A center where a man’s semen may be frozen and stored for later use in artificial insemination.
A place where sperm can be stored for use in artificial insemination.
A privately run organization that collects sperm from donors, sometimes paying a fee, and sells it to women or doctors for use in artificial insemination. Such banks gather full medical histories from the donors, should the mother later wish such information, but the donor’s identity is confidential, except where both the donee requests and the donor agrees to reveal it.
A place that holds a collection of donor sperm (male sex cells) in order to fertilize female eggs. If a male partner cannot produce a sufficient number of normal sperm, or if a single woman chooses to become pregnant without a male partner, artificial insemination with semen from a sperm bank is a fertilization option. All sperm donors are carefully screened for medical problems and sexually transmitted diseases. They are registered according to age, race, hair and eye color, and body build.
A repository for the storage of semen used for artificial insemination. In some banks the specimen is frozen.