Donor Screening. Sperm Bank and Semen Donor Qualifications and Screening for Louisiana Artificial Insemination.

Donor Screening



	Donor applicants undergo a comprehensive screening process for the protection of recipients. Donors from certain ethnic groups are tested for specific conditions. The following genetic screens are conducted as appropriate to applicant’s ancestry and ethnic group: Canavan’s disease Cystic fibrosis Sickle cell disease Tay Sachs Thalassemia A copy of the donor’s most recent serology results will be sent to your doctor along with the shipment.

Screens or Tests as of 8/2005	Frequency
Three-generation family health history Medical, social, and sexual history of donor Physical exam by internist Chromosome analysis Hgb electrophoresis CBC Aspartate aminotransferase (SGOT)	Initially Initially Initially Initially Initially Initially Initially
Semen analysis	Each donated specimen
Alanine aminotransferase (SGPT activity) Chlamydia Cytomegalovirus (CMV), IgG and/or IgM antibody plus culture Hepatitis B, surface antigen and core antibody Hepatitis C, antibody HIV-1/2 (AIDS), antibody HIV-1, antigen HTLV-1/2, antibody Neisseria gonorrhea Syphilis, antibody HIV-1 RNA HCV RNA	Initially and every 3 months Initially and every 3 months Initially and every 3 months Initially and every 3 months Initially and every 3 months Initially and every 3 months Initially and every 3 months Initially and every 3 months Initially and every 2 months Initially and every 3 months Initially and every 3 months Initially and every 3 months

Reproductive Resources, Inc.
3901 Houma Blvd., Suite 223
Metairie, Louisiana 70006