Directed Donor

Thank you for inquiring about the Xytex Tissue Storage Directed Donor program. This service provides you with the means to choose someone you know to donate sperm for insemination. The following information describes the steps for fulfilling the Directed Donor Program. XTS realizes how important this decision is for you and your donor and especially your future child. We advise you to seek legal counsel once you have decided to pursue this option; therefore, enabling you and your donor to mutually understand the intentions and future wishes you will have for your healthy baby.

XTS also recommends that your donor have a semen analysis prior to proceeding with this program. That way you will both know if he has sperm cells for donation.

The program is thorough and entails considerable time on the part of all those involved. We at XTS wish to make this a positive experience for you and your donor, therefore we have written the following to help answer your questions concerning this program.

When you are ready to proceed with this service please email us at tissues@xytex.com to set up your account.

Medical History Questionnaire (MHQ):

Once you have set up an account with XTS, the MHQ can either be emailed or mailed to your donor. When the MHQ has been filled out, your donor will mail it to XTS for the Medical Director to review. Upon approval of the MHQ by the Medical Director, you and your donor will be notified of the outcome.  At that time a Cryokit™ can be shipped to your donor’s home for his samples and blood collection or an appointment may be made to visit the Atlanta or Augusta office where a Cryokit™ can be picked up and taken home or samples can be collected in the office. Throughout each step of the process, there will be forms that need to be filled out by you and your donor and returned to the personnel at XTS.

A physical exam is also required of your donor. The exam can be performed by either your donor’s physician, or by appointment with Xytex medical professional in the Atlanta or Augusta office.  The XTS physical form must be completed.

Sample Collection:

Ideally your donor will collect three samples over the period of 6 to 7 days.  If your donor is collecting via our Cryokit™, all the materials necessary to collect the samples along with instructions, paperwork and blood packs are enclosed with the kit. After the final collection the donor will ship the Cryokit™ back to XTS and the lab will perform post thaw testing and inform you both about the count and motility of the sperm once the results of the blood tests have been received.

If your donor is going to collect in the Atlanta or Augusta office, he will need to set up three appointments for the processing of his samples, blood work and physical exam.

Additional storage fees are required when your donor collects more than three samples.

Quarantine Period: Semen  will remain in quarantine for 6 months.  After this, the donor’s blood will be retested to confirm original blood work is unchanged.  Once the results have been received by XTS and approved by the Medical Director, the samples can be shipped to your physician for Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART).

Fee Schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is a Directed Donor? A Directed Donor is a person who you have asked to donate sperm for your use.

2. Do I need to contact a lawyer? Yes. It is highly recommended that you and your donor seek legal counsel in order to have in writing all intentions of both your donor and yourself as the recipient.

3. What does the Cryokit™ contain? The Cryokit™ contains all necessary supplies in which your donor will need to collect and freeze his sample. There will be a requisition for blood tests and paperwork that will need to be filled out by your donor in order for the lab to perform post thaw results. There is also a physical exam form that will need to be filled out by your donor’s physician or your donor may schedule an appointment with a Xytex medical professional  medical Director for a physical.  The cost for this is $160.

4. What are the required blood tests? The following are the required tests to be performed by either XTS or your
donor physician’s laboratory.

1. HIV 1 & 2 antibodies
2. HIV/HCV NAT
3. Hepatitis B Surface antigen
4. Hepatitis B core antibody
5. Hepatitis C antibody 
6. HTLV I/II antibodies
7. CMV Total assay
8. RPR (Treponema pallidum)
9. TP-PA or FTA-ABS (Treponema pallidum)
10. Gonorrhea
11. Chlamydia
12. Trichomonas
13. Genital Pathogens
14. CMV IgG & IgM

5. Why do I have to wait 6 months before I can have my donor re-tested? Due to our licensing and policies, XTS has a 6 month quarantine period for safety reasons.

6. Can I sign a waiver in order to eliminate the 6 month quarantine period? No. XTS strives to maintain and provide the highest standard of safety when it comes to you and your baby.

7. What forms of payment do you accept? We accept, VISA, MC, AMERICAN EXPRESS, DISCOVER and we have a payment plan provided through CareCredit®. Please ask for information on this payment plan.

8. What if my donor is out of town for the second set of blood tests? Your donor will have to have his blood drawn for the second set of tests. Please keep this in mind. If he does not have the tests completed, the units will not be released.

9. What is the break down pricing for the Cryokit™? When the kit is picked up from our office, the fees are broken down as follows: 

10. Can my donor collect more than three ejaculates? Yes. He can pick up an additional kit at a later date. There will be an additional charge of $100 for storage fees and the cost of 3 additional evaluations. Please keep in mind that if additional samples are required, the kit will need to be picked up soon after the first collections or there will be another blood draw.  This means that the first set of units will be available before the second set, however, you will be paying for additional sets of blood testing.

11. My doctor requires that I have washed units of sperm, how does my donor have his sperm washed? Your donor will have to make an appointment to collect his sample in our Atlanta or Augusta office. The lab staff will process the sperm as a washed sample. The cost for each washed ejaculate is $200. The storage fee for the first 3 ejaculates is $300.  If additional collections are necessary, the storage fee will be increased by $100 for the next 3 samples.  Also, your inseminating physician maybe set up to wash your donor’s samples.