Sperm quality/type of specimen

About 25% of all infertility is caused by a sperm defect and 40 to 50% of infertility cases have a sperm defect as the main cause or a contributing cause. Sperm counts may or may not be indicative of a male fertility issue. Typically a semen analysis will be performed on the male, which includes sperm count, motility (sperm’s ability to swim and move quickly), shape and maturity of the sperm cells, volume of semen, pH balance, clumping (potential autoimmunity issues), and white and red blood cell count (potential infections).

Donor Egg

In this procedure eggs are obtained from the ovaries of another woman (donor), fertilized by the sperm from the recipient’s partner, and the resulting embryos are placed in the recipient’s uterus. Older women and women who experience premature menopause are candidates for egg donation.

To help egg donors understand the egg donation/harvesting process, teaching visits are conducted by one of our trained nursing personnel to brief egg donors.