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<p>When applying to become a sperm donor, there is an extensive list of requirements that must be met in order to be approved for sperm donation. These requirements concern the age, health, sperm quality, and risk behaviour of the sperm donor. The overall purpose of the sperm donor requirements is to ensure high-quality donor sperm from healthy men, as this will give you the best possible chances of achieving a healthy pregnancy and child.</p>
<h2><span class="display-4">Important sperm donor requirements</span></h2>
<p>To become a sperm donor at Cryos, a candidate must meet the following minimum requirements:</p>
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<li>Be between 18 and 45 years old</li>
<li>Have good sperm quality</li>
<li>Have a good physical and mental health</li>
<li>Provide a detailed medical history of his genetic origins</li>
<li>Give blood and urine samples on a regular basis<br><br></li>
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Nurse screening young man according to sperm donor requirements at Cryos

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<h2><span class="display-3">Why all these requirements when donating sperm?</span></h2>
<p>Some of the sperm donor requirements in force at Cryos are required by official authorities such as the Danish Health Authority, while others have been decided by our internal medical team to further increase the quality of donor sperm available at Cryos. While some of the requirements for sperm donors might make sense to you, some of them might demand some additional explanation. Below you can read about some of the most significant sperm donor criteria.</p>
<h2><span class="display-4">Sperm donor age requirements</span></h2>
<p>The age criteria for donating sperm at Cryos is 18 to 45 years. Some men decide to become a sperm donor after having children themselves. They have experienced the joy of parenthood and want to give other people a chance to feel the same. Other men apply to become sperm donors before having started a family on their own.</p>
<p>For donor candidates younger than 25 years, the psychosocial interview with our internal psychologist will include a special focus on the donor&rsquo;s maturity and understanding of the implications and consequences of being a sperm donor.<br><br></p>

<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span class="display-3">Use filters to narrow your search</span></h2>
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<h2><span class="display-4"><br>Sperm quality requirements</span></h2>
<p>Another important requirement is of course to have good <a href="/en-gb/dk-shop/private/about-sperm/sperm-quality-and-motility/">sperm quality</a>. Upon sending the application, the donor candidate must book an appointment for a sperm analysis. He then delivers a sperm sample, which we will thoroughly analyse to determine sperm quality. In the sperm analysis, we look at the number of sperm cells per millilitre (<a href="/en-gb/dk-shop/private/blog/low-sperm-count/">sperm count</a>) and the number of motile sperm cells per millilitre (<a href="/en-gb/dk-shop/private/blog/low-sperm-motility--what-is-it/">sperm motility</a>). Only men with high sperm quality will be accepted as donors. This is to ensure you the best possible chances for pregnancy success - the sperm cells must be able to survive both processing and freezing and be able to fertilize an egg after thawing.</p>
<p>See how we analyse sperm quality at Cryos in the video below.</p>

