What is Sperm Freezing?

A Good Candidate for Sperm Freezing

Storing sperm prior to an IVF, egg donor or surrogacy cycle ensures the availability of sperm should the male partner have difficulty producing a sample on the day of egg retrieval or should the male not be available to produce a fresh sample due to other medical reasons.

Some men discover they have diseases or must undergo treatment or surgery that will cause permanent sterilization or genetic damage. As cancer detection and treatment techniques improve, more cancer conditions are being detected at younger ages in men, with better and longer survival rates. Therefore, more men in their fertile years are now considering this option.

Good candidates include:

• In cases of low sperm counts where multiple semen collections may be necessary for use in a single inseminat To preserve semen for deferred inseminations when an intimate partner is temporarily absent
• Prior to assisted reproductive technologies such as In Vitro Fertilization; to secure a good quality semen specimen for the future procedure.
• Prior to vasectomy, but still desire to keep a possible option open for future roles.
• Gay couples or single woman may choose donor to achieve a pregnancy. The semen is quarantined for a period of time while the donor is screened for infectious diseases.