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TITLE: |
Current status of semen banking in the USA. |
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AUTHORS: |
Critser JK |
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AUTHOR AFFILIATION: |
Cryobiology Research Institute and Advanced Fertility Institute,
Methodist Hospital of Indiana Inc, and Indiana University School of
Medicine, Indianapolis 46202, USA. |
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SOURCE: |
Hum Reprod 1998 May;13 Suppl 2:55-67; discussion 68-9 |
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CITATION IDS: |
PMID: 9665326 UI: 98328263 |
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ABSTRACT: |
Anonymous donor sperm banking has been a fundamental aspect of
reproductive medicine for several decades. In 1987, >170,000 women in
the USA were treated for infertility using artificial insemination.
Current estimates suggest that the number of women seeking treatment for
infertility has increased markedly since that time; however, there are no
accurate, updated data to indicate the magnitude of that increase. Most
anonymous donor sperm banks in the USA can be categorized as one of three
types based upon administrative structure: (i) physician practice based;
(ii) hospital/clinic based; or (iii) commercial corporations. Of these it
is estimated that the most common structures are the physician office and
hospital/clinic based banks. However, the largest (i.e. those processing
the most units) are the for-profit corporate banks. A survey conducted in
1989 found that there were at least 135 sperm banks operating in the USA.
More recent information indicates the number of banks to be somewhere
between 50 and 150. Guidelines for anonymous donor sperm banking practices
have been established by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
and standards have been established by the American Association of Tissue
Banks (AATB). The AATB has recently established an inspection and
accreditation programme and six anonymous donor banks have been accredited
in the last few years. It is anticipated that mandatory registration of
all donor banks will be required by the FDA in the near future with
mandatory inspection and accreditation to follow shortly thereafter. |
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MAIN MESH HEADINGS: |
*Sperm Banks |
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ADDITIONAL MESH HEADINGS: |
Female Human Insemination, Artificial, Heterologous Male Sperm
Banks/legislation & jurisprudence Sperm Banks/standards Sperm
Banks/trends Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Tissue
Donors United States United States Food and Drug Administration 1998/07
1998/17 03:04 |
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PUBLICATION TYPES: |
JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, TUTORIAL |
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LANGUAGES: |
Eng |
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GRANT/CONTRACT ID: |
HD-00980/HD/NICHD |
