Donor 14305, very low counts

rot10teethrot10teeth Posts: 4
in Selecting a Sperm Donor
Be careful with this donor. Just had IUI yesterday and only had 1.8million with 60%motility. We tried a donor b/c my husbands count was low, 7 million with 100% motility. What a disappointment!!!! I'm so upset, sad, mad,etc.....

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  • cryo-admincryo-admin Posts: 4,538
    Hi R -

    I'm sorry to hear about your experience. If you haven't done so already, please have your lab complete a specimen report form so that we can review this for you.

    Please note that Donor 14305 does not have a low sperm count.

    All of our donors go through an extensive screening process that takes about 3-4 months. This qualification process includes performing repeated semen analyses and freeze-thaw analyses to confirm that the applicant consistently produces a high quality specimen. Motility, count and forward progression are all considered in this analysis. Less than 1% of applicants actually become CCB donors. In addition, even after a donor qualifies for our program, every single donation is evaluated by our lab to ensure that the specimen quality meets our high standards.

    One vial from one donation is not a reflection on the donor's sperm count. There are many variables that come into play when a lab thaws and evaluates specimen from a vial. Thawing time, temperature, inadequate mixing, and type of counting chamber can significantly impact the final outcome of thawed specimen. Washing the specimen can also contribute to a poor result.

    Also, donor sperm and sperm provided by a husband are not the same. While numerous scientific studies find that pregnancy rates with IUI are maximized with 5 million total motile donor sperm, this is not the case for husband/partner sperm. When looking at large populations of study participants, greater quantities of husband/partner motile sperm are generally required to achieve pregnancy.

    Again, we encourage you to send us a specimen report so we can assist you further.

    Regards,

    Nicole
    CCB
  • ShawShaw Posts: 2
    Hi,

    Anyone else using this donor?
    We were planning to use him for IUI. But seeing the above message we are worried. Anyone has success with Donor 14305? Any suggestion on the counts?

    Regards
  • EmergeButterflyEmergeButterfly Posts: 19
    I NEVER had low counts with this donor through 5iuis. I recently conceived using this donor via IVF. I have no reason to think the difficulty conceiving was on the donor's part. I think this donor is excellent.

    If all goes well with my pregnancy, I plan to sell my extra vials. I think there is a couple selling their vials from this donor currently on here so you might want to send them a message if you want to try soon. I will post here when the time comes for me to part with my vials.

    Best wishes to you!
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