Choosing a sperm donor is a meaningful and personal decision. This step-by-step guide helps you understand your options—from screening standards and genetic factors to selecting the right donor type and vial for your treatment.
At MySpermBank we accept less than 1% of donor applicants, after rigorous health, genetic, and background screening, designed to meet or exceed industry, Federal Drug Administration (FDA), and American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) standards.
MySpermBank donors are carefully chosen for physical and genetic health, emotional readiness, and personal accountability — ensuring that every donor represents the highest standard of safety and trust.
Choosing a donor is a deeply personal decision. MySpermBank offers three identity options so families can decide how and when identifying information is shared between the donor and the donor-conceived child.
After a live birth — Donor identity becomes available to the family as soon as a live birth is reported. This allows early connection when desired.
At adulthood — The donor's identifying information is shared with the donor-conceived individual at 18 years old upon request.
Both options protect privacy while supporting openness for donor-conceived children.
Disclosure is managed securely by MySpermBank to ensure verified and confidential identity release.
Every donor—regardless of identity type—undergoes the same extensive medical, genetic, psychological, and background screening before approval.
MySpermBank ensures all connections occur through regulated, confidential, and consent-based processes for everyone's peace of mind.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a very common virus that most adults have been exposed to at some point in their lives. In healthy individuals, CMV typically causes mild or no symptoms. However, if a person who has never been exposed (CMV negative) is infected for the first time during pregnancy, the virus can be passed to the baby and may cause health complications.
At MySpermBank, all donors are screened for CMV prior to joining the program and are routinely re-tested throughout their donation period to ensure their CMV status remains current and accurate. This ongoing testing provides intended parents with up-to-date, verified information—helping ensure the safest possible match for every family. You will be able to filter on CMV status in our donor database.
Building your family through donor conception can be a multi-step journey, and planning ahead helps preserve consistency and peace of mind.
Many families choose to purchase sibling vials at the time of their initial donor selection. This ensures that additional vials from the same donor are reserved for future pregnancies—allowing siblings to share a biological connection. Because donor inventory can sell out quickly, reserving sibling vials early gives you flexibility and certainty for future family building.
MySpermBank follows strict national and international family limit policies to promote responsible donor use and protect the health and privacy of all families. Each donor is limited to a controlled number of family matches, both in the United States and abroad.
We also maintain a detailed outcome reporting system, which tracks all reported births and uses of donor sperm. This allows us to monitor family limits, maintain compliance with international standards, and support families who want updates about their donor's availability for future use.
Through this rigorous oversight, MySpermBank ensures that every donor match is handled with integrity, traceability, and long-term care for all families involved.
Explore our donor database to begin your search. Each donor profile includes medical history, education, physical characteristics, and more — so you can choose with confidence.
