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Donor Sperm

Donor sperm is used for a number of reasons, including when the male partner does not have any sperm of his own.

Patients wishing to use donor sperm

There are a number of reasons why you might wish to use donor sperm:

  • the male partner may not have any sperm of his own
  • you might be in a same sex relationship (currently not funded by NHS)
  • or you might be a single woman wishing to have a baby (currently not funded by NHS)
The department of reproductive medicine at The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough has its own sperm donor bank.

This donor sperm is available to be used for either intra-uterine insemination (IUI) or for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) with intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

Patients wishing to become a sperm donor

We occasionally recruit new sperm donors. If you would like more information about the possibility of becoming a sperm donor at our Middlesbrough clinic, please contact the embryology team on 01642 854915.