Donor Home Delivery does not prevent the transmission of disease; therefore, the donor should be in good health and screened for infectious diseases prior to insemination. The donor should also have a semen analysis to ensure the donor is producing sufficient motile sperm.
Unless the donor and recipient are continuing sexual partners, the recipient should screen potential donors with the following criteria:
- Donor has NOT had a sexually transmitted disease during the recent past AND
- Donor has been celibate for the last 6 months OR
- Donor is in a long-term mutually monogamous relationship with a co-habitating partner who is negative for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C OR
- Donor is single/has multiple partners and ALWAYS uses condoms without breakage when engaging in oral, rectal and/or vaginal sex within the last 6 month prior to insemination.
We advise you to consult a licensed health professional before beginning inseminations.
To avoid disease transmission we advise the donor be tested and found negative for the following:
- Hepatitis B surface antigen
- Hepatitis C antibody
- Syphilis
- HIV 1 and 2
- HTLV 1 and 2
- Cytomegalovirus IgM (CMV-IgM)
- Gonorrhea
- Chlamydia