Category Archives: Donor Sperm

What’s in the Shape: Sperm Morphology (Part II)

Posted on October 27, 2011 by admin

Blog written by Laboratory Staff C.O. Sperm morphology evaluation is a component of a complete semen analysis. Sperm cells are stained to make them visible, and several hundred are viewed under high magnification and scored individually as normal or abnormal … Continue reading →

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Getting to know your donor

Posted on October 21, 2011 by admin

Blog written by Laboratory Staff Zach K. As part of my job as a laboratory technician, I work with donors on completing their personal profiles. Our donor profiles contain vast amounts of information about the donor and their family, almost … Continue reading →

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The Fertility Forum Radio Show

Posted on October 10, 2011 by admin

CLI Director of Operations, Michelle Ottey, PhD was featured on The Fertility Forum radio show with Dr. Phyllis Martin. The Fertility Forum has professional guests in all areas relating to fertility. The topic of this show is all about sperm banks … Continue reading →

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Would you become a donor?

Posted on September 19, 2011 by admin

Blog written by Laboratory Staff Zach K. As a man working in the sperm banking industry, I get asked many questions. Some of them weird, some of them random, but a majority of them are about our donor program and … Continue reading →

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A Sperm Bank Responds: Fairfax Cryobank and Cryogenic Laboratories, Inc.

Posted on September 12, 2011 by admin

An article was published last weekend on sperm donation which did not accurately reflect the way that sperm banks distribute sperm now or the way that we provide information to clients and their offspring. Every reputable sperm bank, for instance, … Continue reading →

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What’s in the Shape: Sperm Morphology (Part I)

Posted on August 29, 2011 by admin

Blog written by Laboratory Staff C.O. The term morphology refers to the form and structure of an object or thing. Sperm morphology is the term used to describe the appearance (size and shape) of sperm. Morphologically normal human sperm will … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Trying to Conceive

Posted on August 22, 2011 by admin

Blog written by Laboratory Staff JM Trying to conceive (TTC on all those forums and message boards), whether you’re trying by insemination, IVF, or the old-fashioned way, can be an exciting and overwhelming process. All sorts of thoughts are going … Continue reading →

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Donor Motivation

Posted on August 15, 2011 by admin

Blog written by CLI Director of Operations Michelle Ottey, PhD I am often asked about what motivates men to become a sperm donor. In my experience, over the past five years, I have found the answer to that question to … Continue reading →

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What are the chances?

Posted on July 25, 2011 by admin

By Amy Erickson Hagen GIVF Compliance Officer I’m a science person. My brain just thinks better with facts and figures than it does with abstracts. So I thought it may be nice to provide some facts about success rates. SART … Continue reading →

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The Lighter Side of Donor Sperm

Posted on July 21, 2011 by admin

Blog written by CLI Director of Operations Michelle Ottey, PhD Working in Donor Sperm is a serious business. It is a highly regulated and regimented working environment where days are filled with strict protocols, processes, paper work, screening, and quality … Continue reading →

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