Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is a Directed Donor?
A Directed Donor is someone who is choosing to bank his semen for use with someone other than an intimate partner. A Directed Donor may be someone chosen by the recipient, such as a close friend, but someone the recipient is not sexually intimate with.
What testing is required for Directed Donors?
Directed Donors are required to get a full infectious disease screening, a physical and if their background warrants, ethnic specific tests. All of these tests must be completed within seven (7) days or specimens will be held in quarantine for six (6) months and can then be released following the full infectious disease screen.
What is a Known Donor?
A Known Donor is a term often used for a Directed Donor. Like a Directed Donor a Known Donor is a male who has agreed to have his semen banked who is known by the recipient but is not a sexually intimate partner. Known Donors are required to submit the same health history information and require the same testing as an anonymous donor. Genome Resources can accommodate Directed Donors (see above) but does not have an active Known Donor program.
What is a Known Donor?
A Known Donor is a term often used for a Directed Donor. Like a Directed Donor a Known Donor is a male who has agreed to have his semen banked who is known by the recipient but is not a sexually intimate partner. Known Donors are required to submit the same health history information and require the same testing as an anonymous donor. Genome Resources can accommodate Directed Donors (see above) but does not have an active Known Donor program.
What is an Anonymous Donor?
An Anonymous Donor is someone who donates semen to be sold to couples and individuals requiring reproductive assistance. No identifying information is given to the couple/individual using the semen and no identifying information is given to the anonymous donor concerning the couple/individual using the semen.
How long does the initial appointment take?
For any type of donor, the initial appointment takes between 45 minutes and 1 1/2 hours.
What happens at the initial appointment?
At the initial appointment, you will fill out paperwork, ask questions, and leave the first specimen.
