What is donor sperm?

In some instances we’ll see men who have no sperm present in the ejaculate. Oftentimes, we’ll go ahead and do the micro-dissection testicular sperm extraction in these men, and still we will not be able to obtain any sperm. The good news is that oftentimes these couples will look toward the option of using donor sperm, and this is really an important option for couples to consider. Many couples find that the opportunity to go through a pregnancy together, through the use of donor sperm, is an incredibly valuable and healing experience for them.

The use of donor sperm is something that can be done in strict confidentiality, and while there are some couples who choose to share this pathway with their friends and relatives, others don’t and really preserve to keep this issue private and personal. The good news is that the disclosure issues are really up to the individual couple. The bottom line is that the use of donor sperm allows a couple to go through and really enjoy the process of going through a pregnancy. And again, there’s often a lot of healing that goes on during that nine months of the pregnancy, and certainly there’s no doubt as to who the parents are at the end, when the mother and father are their for the birth of their child.