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FAQs What is Cryopreservation and What Is a Sperm Cryobank? Should I Consider Sperm Banking? What Is the Process I Will Have to Go Through to Bank My Sperm? How Is the Sperm Actually Frozen? How Do I Know that My Sperm is Viable and Worth Banking? Is There a Minimum Quantity that Makes It Worthwhile to Freeze Sperm? How Long Can You Effectively Keep My Sperm Frozen? Does Insemination with Thawed Sperm Increase the Likelihood of Having and Abnormal Child? How Do I Know That My Specimen Will Not Be Confused or Mixed Up with Another? Can My Semen Be Contaminated by Other Specimens in the Tank? Is Sperm Banking An Expensive Process?

How Do I Know That My Specimen Will Not Be Confused or Mixed Up with Another?

Each cryobank follows its own protocols to insure that specimens are not mixed up. Some banks have a policy that only one specimen at a time can be processed to ensure that there can be no confusion. Each vial generally has both the patient's name and an accession number which is unique to him. You should make sure that whichever cryobank you choose follows rigorous standards for the labeling and tracking of specimens.