Blog written by CLI Compliance Officer Amy Erickson Hagen
1. What does IUI stand for?
Inter Uterine Insemination
2. In what year did scientists discover a technique for freezing sperm?
1949
3. What is the cryoprotectant that was initially used to protect sperm from damage during the freeze/thaw process and is still widely used today?
Glycerol
4. What is the name of the oldest commercial sperm bank?
CLI – founded in 1970
5. When did the FDA provide regulatory requirements for donor eligibility?
5/25/05
6. When was the first successful artificial insemination of a woman recorded?
1790 The renowned Scottish anatomist and surgeon, Dr. John Hunter, reported that he had successfully inseminated the wife of a linen draper, using her husband’s sperm.
7. Is a male born with all of the sperm he will ever have?
Unlike females who are born with all the eggs they will ever have in their ovaries, a male does not develop sperm until puberty. Sperm is then produced daily from puberty for the rest of his life.
8. What is the advantage of using frozen, quarantined sperm over fresh sperm?
Frozen sperm has been tested and quarantined then re-tested for various infectious diseases. There is significantly less risk of the female contracting an infectious disease using frozen, quarantined sperm.
9. What is the percentage of sperm donor accepted into CLI’s donor program?
1 in 200 so one half of one percent
10. What is the average conception rate for a fertile women using donor sperm per month?
15-20%. Very similar to the rate of natural conception.
Source: http://health.howstuffworks.com/pregnancy-and-parenting/pregnancy/fertility/sperm-bank.htm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_insemination.
