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About Our Donors (Continued) What Commitments Must A Donor Make To RML? A minimum of one year of participation with four to five laboratory appointments per month, monthly blood draws, agreements and forms, interviews, physical exam, scheduled reviews of life style assessment, ongoing evaluation of health and disease risk. We view a donors willingness to commit to such a demanding schedule as further proof of his sincere attitude. What Are The Chances For DI Success? Realizing that each recipient is a unique individual with her own distinctive physical complexities, our data has demonstrated a Probability of Pregnancy of 42 % within 3 cycles and 67% within 6 cycles. Although we would like to, we cannot guarantee success with any number of cycles. You are encouraged to review the "Evaluation of Therapeutic Donor Insemination - within this insert. How Many Pregnancies Does RML Allow One Donor? Upon completion of regularly scheduled surveys of our physicians, donors that exceed three live births per 100,000 population will be restricted from use in that geographical location. Post-thaw Donor Semen Specimen Parameters. A Guaranteed Laboratory Report is provided with each specimen.
What Information Does The Donor Provide To Assist RML Staff In Deciding Whether Or Not To Accept Him As A Donor? Candidates undergo vigorous, lengthy interviews involving personal questions concerning sexual behavior, family background and reasons for participating in our semen donor program. A minimum of 3 generations of family history is taken and evaluated. Following extensive semen analysis, both prior to and after cryopreservation, the candidate is tested for infectious diseases. The list of screening criteria is continually being updated as recommendations are received from governmental and professional organizations. After 3 months of testing, accumulation of physical and personal data and countless interviews and discussions, our Medical Director - Dr. Alfonso P. Del Valle determines the acceptability of the candidate. An additional three months of testing and screening ensue before the donor's specimens are available for use in clinical artificial insemination. After this 6 month period we feel confident and assured that the donor candidate is now ready to become an "accepted" member of the donor program. About Our Donors
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