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Skip to site alert. Skip to content. For patients seeking to use donated sperm, either from a known or unknown donor, there are many factors to consider, including the donation source and storage to protect all your future options for parenthood. These are some of the most frequently asked questions about the sperm donation process.

Seattle Sperm Bank, a laboratory provides couples and individuals with the choices they need to make dreams of conception, pregnancy and childbirth a reality, offers the most comprehensive genetic testing of any sperm bank in the world. The laboratory is now introducing a comprehensive genetic testing search tool to help clients choose the right sperm donor based upon those test results. This tool can also be used with our other donor search criteria to help users easily narrow down the donor list, to find the best matches. Seattle Sperm Bank's screening process includes testing all donors who entered our programme as of August , for carrier status of more than genetic conditions.

Sperm donation laws vary by country. Most countries have laws to cover sperm donations which, for example, place limits on how many children a sperm donor may give rise to, or which limit or prohibit the use of donor semen after the donor has died, or payment to sperm donors. Other laws may restrict use of donor sperm for in vitro fertilisation IVF treatment, which may itself be banned or restricted in some way, such as to married heterosexual couples, banning such treatment to single women or lesbian couples. Donated sperm may be used for insemination whether natural or artificial or as part of IVF treatment. Notwithstanding such laws, informal and private sperm donations take place, which are largely unregulated.