Maureen,
Did you know that the testing a sperm donor undergoes is not standard from one sperm bank to next? No sperm bank does more testing than Fairfax Cryobank; we go above and beyond all required regulatory testing and continue to be the leader in infectious and genetic disease testing.
Sperm Bank Comparison
Last update: June 2013
Fairfax Cryobank goes above and beyond any regulatory testing requirements. We are the only sperm bank to test the donor semen for the presence of the HPV virus by DNA based testing. Find out more about HPV, the leading cause of cervical cancer.
We also have more production sites than any other sperm bank ensuring a diverse group of donors from several geographic locations.
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Donor Screening
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| Performs All Required FDA Testing of Donors |
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| Chromosome Analysis on all available donors |
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| Cystic Fibrosis Screening on all available donors |
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| Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Screening- (Fairfax Cryobank initiated testing on all new donors 6/2008) |
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| Jewish Donors : Number of disease tested on current donors |
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| Irish Donor Testing for Tay Sachs Disease |
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| Human Papillomavirus (HPV) NAT by PCR* |
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| Herpes Simplex Virus 1 & 2 (HSV) NAT by PCR* |
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| HIV 2 NAT by PCR* |
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| HTLV 1 & 2 NAT by PCR* |
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| Cytomegalovirus (CMV) NAT by PCR* |
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*Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing (also called NAT for Nucleic Acid Testing) is a far more sensitive testing method which uses molecular genetic techniques to identify for the presence of the DNA of the infecting virus. Fairfax Cryobank makes more extensive use of this testing method than any other sperm bank.
We hope you have found this information helpful! If we are able to be of any additional assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us, Monday – Friday from 7:00am – 8:00pm EST, and Saturday from 11:30am – 3:30pm EST. You can also visit us on our website, here or you can click here to chat with us.
Thank you,
Client Services
Fairfax Cryobank and Cryogenic Laboratories, Inc.
3015 Williams Drive | Fairfax VA 22031 USA
Telephone: 703-698-3976 | Fax: 703-698-3933
www.fairfaxcryobank.com www.cryolab.com
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