluation only—the ejaculate is not stored and can not 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. The semen analysis indicates the donor’s general fertility, and the test thaw indicates how well the donor’s sperm survives freezing.
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