Why become a donor

Becoming a donor is a wonderful way to help a couple struggling to have a child. Many of our donors speak of friends or family who have experienced infertility. While donors receive monetary compensation, rarely is that cited as a reason for becoming a donor.

Donor Process (Overview)

Donors go through a multi-step process of evaluation:

1. Initial criteria information may be taken over the phone and includes:
   Age 19 Ð 40
   BMI: at or under 28
   Education: High school graduate or above
   Residency: St. Louis resident.
   Must be available for at least the next 2 years.
   
2. Complete the Donor History Packet
   (Access on the FORMS page of this website, or can be picked up at our office).
3. Visit 1 Semen Analysis, Physical and infections Disease Screening
4. Visit 2 Drug Screen, Semen and Urine Culture
5. Visit 3 Genetic Screening and Semen Analysis

After all tests have come back negative, donor is accepted and can begin donating specimens for compensation ALL DONORS must come in for repeat blood tests every 3 months

Donor Screening

Our donor screening process includes personal questions about education level, sexual history, at least three generations of family health information and a discussion of reasons for wanting to be a semen donor. Donor profiles are available for your review.

Candidates are assessed for general health, genetics and infectious disease. As a result of our high standards and requirements, less than 5% of the donor applicants are accepted into our program.

Donor specimens are not released for a period of six months, during which time the donor must pass HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C antibody screenings.

Compensation

Donors are paid $100 per specimen. Donors will Receive $50 when it is determined that the specimen meets the criteria for motility, concentration, etc. After the 6-month blood tests are negative, then the donor will receive the remainder of the compensation for each specimen donated within that 6 month period.

Confidentiality

Procreative CryoBank, LLC strives to maintain every donor's right to privacy. We will always make every effort to assure donor anonymity. We will not release confidential information about you without your written consent. If we have a need to contact you by telephone, letter or e-mail, we take steps to protect your anonymity.

You are given a donor number and you will only be identified by this number to anyone outside of the donor department. When you retire from the program, it is important that you do not forget your donor number in case you should have questions or any other reason to contact us in the future.

We feel that it is important to balance the concerns for the privacy and confidentiality of the donor with a child's need to know about his or her biological parents. We feel that the donor or the recipient should not be expected to express how they would feel about the subject sometime in the future. We are obligated by mutual agreements to maintain the anonymity and privacy of all parties, including the donor, recipient, and all children resulting from anonymous donor insemination. However, if given mutual consent, by the donor and child in the future, we will attempt to assist them in finding a channel through which they can communicate. If a medical emergency should occur, we would contact you directly in order to protect your privacy and confidentiality. Your identify will not be revealed without your express permission to do so.