What Did the Urologist Say to the Sperm Bank Employee?
Blog written by Laboratory Staff JM I recently had the pleasure of meeting a urologist in the area, outside of work. Most of the men he would refer to a sperm bank would be considering a vasectomy, or possibly banking sperm prior to cancer treatment. When the urologist discovered that …
Sperm Banks Help Grow Your Family, Not Design a Baby
Blog written by Fairfax Cryobank Director of Operations Michelle Ottey, PhD. There has been a lot of talk about designer babies in the media in regard to using donor sperm. The subject of genetically engineered or designer babies will often be mentioned in articles discussing donor selection and assisted reproduction. This talk …
Just one reason why donors donate
Blog written by Laboratory Staff MC One of the great ways to learn about our new donors is through their donor audio interview. This morning I interviewed a donor who has been in the program for a few months. Chatting with him up to this point had already taught me …
Step by Step
Blog witten by Fairfax Cryobank Director of Operations Michelle Ottey, PhD. This past weekend I had brunch with a very good friend. She is in a good place in her life and in her relationship of 10 years with her partner, so she is seriously considering building a family. Being …
Donors still Surprise Me
Blog written by Fairfax Cryobank Staff MM After working here at the Cryobank for almost 5 years now, I still get surprised by how kind our donors are. I’m expecting my second child in March and one of our donors actually came up to me, asked if I was expecting …
Information overload
Blog written by laboratory staff IS When I first started working at Fairfax Cryobank 3 years ago I remember the sheer information overload that came with being trained as a laboratory technician. The memorization needed for lab tasks alone is extensive: volume adjustments when accounting for semen viscosity, minimum requirements …
Naive About Donor Sperm
Blog written by laboratory staff NP As a recent college graduate, I have only been employed by Fairfax Cryobank for approximately three months. Now, as a new member of the young professional society, the same questions I find are being asked of me: “Where do you work?”, “What do you …
Knowledge is power
Blog written by laboratory staff DG Modern medical science has made incredible advancements in recent decades especially in the field of reproductive medicine. This is especially true in regards in genetic testing and the work done at Fairfax Cryobank when testing potential donors for genetic disorders. When I began working …
Environmental Effects on Sperm
Blog written by Fairfax Cryobank Director of Operations Michelle Ottey, PhD. Spermatogenesis is the process through which immature germinal stem cells are differentiated into mature sperm. This process is incredibly involved and takes approximately 60 days.* Due to the complexity of each step in this process, sperm are highly susceptible …
Who Gets the Sperm?
Blog written by Director of Operations, Fairfax Cryobank, Michelle Ottey, PhD. Not all sperm donors are alike. When screening for sperm donors, sperm banks are looking for a good, diverse, representative group of men who will appeal to our patients. The staff meets the prospective sperm donors and works with …
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