Causes of donor rejection in a sperm banking program.
During a 2-year period, 93 men between the ages of 18 and 46 years were screened for sperm donation using a three-stage protocol. Thirty (32%) applicants became active donors. Eighty-five percent of the semen specimens from these men were successfully frozen, quarantined, and released for insemination. The three-stage protocol successfully eliminated most uncommitted or unqualified applicants in an efficient, cost-effective manner. Sperm cryopreservation increased the rejection of otherwise acceptable donors by 27%.
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Department of Laboratory Hematology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195-5020.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D005615:Freezing; D006801:Humans; D007315:Insemination, Artificial; D008297:Male; D012662:Semen Preservation / Q000379:methods; D013074:Sperm Banks; D013081:Sperm Motility; D014015:Tissue Banks