Sperm Donor Medical Status Updates
What are Sperm Donor Medical Updates? Donor Medical Status Updates are a Fairfax Cryobank sperm donor classification that indicates if a donor has been restricted due to a significant medical issue in an offspring. Not all medical issues reported result in a restriction. Those determined to increase the risk to …
Our Staff
Meet the Fairfax Cryobank Sperm Bank Staff Together We Build a Family. At Fairfax Cryobank, our staff is dedicated to our mission of helping you realize your family-building dreams. Since 1986, the experienced and caring team at Fairfax Cryobank has been honored to have helped thousands of families around the …
Quality Assurance
Exceeding Sperm Donor Criteria and Screening Standards Fairfax Cryobank only provides sperm donors that pass the most extensive screening process. This criterion includes basic testing required by the accreditation and licensing organizations. In addition to the basic tests, Fairfax Cryobank goes above and beyond with the most state-of-art genetic and …
Is autism genetic?
Autism is a behaviorally defined pervasive developmental disorder that affects how a child functions in several areas, including speech, social skills and behavior. Children who have problems in these areas are sometimes said to have an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) because the severity of symptoms varies greatly. Autism affects about …
Company History
Fairfax Cryobank Timeline 1984 It Starts with Genetics & IVF Institute Founded by Dr. Joseph D. Schulman in 1984 in Fairfax, Virginia, Genetics & IVF Institute is the first clinical and laboratory facility designed from inception to provide fully integrated, comprehensive outpatient services in the areas of human genetics and …
What will my baby look like?
If I select a donor with a certain physical feature, what is the chance his offspring would inherit it? The answer is not clear. A child’s appearance will often resemble some features of both parents but it is not predictable which features those will be. I would like my baby …
What are the genetic disease tests performed on the donors?
It is essential to have a comprehensive understanding of genetic conditions and genetic inheritance in order to provide the best possible donor screening for inherited conditions. Fairfax Cryobank provides the expertise of board-certified clinical geneticists in evaluation of the donor’s medical and family history as well as reviewing the test …
Families with a History of Genetic Disease
If you have a family history of a genetic issue, we would gladly address these issues with you as you go through the donor selection process. I am a carrier of a genetic disease. One of the most common situations we encounter is a client who has found out she …
ASRM Fact Sheet on Parenting Multiples
From the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) fact sheet on Challenges of Parenting Multiples: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES Some multiples, especially newborns, may be hard to tell apart even if they are not identical. At first, you can tell multiples apart by color coding their clothing or using bracelets that spell out …
ASRM Fact Sheet on Pregnancy with Multiples
From the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) fact sheet on What do I need to worry about with a multiple pregnancy? What are some problems with having a multiple pregnancy? Pregnancy loss The more fetuses there are in the womb, the more likely it is that the pregnancy will end in miscarriage, …
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