Sperm Banking

Client Sperm Freezing and Storage

The reasons for freezing ones own semen vary with the individual. Many men freeze and store their sperm for the following reasons.

Prior to Chemotherapy
Prior to Radiation Therapy
Prior to surgery that may effect the ejaculatory process
Prior to Vasectomy
Short term storage for couples when ovulation finds him out of town

Forms needed for storage of specimens at our facility include:
Storage Client Registration Forms and
Yearly Storage Agreement

Storage of Semen Specimens
$250.00/Year/Up to 12 units, 1.2 C.C. Cryovials
$350.00/Year/for 13-24 units, 1.2 C.C. Cryovials

Under new FDA regulations, there are three catagories of frozen specimens and each has its own use and testing criteria under the the FDA guidelines and the internal requirements of the cryobank. They are:

Intimate partner
This is where the frozen specimens will/can only be used by the donors sexually intimate partner in reproductive use.

Directed Donor
Not offered by NW Andrology & Cryobank

Anonymous Donor
This category includes all anonymous sperm donors, such as the commercial donors that we offer through the sperm bank. This group has the most intensive and restrictive testing and FDA compliance.

Required Testing

Intimate Partner:
Client must provide current lab results prior to actual time of storage:

NEGATIVE
HIV 1 & 2
HEP-C
HTLV 1 & 2

We will accept most all types of routine diagnostic testing results performed by CLIA licensed laboratory facilities for this category of frozen specimens.

Anonymous Donor
Minimum FDA regulated testing includes those tests found above for directed donors, but is more involved and includes a 180 day quarantine with retesting. Our testing of donors is detailed on our donor standards web page.

If you're paying more than this for storage at another bank, consider moving your assets.