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<h2><span class="display-3">Other criteria when donating sperm</span></h2>
<p>Just as when donating blood, there is a long list of sperm donor requirements &ndash; some involve testing while others can be determined rather quickly.</p>
<p>A donor candidate will be rejected if he:</p>
<p><strong>&hellip;has certain medical conditions<br></strong>During the <a href="/en-gb/dk-shop/private/about-sperm/screening-of-sperm-donors/">sperm donor screening</a>, donor candidates are tested for several diseases in a clinical examination, and via blood and urine tests. However, if &ndash; upon applying &ndash; a sperm donor candidate can say yes to having certain diseases or conditions such as venereal warts or condylomas, and/or haemophilia or another coagulation disease, he does not qualify for sperm donation and will be rejected.</p>
<p><strong>&hellip;has already donated sperm at another sperm bank than Cryos<br></strong>To ensure that the limit of pregnancies achieved by the same donor is not exceeded, a donor is only allowed to donate at one sperm bank. At Cryos, we furthermore control this by offering a limited number of <a href="/en-gb/dk-shop/private/how-to/how-to-order-donor-sperm/what-is-a-quota-reservation/">Quota Reservations</a> in countries operating with national quotas.</p>
<p><strong>&hellip;is adopted or donor-conceived himself<br></strong>Part of our thorough screening is to determine and assess the medical history of not only the donor but the extended family (in three generations). If a donor candidate cannot provide a detailed medical history of his genetic origins, e.g., if he is adopted or donor-conceived himself, he will not be accepted as a donor.</p>
<p><strong>&hellip;practises a risk behaviour that is unsuitable with sperm donation<br></strong>Some activities will either require quarantine or are incompatible with sperm donation altogether. Examples of risk behaviour that will cause us to reject a donor candidate could be if he has provided sex to others for money or drugs or injects medicines for non-medical reasons.</p>
<div>Other activities are considered as risk behaviour that will result in a 6-month quarantine. Examples of such risk behaviour could be:</div>
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<li>Travelling to high-risk countries or areas</li>
<li>Getting tattooed or pierced by an un-authorized tattoo artist</li>
<li>Having sex with a person who is presumed to have contagious hepatitis or an HIV infection</li>
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<p>Upon each sperm donation, the sperm donor will be asked if there has been any change in his risk behaviour since his last sperm donation. If so, the Cryos staff will assess the risk and &ndash; if relevant &ndash; perform extra tests. This is to minimize the risk of transmitting infectious diseases from the donor.<br><br></p>

Red-haired sperm donor meeting sperm donor criteria at Cryos

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<h2><span class="display-3">No minimum height requirements or similar</span></h2>
<p>At Cryos, we want our sperm donor selection to represent the general population as much as possible. At our international sperm bank in Denmark, we do not have any requirements regarding height, weight, hair colour, etc., nor a certain educational level, as long as the men are healthy and have good sperm quality. If you have specific preferences or sperm donor criteria, you can filter your results in our <a href="/en-gb/dk-shop/private/find-donor/search-sperm-donors/">sperm donor search</a>. If you prefer to know exactly what the donor looks like, you can choose a <a href="/en-gb/dk-shop/private/how-to/how-to-choose-a-sperm-donor/sperm-donor-profiles-with-adult-photos/">sperm donor with Adult Photos</a>.<br><br></p>
<h2><span class="display-3">Want to learn more about sperm donation?</span></h2>
<p>In addition to the preliminary sperm donor requirements described above, all donor candidates will be thoroughly tested and screened before being approved as donors. And the testing will continue on a regular basis, once the actual sperm donation begins.</p>
<p>If you would like to know more, you can read about <a href="/en-gb/dk-shop/private/about-sperm/sperm-donation/">sperm donation at Cryos</a> and the different steps from application to sperm donation or visit our blog post about <a href="/en-gb/dk-shop/private/blog/sperm-donor-pay-and-compensation/">sperm donor compensation and pay</a>.<br><br></p>

<h2><span class="display-3">Frequently asked questions about sperm donor requirements</span></h2>
<h3 data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span class="display-4">How many times can you donate sperm?</span></h3>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">A sperm donor can typically donate once or twice a week - sometimes more often. The amount of times a sperm donor can donate depends on the quality of their sperm.</p>
<h3 data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span class="display-4">Are sperm donors fathers to children born as a result of their donation?</span></h3>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">No, sperm donors will never be regarded as the legal father or have any responsibility towards any children born as a result of their sperm donations.</p>
<h3 data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span class="display-4">Can sperm donors be anonymous?</span></h3>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Yes, sperm donors can choose to be Non-ID Release, meaning that their contact information will never be accessible for children born from their donation or parents to donor-conceived children.<br><br></p>
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<p><span class="display-6">Did you know that only 5-10% of all sperm donor applicants meet the requirements for sperm donation and become a sperm donor at Cryos? Read about some of the most important sperm donor requirements here.</span></p>