Guidance regarding gamete and embryo donation

Fertil Steril. 2021 Jun;115(6):1395-1410. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.01.045. Epub 2021 Apr 8.

Abstract

This document provides the latest recommendations for the evaluation of potential sperm, oocyte, and embryo donors as well as their recipients, incorporating recent information about optimal screening and testing for sexually transmitted infections, genetic diseases, and psychological assessments. This revised document incorporates recent information from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Food and Drug Administration, and American Association of Tissue Banks, which all programs offering gamete and embryo donation services must be thoroughly familiar with, and replaces the document titled "Recommendations for gamete and embryo donation: a committee opinion," last published in 2013.

Keywords: Sperm; donor insemination; donor screening; oocyte; quarantine.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Consensus
  • Counseling / standards
  • Donor Selection / standards*
  • Embryo Disposition / adverse effects
  • Embryo Disposition / standards*
  • Female
  • Genetic Testing / standards
  • Health Status
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mental Health
  • Oocyte Donation / adverse effects
  • Oocyte Donation / standards*
  • Preconception Care / standards
  • Pregnancy
  • Reproductive Medicine / standards*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Semen*
  • Tissue Donors / psychology*