Sperm Donation: All You Need To Know
It is a technique used when the male partner is infertile and sperm from a donor is used to impregnate the female.
Sperm donation is one of the many third party reproduction techniques. However, without doubt it’s the easiest and least troublesome though it can only be used when the male partner is infertile or for same-sex couples. If you think any male can pop into the clinic and donate his sperm, you’re wrong. There are a score of tests prospective donors have to undergo before they can donate sperm. There is a round of sperm analysis tests, which checks the sperm’s mobility, count, volume and other parameters.
The donor has to be between the ages of 21-45 and not suffer from HIV, hepatitis B and C, hypertension, diabetes, STDs and genetic disorders. The blood group and Rh status of the individual also needs to be noted. The tests are thorough and need to cover everything including height, weight, age, skin and eye colour, family medical history etc.
An infertile couple can approach a fertility clinic where they are told their various options. These include the various assisted reproduction techniques and one of them is getting a sperm donor. There are various different ways to get sperm donors.
The traditional Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) procedure dictates that a sperm donor can only be approached through a sperm bank. The fertility clinic has to obtain sperm from appropriate banks though neither the clinic nor the couple should know the identity of the donor. However, it shall have the donor’s entire information like height, weight, skin colour, educational qualification, ethnicity, profession, etc. The sperm is usually inseminated using various artificial reproduction techniques.
There are options to find donors in other countries as well and this has led to a sort of fertility tourism where women visit countries where sperm donation is permitted. Sperm donation laws vary all over the world, for example a single woman in India is allowed ART but it’s illegal in various countries so interested couples might travel to India where it is legal.
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It is a technique used when the male partner is infertile and sperm from a donor is used to impregnate the female.
It can help cancer patients to keep the fertility window open for a longer time.
Shocking: Mother impregnates 14-year-old daughter with donor sperm!
Lindsay Lohan wants to be a mother but is she ready for it? Can she be a responsible mother?
China has a thriving black market -- for sperm!
John Abraham supports sperm donation with 'Vicky donor'
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