SPERM BANK

Spermiogram                                    

                                                       
Cryopreservation or the freezing of sperm is to preserve and maintain the samples at low temperatures (-196 0C) in liquid nitrogen.

At the Punta Pacifica Reproductive Center semen is frozen for the following procedures:

For the realization of artificial insemination cycles, IVF cycles of with donor sperm.

Freezing of sperm for men with pathologies that can cause sterility (before chemotherapy treatment, surgeries, vasectomy, etc.)

As a preventive measure for men who can not go to our lab or collect the sample on the same day that the semen would be used for an assisted reproduction treatment.

Sperm donors:

At the beginning of the program, donors have to be tested for HIV, hepatitis antibodies and other sexually transmitted diseases for intervals of 3-6 months. The samples are kept in quarantined for at least 180 days, and are not admitted in until the tests results are negative on at least two occasions. Donor samples remain in the program for at least 6 months before they are available to patients.

We also have semen donors for the California Cryo Bank.