Therapeutic Donor Insemination

Another advanced program we offer here at The Center is the Therapeutic Donor Insemination (TDI) Program. This option best serves couples experiencing severe male factor infertility – or couples where there is no male partner or sperm available. In couples where there is male factor infertility, the male partner may have a very low sperm count, sperm with poor motility, a previous vasectomy, or an absence of the testes or vas deferens, and the TDI Program would be recommended as treatment because it uses donated sperm. Other patients who benefit from this program include couples where both partners are carriers of certain types of genetic disorders or where the man is a carrier of a chromosomal abnormality such as balanced translocation. Single women and same sex couples may avail themselves to this program as well.

In the TDI process, patients and donors are carefully screened, medical and genetic history is carefully reviewed, and patients are counseled by our physicians and our psychologist. Donor sperm is chosen from a select list of sperm banks we have identified as meeting the highest standards with regard to good practice and quality of service. After patient testing is completed, donor sperm is introduced into the women’s uterus using a small catheter around the time of ovulation.

TDI is successful for many couples, depending on factors such as age and fertility history.

Sperm Banks Registered with The Center

The following sperm banks have been identified as meeting certain standards with regard to good practice in tissue banking and in the quality of service afforded their clients. These banks vary in the kinds of donors they offer in terms of identity release, the donor’s willingness to be known to your child in the future. These donors may be identified as: Maybe donors – possibly allowing contact after a child is 18yo., Open donors [aka: “Known”, “ID Release” or “ID Consent”] – allowing some type of contact after a child is 18yo., or Anonymous donors. You should select a bank from the following list and work directly with them to choose a donor. All banks have a variety of services they will offer you. Please narrow your choices but do not buy any profiles, pictures or vials until you have spoken to your TDI Coordinator for further instructions.