Sperm Bank Comparison

Last update: March 2013

	Fairfax Cryobank	Sperm Bank 2	Sperm Bank 3
General Information
Americal Association of Tissue Banks (AATB)Accredited
Online Forum/ Sibling Registry
Full Time Dedicated Genetic Counselors
ID Option Donors- Offspring at 18 if Registered WILL Receive Donor Name and Contact Information
Graduate Level Education without higher prices
Ship to Home or Doctor's Office
Local Patient Pick Up at Lab Sites
Instant online access to Donor Medical Status
Annual Donor Medical and Personal Updates Posted on Free Summary Profile
IVF Units Available
Vial Buy-Back (Any unit bought at any time is eligible for a partial refund as long as it has not left our facility)
FedEx Tracking Information
Email of Invoices
No Extra Fee for Orders Placed and Shipped Same Day
Financing Option Available

Donor Selection Services
Fairfax FaceMatch (TM) Online Photo Matching Free
Free Donor Summary, Essay, Staff Impression, Medical Profile and Audio Clip (other banks offer some of these at no cost, but we offer all free.)
Online Chat Available
Donor Profile Silhouettes
Donor Selection Counseling under $75
Donor Childhood Photo Available on Over 95% of Donors
Donor Adult (Lifetime) Photo
Donor Audio Interview

Donor Screening (information verified from competitor websites May 2011)
Performs All Required FDA Testing of Donors
Chromosome Analysis on all available donors
Cystic Fibrosis Screening on all available donors
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Screening- (Fairfax Cryobank initiated testing on all new donors 6/2008)
Jewish Donors Tested for Familial Dysautonomia, Fanconi-Anemia Type-C, Niemann-Pick Type A
Jewish Donors Tested for Bloom Syndrome, Mucolipidosis Type IV
Irish Donor Testing for Tay Sachs Disease
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) NAT by PCR*
Herpes Simplex Virus 1 & 2 (HSV) NAT by PCR*
HIV 2 NAT by PCR*
HTLV 1 & 2 NAT by PCR*
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) NAT by PCR*

*Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing (also called NAT for Nucleic Acid Testing) is a far more sensitive testing method which uses molecular genetic techniques to identify for the presence of the DNA of the infecting virus. Fairfax Cryobank makes more extensive use of this testing method than any other sperm bank.

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