EDUCATION & RESOURCES
At Premier Sperm Donors, we believe that informed decisions lead to better outcomes. Our educational video library covers everything from choosing a donor to understanding the insemination process—created by reproductive experts, for families like yours.
Why choose Premier Sperm Donors
- Expertise of Medical and Lab directors
- Safety based on rigorous donor screeningÂ
- Trust in DNA-verified donors
How does PSD select donors
- Donor recruitment
- Infectious disease screening
- Sperm quarantineÂ
- Genetic and psychological screening
How to choose your donor and type of sperm vial
- Personal criteria for choosing a donorÂ
- Health and safety of donor spermÂ
- Sperm quarantineÂ
- Genetic and psychological screeningÂ
- Blood type
- Sperm preparation: IUI or ICIÂ
- Motile sperm counts Â
- In-vitro-fertilization
Genetic screening of donors
- Human genetics
- Genetic Carrier testing
- Autosomal Recessive inheritance
- PSD and ASRM recommendations for genetic counseling
Donor-conceived children and registry
- Promoting future connections between donor-conceived childrenÂ
- How many donor-conceived children per donorÂ
- PSD’s efforts to adhere to donor-conceived children limits
Fertility treatment and donor sperm
- Age related trends in pregnancy and birth ratesÂ
- Artificial insemination (IUI and ICI)Â
- Timing of artificial inseminationÂ
- In-vitro-fertilization and ICSI
Semen Analysis
- What is a semen analysis
- Sperm count, sperm motility and sperm morphology
Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
- Definition of IUI
- Why sperm must be washed for IUI
- IUI procedure
Intracervical insemination (ICI)
- Definition of ICI
- Unwashed versus washed sperm for ICI
- ICI procedure
Home insemination success rates
- Best candidates for home insemination
- Natural fertility and pregnancy rates
- Timing of home insemination
- Optimizing home insemination success
DNA fingerprinting
- PSD’s unique offering of DNA-verified donorsÂ
- What is DNA fingerprinting
- How DNA fingerprinting works at PSD
- Accuracy of DNA fingerprinting
Research at PSD
- PSD’s research mission
- Basic reproductive biology research
- Outcome studies from sperm donation
- Collaboration with Life Research OxfordÂ
- Transgenerational Epigenetics Research
Ovulation and timing of insemination
- The menstrual cycle
- The LH curve and estimating the day of ovulationÂ
- Ovulation predictor kitsÂ
- Timing of IUI by a medical professionalÂ
- Timing of ICI for home insemination
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- What is cytomegalovirus(CMV)
- How are donors tested for CMV
- Congenital CMV infection and risks to fetusÂ
- Recommendations for choosing CMV-positive or CMV-negative donors
Donor profiles
- Why donor profiles matter
- Key components of a sperm donor profile
- Identity disclosure
- Choosing your sperm donor
The donor selection experience
- Who typically uses donor sperm
- How to begin – preparing for the processÂ
- Understanding IUI versus ICIÂ
- Navigating donor profilesÂ
- Genetic considerations and counselingÂ
- Making your decision
How to order my vial of sperm
- Step-by-step ordering process
- Create an account
- Donor selection
- Choose your sperm vial type
- Check storage and shipping option
- Doctors note requirement (eg. New York State)
- Place your order
Home insemination overview
- What is home insemination
- Why home insemination
- Who should consider home insemination
- How is home insemination performed
- What makes us the premier home insemination sperm bank
Home insemination process
- What to do once your shipment arrives
- Tracking ovulation and timing inseminationÂ
- Preparing for the home insemination procedureÂ
- How to thaw the vial of spermÂ
- How to perform the insemination procedureÂ
- Precautions after completing insemination