IUI or IVF may be carried out using donor sperm.
Donor sperm is used when:
▪ the male partner’s semen sample contains no spermatozoa (also known as azoospermia)
▪ he is ill or is a carrier of a serious genetic or infectious disease, etc.
▪ he is ill or is a carrier of a serious genetic or infectious disease, etc.
EmbryoClinic collaborates with certified sperm banks abroad, which meet strict criteria regarding the safety and effectiveness of their genetic material.
Donor Screening
Initially the donors are selected based on a number of parameters:
- sperm quality
- age
- personality
- education
- 4 generation family health history
Further screening includes blood and urine analysis:
| chemistry panel | complete blood count |
| urinalysis | ABO-Rh blood typing |
| HIV | HTLV I/II |
| Hepatitis B Surface Antigen | Hepatitis B Core Antibody |
| Hepatitis C Viral Antibody | Syphilis (RPR) |
| CMV IgG/IgM | Chlamydia |
| Gonorrheae | p24 antigen test |
Genetic tests include the following:
- 4 generation family medical history, which is reviewed by a trained genetic specialist or a medical doctor
- Chromosome analysis
- Thalassemia (HPLC analysis)
- Sickle Cell Disease (HPLC analysis)
- Cystic Fibrosis screening
- SMA/spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Deafness DFNB1 (GJB2)
- Deafness DFNB1 (delGJB6)
- Tay-Sachs disease
Screening tests may vary depending on the donors travel history and ethnic background.