Specimen is produced through masturbation. The ejaculate is collected in a sterile specimen cup.

Men and couples face a wide range of reasons why the natural route for conceiving a child is problematic. In these cases, and for the sake of posterity, many men will have their sperm cryogenically frozen and preserved.

Sperm should be put in a cryobank prior to receiving chemo treatment. Chemotherapy negatively impacts sperm viability. If you’ve already started treatment, a viability test can be done in order to ascertain potential damage.

20 – 150 million sperm per millilitre.

In excess of 20 years, depending on the storage techniques used.

Specimens will only be destroyed when: signed specimen destruction notice is received by our facility, or on receipt of a death certificate.