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In Finland, approximately 16,000 fertility treatments are performed each year. In a fifth of these, donated oocytes, sperm, or embryos are used. Donated gametes are needed in infertility treatments where one's own gametes cannot be used.
Donated sperm can be used in fertility treatment, for example, if the man has no sperm production of his own or it is severely impaired. A man's hereditary disease can also prevent the use of his own semen. In addition, female couples and women wishing to have a child on their own need donated sperm.
Many of those waiting for donated gametes have years of infertility behind them. Donated gametes may be their only chance to have a child. Every donation is an important act that can change the lives of families. There is a severe shortage of sperm donors, and the help of even a single new donor makes a big difference.
A man aged 22–40 who has not previously donated sperm to any sperm bank can apply to become a sperm donor. Those wishing to become donors must meet certain criteria related to both their general state of health and lifestyle.
The donor is required to:
Before donation, the quality of the semen is thoroughly examined. The examinations include:
In addition, anyone considering becoming a donor must be willing to discuss the medical, legal, and psychological aspects related to donation in donor gamete counselling. This ensures that the donor fully understands the donation process in its entirety.
Due to the discussions held during counselling, the donor is required to have sufficient proficiency in Finnish, Swedish, or English.
The sperm donation process is carefully planned and proceeds in stages. The goal is to ensure the safety of both the donor and recipient as well as the success of the treatment.
If sperm donation appears possible based on the background information, an appointment will be made for the semen examination. The semen is examined for sperm count, motility, and morphology, i.e., the structure and shape of the sperm. In addition, test cryopreservation and thawing are performed on the sample to assess sperm survival after cryopreservation.
After the examinations, an appointment will be booked for you at the clinic for donor gamete counselling and a health examination by a physician. During the health examination, potential illnesses of your close relatives will also be reviewed in order to perform an assessment of the risk of hereditary diseases.
Before the donation, you will also discuss matters related to the donation with a psychologist.
Before the donation, your chromosomes, i.e. your genetic structure, are examined. In addition, the blood and urine samples required by the Act on Assisted Fertility Treatments will be taken to screen for potential infectious diseases and to ensure that there is no risk of infection associated with the donation.
Before starting the donation, you sign a donation consent agreeing on the terms of the sperm donation. Semen is donated 1–10 times. The first donation must be made within three months of the infection screening sample collection.
After sperm donation, the samples are frozen and placed in quarantine for six months. After the quarantine period, blood tests are taken to make sure that there are no infectious diseases associated with the donation.
Once the required tests have been completed and the quarantine period has ended, the donated sperm can be used in fertility treatments.
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Sperm donation takes place in several stages, starting with contacting Felicitas Mehiläinen. The process includes an interview, an examination of the quality of the semen, a physician's health examination, chromosome and infection blood samples, as well as signing the donation consent and the health information form.
The donations themselves are performed on average 10 times. Visits must be scheduled for weekdays before 1:00 p.m. due to laboratory schedules.
Sperm can be donated by a generally healthy man aged 22–40 who has not previously donated to any sperm bank. The donor or his immediate family must not have a serious hereditary disease or infectious disease that could endanger the health of the treatment recipient or the resulting child.
The use of nicotine products or drugs is not permitted.
In Finland, according to the Act on Assisted Fertility Treatments, the donor's personal data is stored in the donation register maintained by the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health. A person born as a result of the treatment has the right to receive the donor's personal data upon turning 18 years of age. Donation is therefore not completely anonymous.
No. According to the Act on Assisted Fertility Treatments, the donor has no legal obligations towards the child to be born, unless specifically requested.
Yes, a sperm donor is paid compensation for each donation. The compensation covers travel expenses according to public transport, as well as compensation for loss of earnings equal to the basic daily allowance specified by the Unemployment Security Act for each visit. These compensations are taxable income.
All examinations and operations related to the pre-donation assessments as well as the donation are free of charge for the donor.
According to the Act on Assisted Fertility Treatments, children from the same donor may be born to a maximum of five different families in Finland. After this, the gametes they have donated may no longer be used for fertility treatment for others.
Only persons who have not previously donated to any sperm bank can be accepted as donors.
