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This information will help you prepare for your sperm collection by electroejaculation (EEJ) at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK).
EEJ is a procedure to collect semen, the milky white substance where sperm live. This procedure is for people who aren’t able to collect sperm by masturbating to ejaculation. Ejaculation is when semen comes out of your penis after reaching orgasm (an intense feeling of pleasure). During the procedure, you will have anesthesia (medication to make you sleep). Then a mild electric current is used to cause an ejaculation while you’re asleep.
Sperm banking is the collection, freezing, and storage of sperm for possible use in the future. Sperm banking before treatment will increase your chance of having a biological child in the future using your own sperm. After your procedure, your semen will be brought to the Sperm Bank of New York to be analyzed. Next, it will be transferred to their affiliated sperm bank in New Jersey for freezing and storage. The sperm bank’s address is:
The Sperm and Embryo Bank of New Jersey
187 Mill Lane
Mountainside, NJ 07092 908-654-8836
Some sperm banks may have less expensive storage fees. Talk with your healthcare provider if you want your sperm moved to a different sperm bank, or if you have questions. For more information, read Sperm Banking and Building Your Family After Cancer Treatment: Information for Men .
You may need to stop taking some of your medications before your procedure. Talk with your healthcare provider about which medications are safe for you to stop taking.
You must have a responsible care partner take you home after your procedure. A responsible care partner is someone who can help you get home safely. They should be able to contact your care team if they have any concerns. Make sure to plan this before the day of your procedure.
If you don’t have a responsible care partner to take you home, call one of the agencies below. They’ll send someone to go home with you. There’s a charge for this service, and you’ll need to provide transportation. It’s OK to use a taxi or car service, but you still need a responsible care partner with you.
If you develop any illness (fever, cold, sore throat, or flu) before your procedure, call the healthcare provider who scheduled it for you. After 5:00 p.m. , during the weekend, and on holidays, call 212-639-2000 and ask for the healthcare provider on call for your doctor.
A clerk from the Admitting Office will call you after 2:00 p.m. the day before your procedure. If you’re scheduled for your procedure on a Monday, you will be called on the Friday before.
The clerk will tell you what time you should arrive for your procedure. They will also tell you where to go. If you don’t receive a call by 7:00 p.m. , call 212-639-5014 .
If you need to cancel your procedure for any reason, call the healthcare provider who scheduled it for you.
‌ Do not eat anything after midnight the night before your procedure. This includes hard candy and gum.
‌ You can drink a total of 12 ounces of water between midnight and 2 hours before your scheduled arrival time. Do not drink anything else. Do not drink anything starting 2 hours before your scheduled arrival time. This includes water.
Once you arrive at the hospital, doctors, nurses, and other staff members will ask you to say and spell your name and date of birth many times. This is for your safety. People with the same or similar names may be having procedures on the same day.
You will have general anesthesia (medication to make you sleepy) to put you to sleep during the procedure. A catheter (thin, flexible tube) will be placed in your bladder to drain out your urine (pee). A solution will be put into your bladder through the catheter to lower your acid level. This protects any sperm that may pass into your bladder when you ejaculate.
While you’re asleep, your healthcare provider will place a probe into your rectum. A mild electrical current will be sent through the probe. This is repeated every few seconds. This current is slowly increased until you ejaculate.
Your semen will be collected. This includes the semen from your penis and any that may have passed into your bladder. The semen will be analyzed under a microscope. If no sperm are found or if the sperm don’t move well, we may do another procedure. It is called testicular sperm extraction (TESE) and involves collecting the sperm directly from the testes. This will only be done if you consented to it before your procedure.
Once the semen has been collected, the probe and catheter will be removed.
You will recover in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). When you wake up, you will be discharged home or brought back to your hospital room, if you’re in the hospital for other reasons.
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1. Refrain from any sexual activity (including masturbation) for at least 2 days and no more than 10 days. Longer or shorter periods of abstinence may result in a lower sperm count or decreased sperm motility.
2. A private room is available for semen collection within close proximity of our laboratory and is recommended for collection.
3. The semen specimen should be obtained by masturbation. Alternate methods may be discussed but are not recommended. Do not use any lubricant, including saliva, when collecting semen. Do not collect the specimen in a condom as these contain spermicidal agents, which will alter the results of the analysis. If a condom must be used, the laboratory will provide a special semen collection condom.
4. The specimen should be collected in a container provided by the ART lab. Be sure hands and penis are cleaned prior to collection. Avoid touching the inside of the cup. If any semen is spilled, DO NOT attempt to transfer it to the cup. Inform the lab personnel about the spill.
5. If the specimen was obtained outside of the collection room, bring the specimen to the laboratory within one hour after ejaculation. Do not expose the specimen to extremes of temperature. Place specimen container upright in a plastic bag, with the lid securely tightened, and keep specimen close to body temperature by transporting close to the body. The specimen should not be placed in a purse, pocket, or briefcase. Sperm do not have a long life outside of the body and at different temperatures. Delays in delivering semen and exposure to various temperatures will results in lower overall motile sperm count and poor semen cryopreservation.
6. Semen older than 1 hour will not be accepted for cryopreservation .
7. Please label the specimen collection container with the self-adhesive label printed with your name and registration number.
a. container is cracked, broken or leaking b. container not approved by the ART lab c. container is hot or cold to the touch d. specimen collected by use of condom not approved by the ART lab e. specimen brought in by unscheduled walk-in appointments.
9. One business day following the collection we will contact you about the quality and quantity of sperm in the test vial. Based on this information, we will make recommendations about the need for additional collections. We will also provide your primary oncologist with our recommendations, so medical treatment schedules can be made.
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Be younger than 40. Although sperm banks and fertility clinics all have slightly different policies in terms of sperm donor qualifications, almost all require that you be younger than 40 years old. [1]
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Some males produce completely healthy sperm beyond the age of 40, but many have lower sperm counts and reduced sperm motility, which makes it less likely to lead to impregnation. Lifestyle, diet and overall health are sometimes better indicators of sperm health than chronological age.

