Donor sperm treatment

Who is donor sperm treatment suitable for?

• Heterosexual couples

• Female couples
• Single women

Donor sperm treatment is most commonly used by female couples and single women. In heterosexual couples it may be recommended when sperm are absent, sperm quality is very poor, or the male partner carries a genetic variant linked to a hereditary condition.

How does donor sperm treatment work?

Treatment begins with a fertility-specialist consultation covering the treatment process and the medical and legal aspects of donated gametes, followed by donor-gamete counselling for psychological and emotional aspects. The doctor recommends insemination or IVF based on age, tubal status and other fertility factors. Insemination is less intensive; IVF generally has a higher success chance and can use one donor-sperm straw to fertilise several eggs, while insemination typically uses one straw for one ovulated egg.

Before treatment starts, the individual or couple signs the required treatment-consent forms; according to the page, the signatories become the child’s legal parents.

Choosing a sperm donor

Swedish law allows matching based on specified physical characteristics: ethnic background, skin colour, hair colour, eye colour and height. The page states that one donor can result in children in a maximum of five different families in Sweden. Ovumia has its own sperm bank and can also order sperm from the Danish European Sperm Bank.

Treatment costs

Cost depends on treatment type and whether sperm comes from Ovumia’s own bank or the European Sperm Bank.

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