{"id":12103,"date":"2022-01-31T15:16:16","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T13:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryogonia.ntw.gr\/faq-4\/"},"modified":"2022-02-24T11:43:28","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T09:43:28","slug":"faq-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.cryogonia.gr\/en\/become-a-donor\/faq-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Sperm donation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Sperm donation FAQ<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Everything you need to know<\/p>\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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What are the benefits of my participation in the programme?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  • FINANCIAL COMPENSATION<\/strong> for the costs of participation in the program (according to law 3305\/2005)<\/li>
  • FREE<\/strong> selected sperm and blood laboratory tests during participation in the programselected sperm and blood laboratory tests during participation in the program<\/li>
  • FREE<\/strong> specialized genetic tests<\/li>
  • FREE<\/strong> freezing and 5-year cryopreservation of a semen sample collected after the donor\u2019s participation in the program and stored for personal use<\/li>
  • ETHICAL SATISFACTION<\/strong> for an act of substantial assistance and social contribution<\/li><\/ul>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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    What are the requirements for partitipation?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • Age 18-40 years.<\/li>\r\n
    • Residence in Athens for one year from the start of the program.<\/li>\r\n
    • Personal and family history free of infectious, genetic or hereditary diseases.<\/li>\r\n
    • High risk groups excluded.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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      • Consistent participation and obligatory completion of the program.<\/li>\r\n
      • Good health.<\/li>\r\n
      • Regular visits to CRYOGONIA for the collection of specimens, requiring sexual abstinence of 3-4 days.<\/li>\r\n
      • Exclusive collaboration with CRYOGONIA<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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        The total duration of the initial screening is approximately 2 months. The qualified candidates are accepted to initiate the Sperm Donation program and commence their visits to the Sperm Bank, in order to collect the designated number of semen samples. The seminological and blood tests detecting the presence of sexually transmitted diseases are repeated every trimester and the frozen semen samples are released only after a minimum of 6 month quarantine, provided the test results are negative.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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        How are the donors tested?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Laboratory testing of prospective donors includes multiple seminological and haematological tests:<\/p>\r\n

        Seminological tests:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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        1. Conventional parameters (semen volume, sperm count, motility, morphology, vitality)<\/li>\r\n
        2. Functional parameters (acrosome integrity test, sperm DNA integrity test, semen redox potential test, etc.)<\/li>\r\n
        3. Recovery test and longevity study post thaw<\/li>\r\n
        4. Complete microbiological screening<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

          Hematological tests:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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          3. Mediterranean syndromes (thalassemia type a, b, db and sickle cell anemia \u2013 genetic testing by NGS and evaluation by HPLC and full blood count)<\/li>\r\n
          4. Cystic fibrosis (includes \u226599% of mutations checked by NGS and also deletions and duplications for the CFTR gene)<\/li>\r\n
          5. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA 1 gene)<\/li>\r\n
          6. Non-syndromic hearing loss (connexin GJB2 gene \u2013 most frequent mutation c.35delG)<\/li>\r\n
          7. Sexually Transmissible Diseases (HIV I\/II, HbsAg, anti-HCV, VDRL, anti-HTLV, CMV)<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

            Only the candidates whose semen quality exceeds the reference values of internationally recognized methodologies are selected.
            Due to the seasonal variations observed in semen, it is possible that a candidate donor is asked to deliver 2 or 3 control samples, in order to certify whether his semen quality meets the selection criteria.<\/p>\r\n

            There is also a possibility that neat semen of good quality might not be adequately recovered post thaw. Since sperm donation requires only frozen semen, the selection obviously includes only samples that produce good recovery of motile spermatozoa after thawing.<\/p>\r\n

            All laboratory tests are performed free of charge for the donors.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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            Once the donor semen samples\u2019 collection is completed, the donor is obliged to return to the Sperm Bank for repeated laboratory testing within 3 and 6 months\u2019 time and\/or in case this is necessary for special reasons. Any change of personal contact details, i.e. address, phone number, must be reported to the Sperm Bank by the donor.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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            Regarding donor details<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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            According to the current legislation, sperm donation may, at the donor’s choice, be anonymous or non-anonymous and in the second case, either his details be disclosed from the beginning or be disclosed to the child after he\/she reaches adulthood, if the latter requests it.<\/p>\n

            If the donor selects anonymity, medical information concerning him is kept in a confidential file without any indication of his identity. Access to this file is only allowed to the child and for reasons related to his\/her health. The donor is protected against any claim of recognition of paternity, as well as against all rights arising there from. However, in no case the identity of the recipients, as well as that of the child or children born through the process of using donor sperm, are disclosed to the donor of the reproductive material.<\/p>\n

            Gamete donation between relatives is allowed only between collateral relatives and applies to blood relatives of the same sex.<\/p>\n

            Donor screening is performed according to the same legal requirements for all types of donors.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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            Medical information concerning the sperm donor is kept strictly confidential and in codified form in the Sperm Cryopreservation Bank and the National Registry of Donors and Recipients, which must be maintained by the National Authority for Medically Assisted Reproduction (NAMRA). Access to this file is only allowed to the child and for reasons related to his\/her health. In the case of anonymous donation, according to an explicit legislative provision, the identity of the person who has offered the gametes is not disclosed to the recipients and the children. Also, the identity of the child, as well as its parents, is not disclosed to the sperm donor.<\/p>\n

            By decision of the NAMRA or another competent Authority, it is possible for the donor’s details to be transmitted to another body, during the sperm transfer, in order to ensure the identification of the donor and to exclude cases of circumvention of the legislation, such as: sperm donation through more than one bank or achieving more than the allowed births. In the event of any such decisions, the donor may invoke the right to object or to limit or delete his details, depending on what may be applied on each specific case in accordance to the General Data Protection Regulation or the applicable Legislation at that time.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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            Children originating from gametes of the same third-party donor may not exceed ten (10) or twelve (12), not including the birth of a new child in a family that has already created a child from gametes of the same donor.<\/p>\n

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