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The screening process is intentionally designed to be rigorous and exclude any applicant that does not meet our industry-leading standards. Fairfax Cryobank accepts less than 1% of donor applicants.

First, donors must pass a preliminary evaluation.

All sperm donor applicants must be 18 to 39 years of age. Each applicant is required to complete an application form that includes a medical and genetic history of the applicant and family members, and a consent and specimen release document.

Then the sperm samples undergo analysis for quality.

Each sperm specimen submitted for analysis is evaluated for volume, pH, count, motility, progression, viability, abnormality, and white blood cells. The specimens are frozen and subsequently thawed for post-thaw analysis.

For the current list: Infectious Screening Tests

Donors have a medical and genetic evaluation.

Each applicant has a complete physical examination and a clinical geneticist evaluates their medical and genetic history. Fairfax Cryobank provides the expertise of board-certified clinical geneticists in the evaluation of the donor’s medical and family history, as well as reviewing the test results of the extensive genetic screening performed on all sperm donor applicants.

For the current list: Genetic Disease Testing

Testing donations post-acceptance.

Once an applicant is accepted into the donor program, each sperm specimen is evaluated individually both pre-freeze and post-thaw. Any specimen not meeting the minimum standard requirements is discarded. All specimens are quarantined six months and the donor retested for HIV-1, HIV-2, HTLV-I & II, hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis C, syphilis (RPR), CMV, Neisseria gonorrhea, and Chlamydia trachomatis before release for use.