Sperm donors donate semen to help women conceive without sexual intercourse. Donors can choose anonymity, and laws vary by location. Donors must be healthy males aged 18-44, commit to six months of donations, and undergo testing. Compensation ranges from $35-$50 per donation, and payment is held for six months to ensure the donor is disease-free.
A sperm donor is a man who donates his semen, containing viable sperm, for the purpose of enabling a woman to conceive a child without having sexual intercourse. Sperm donors can choose to be anonymous or allow their identities to be revealed to women who become pregnant as a result of their donations. Most sperm donations occur through sperm banks, but some donations occur through special arrangements made by a private donor and recipient. Sperm donation is commonly used to help couples who cannot achieve pregnancy due to infertility of the male partner. However, it is also often employed to help single women and lesbian partners conceive.
Sperm donation laws vary depending on where the sperm bank is located or where the donation will take place. In some places, the identity of a sperm donor must be kept private. Sometimes, both the sperm donor and the recipient can choose whether the donation will be anonymous or not. No matter how the identity of the donor is handled, he is the biological father of all children produced by his donations. Often, multiple half-siblings are born from one man’s multiple donations.
To become a sperm donor, most banks require a male to be at least 18 but no older than 44. The male must be in good health and have no family history of any disease that can be inherited. Adopted males may not be accepted as sperm donors, as their family histories will be in question. A prospective donor must be willing to make a 6 month commitment and submit a sperm donation to the bank at least four times (and sometimes more) a month. Donors must also be willing to undergo physical exams and initial sample testing before being accepted.
Sperm donors often receive payment for their donations from the sperm clinics or banks to which they donate their sperm. Typical sperm donor compensation ranges from $35 US Dollars (USD) to $50 USD per donation. However, there can be wide variations in payment amounts, depending on the sperm bank’s budget and what sperm donors in the area are willing to accept. In many cases, a sperm donor will not receive full payment for 6 months. During this time, the donor must undergo a series of blood tests to ensure that it is free from communicable diseases.
The 6-month wait for payment corresponds to the quarantine of the sperm donor’s sperm sample. The bank’s lab holds the sperm for so long because there are certain diseases and viruses, such as HIV, that may be present in the donor’s body but don’t show up in a blood test until about 6 months later. By holding the full payment during the quarantine period, the bank ensures that the donor will show up for retesting.
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