You and your partner may wish to store sperms in the laboratory if your partner cannot be present for some reason during your treatment cycle, if he has had difficulty in producing semen previously or if previous tests have confirmed that there have been problems with semen analysis or production. A single man may also wish to store his semen for future use under reasonable circumstances.
Ideally, the samples should be produced in the laboratory, as the results tend to be better. There needs to be two or three days abstention before producing a sample.
You and your partner may use your sperm at any time, either here or at any other licensed clinic. The children resulting from such use will be your legal children.You are free at any time to withdraw or vary your consent to store or use your sperm unless, of course, the sperm has already been used in treatment. Counselling is available should you require it..
You must be aware that there is an annual storage fee which you will need to pay every year for your sperm to remain in storage.. In the
case of non-payment of the charges when the donor is alive, the bank
would have the right to destroy the semen sample or give it to a bonafide
organisation to be used only for research purposes. In the case of the
death of the donor, the semen would become the property of the legal
heir or the nominee of the donor at the time the donor gives the sample
for storage to the bank. All other conditions that apply to the donor
would now apply to the legal heir, excepting that he cannot use it for
having a woman of his choice inseminated by it. If after the death of the
donor, there are no claimants, the bank would have the right to destroy
the semen or give it to a bonafide research organisation to be used onlyfor research purposes.
It should be understood that all discussions, information during counselling, etc, will remain entirely confidential.
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