sperm bank
Frozen donor facility
A sperm bank is a facility that collects, freezes, and stores human semen for later use in artificial insemination or fertility treatments.
Donors provide samples that are screened for diseases and sometimes catalogued by physical characteristics, allowing recipients to select based on traits: She chose a donor from the sperm bank who matched her husband's coloring.
Introducing sperm for conception
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- IUIIntrauterine sperm placement
- IVFLaboratory-aided conception method
- assisted reproductionMedical conception methods
infertility · fertility treatment · ovulation · embryo transfer · motility · morphology · fertility specialist · fertility clinic
Cryogenic form of air's main component
- freezingExtremely cold
- thawingFrozen matter liquefying
- vitrificationTransformation into glass
- cryoprotectantSubstance preventing ice damage
storage tank · vials · straws · specimens · cryogenic · long-term storage · temperature control · cold storage
One who contributes freely
- recipientOne who receives something
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- compensationPayment for services rendered
altruism · consent · disclosure · known donor · anonymous donor · donor registry · genetic father · biological father
Hereditary code molecule
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
- genetic screeningTesting DNA for abnormalities
- genetic counselingGuidance on inherited conditions
family history · genetic diversity · traits · phenotype · medical history · ancestry · ethnicity · blood type
insemination
Introducing sperm for conception
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- IUIIntrauterine sperm placement
- IVFLaboratory-aided conception method
assisted reproduction · infertility · fertility treatment · ovulation · embryo transfer · motility · morphology · fertility specialist · fertility clinic · same-sex parents
liquid nitrogen
Cryogenic form of air's main component
- freezingExtremely cold
- thawingFrozen matter liquefying
- vitrificationTransformation into glass
cryoprotectant · storage tank · vials · straws · specimens · cryogenic · long-term storage · temperature control · cold storage · quarantine period
donor
One who contributes freely
- recipientOne who receives something
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- screeningEvaluative selection process
compensation · altruism · consent · disclosure · known donor · anonymous donor · donor registry · genetic father · biological father · half-sibling
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
- genetic screeningTesting DNA for abnormalities
genetic counseling · family history · genetic diversity · traits · phenotype · medical history · ancestry · ethnicity · blood type · Rh factor
- biobankscryobank
- Genetic Conservationgenetic diversity, germplasm, cryopreservation, captive breeding, breeding programs
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, pregnancy
- fertilityfertility, fecundity, infertility, conception, reproduction
- reproductive healthpregnancy, infertility, childbirth, male infertility, fertility rates
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic