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Becoming a Sperm Donor

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Creating Loving Families

The idea of starting a family is taken for granted by most couples as the next logical step in a loving relationship. For many people in committed relationships, conception is a lot more complicated than just merely foregoing birth control. For same-sex couples in particular, this is a huge stumbling block to fulfilling the dream of a family life.

Sperm donation also assists heterosexual couples unable to conceive due to male factor fertility problems. It is also increasingly used to aid single women, and single and coupled lesbians, with having children. Some clinics report over seventy percent of their business stems from lesbian couples and single women.

Luckily there are alternative options available to start a family today. Such choices include artificial insemination via donated sperm. The donation of sperm to a couple or single woman is one of the most unselfish acts a man can perform. It proves you have the ability to give deeply of yourself for the benefit of others. You are literally in on the creation of a loving family in a very real way. Many donors claim a sense of pride from helping others achieve their dreams of parenthood.

Donation Process and Criteria

Sperm donation is the process in which a man donates his semen to a recipient, with the intent to achieve pregnancy and produce a child, in a woman who is not the donor's sexual partner. Pregnancies resulting from sperm donation are most commonly achieved utilizing artificial insemination, and less commonly by in vitro fertilization.

In general, sperm donors should be a minimum of eighteen years old, and preferably under the age of fifty. Donors should be in excellent health with no serious medical conditions, and no family history of genetic disorders. Men wishing to become sperm donors, whether anonymously or non-anonymously, must commit to health screening tests, including sexually transmitted infection testing and genetic screens if deemed necessary.

Known and Unknown Donors

Sperm does not always have to be donated anonymously. It's possible to donate to a woman or a couple of your own choosing. This option can allow you to stay in touch with the child if you so wish. Some donors do not desire steady contact, but are happy for the child to contact them when older. Other donors wish for partial involvement, and often serve as uncle figures.

Beyond the traditional anonymous sperm bank option, which often proves to be costly and frustrating, the choice exists today for the prospective donor and recipient to actually meet in person, providing the recipient with a much clearer picture of the donor's intelligence, personality, quirks, and mannerisms. Though most sperm banks provide a comprehensive dossier of every donor, it's impossible to gather from raw data what can be gleaned from seeing someone in the flesh.

There are numerous websites specifically devoted to the purpose of matching potential donors with the right recipients. Many provide matching services laid out much like dating websites, where a potential recipient can peruse profiles belonging to prospective donors.

Whatever route taken, the altruistic act of kindness that is sperm donation is a gift that truly keeps on giving.

Becky Downrose is the Founder of http://myalternativefamily.com - The premier online platform for finding and matching with sperm donors, egg donors and co-parent(s). Want to become a sperm donor? Register for free at http://myalternativefamily.com and gain instant access of profiles of women looking for sperm donors.

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