Can I use a friend as a donor?
Yes. You can use a friend or an acquaintance as a sperm donor. If you want to use a Known Donor, we can help you by testing the sperm to ensure the quality is high and no diseases, like CMV, are transferred to the woman. By using a licensed sperm bank, you can be sure that the Known Donor meets the sperm donor requirements, thus minimizing any risk of transferring diseases to your child.
If you are interested in learning more about using a Known Donor to fulfil your dream of a child, you can follow the link to read more about the prices of donor sperm.
3 things to consider when using a friend as a sperm donor
Before you use a friend as a sperm donor, we recommend you and your friends agree on certain things. Therefore, we have made a list of three topics you can discuss before using a friend as a sperm donor:
- How is it going to affect your friendship?
- Are you going to tell them about their genetics?
- Will you be involved in their life?
Need help?
Our Customer Care Consultants are ready to answer any questions you might have about using a friend as a sperm donor.
Your legal rights when using a friend as a sperm donor
One of the most important things to consider when using a friend as a sperm donor is legal rights. When using a sperm donor from our donor programme, the sperm donor has signed an agreement stating that he will have no parental rights to the donor-conceived child. But when using a friend or acquaintance as a donor, it is important to ensure that you get full parental rights.
How to receive donor sperm from a friend?
At Cryos, we can help you make sure that the donor sperm is ready for insemination. This means that we test the sperm count, motility, and morphology to ensure it is usable for fertilizing the egg. After the sperm quality test, we make sure that the sperm cells are cleaned and ready to be frozen for you to use in fertility treatments like ICI and IUI treatment.