The age limit for some facilities can be as low as 35 years.
At the other end of the spectrum, the minimum age requirement is usually either 19 or 20 years.
Male sperm donors are usually paid between $50-100 USD per viable sample.

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Apply only if you're at least average height. In addition to age, there are height restrictions of who can donate sperm in the U.S. and many other countries. Shorter people don't have more issues with their sperm compared to tall people, but the recipients of the sperm almost always request taller donors, so the sperm banks and fertility clinic comply with their wishes. Many facilities require that their sperm donors be between 5'10" and 6'2", although others maintain that you must be at least 5'7" to qualify. [2]
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Short height is often a function of genetics, although environmental factors (poor nutrition as a child, infections, exposure to toxins) can play a significant role also.
Taller children tend to fit in better among their peers (assuming they're not giants) and eventually have a higher probability of success with dating, marriage and mating. [4]
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Realize that education often matters. Obviously many people who don't attend university or college are highly intelligent or even geniuses, but almost all sperm banks and fertility clinics require proof of enrollment or completion of post-secondary education. [5]
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In fact, some sperm banks only accept donors who are graduates of Ivy League schools and then market that information to justify their higher costs. Regardless, if you are not formerly educated in some capacity, there's virtually no chance of being accepted as a sperm donor.

Perhaps interestingly, university and college grades or performance almost never matter to sperm banks or fertility clinics (nor other achievements that require intelligence), it's just the admission and/or completion of a program that matter.
Between 50-80% percent of sperm within a sample of ejaculate do not survive the freezing process at sperm banks and fertility clinics.

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Be prepared to make a commitment. Almost no sperm banks or fertility clinics accept donors who have the intent of going through the process only once. Instead, most want a commitment in terms of frequency of visits (weekly or twice-weekly) and time (1-year contracts are common). [6]
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Most companies feel that commitment to their timetables represents stability, plus they have the opportunity to monitor and compare sperm samples for quality and evidence of poor health or bad lifestyle changes. For example, blood and sperm samples are routinely screened for illicit drug use, which can alter and damage sperm.

All sorts of hair and eye colors are encouraged, with the possible exception of red hair at some clinics. It appears that people who buy donated sperm prefer red hair the least.
Because Caucasian (light-skinned people) tend to use donated sperm the most, Caucasian sperm donors represent the majority. However, in some geographic markets, African Americans and Asian Americans may be in high demand. [7]
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