Before making arrangements to freeze your partner’s sperm sample please be sure that he has had a semen analysis completed within the past year.  If the semen analysis is abnormal, using a frozen specimen may not offer your best results.

First option Your partner may make an appointment at any CNY Fertility Center to freeze his semen sample. Your partner may schedule this appointment any time prior to the start of your donor’s cycle.  This is the best option as the sample is processed right away and will typically yield a better outcome.

Second option Your partner may make arrangements to freeze at a local clinic near you and request that the clinic send the frozen sperm here to us. This option is also good but does take a bit more time to arrange to have the sample(s) sent here. You would need to speak to our shipping coordinator Julie Bruno (jbruno@cnyfertility.com) to get the correct consents and to arrange shipment of the sperm from that facility.

The last resort option As a last resort we do offer an at home collection kit.  The home kit is NOT the preferred option for collection as the specimen temperature will not be controlled in transit- this makes for unpredictable results and potentially a poor quality specimen.  You may choose this option ONLY if there is no other suitable way to obtain the sample.  The kit is costly, and we cannot guarantee a good quality specimen.  Should you wish to move forward with this option you will need to reach out to our financial team to make payment.  Once payment is received our financial team will notify our lab to make arrangements for shipment.