The Cleveland Clinic's Reproductive Tissue Bank may be used to store frozen semen specimens for male oncology patients of reproductive age who have been diagnosed with testicular carcinoma, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, or any other disease which requires chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or transurethral resection.
 
Frozen semen specimens may be stored prior to a vasectomy to allow the participant the option of future insemination.

Please click here for Therapeutic Sperm Banking Guide.

The NextGen Home Sperm Banking Kit is a first-of-its kind product designed for men who wish to preserve their fertility for a variety of reasons. This can include
1) men with cancer who are about to undergo treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, which can render them infertile;
2) men with underlying subfertility;
3) men who are about to under a vasectomy but who do not want to totally rule out the option of fathering a biological child in the future and
4) military personnel going on long-term deployment whose partners may need a sperm sample for an assisted reproductive procedure while they are gone.

With this kit, patients collect a semen sample in the privacy of their own homes, place the sample into a vial containing preservative/transport media, and ship the samples overnight to the Cleveland Clinic Andrology Laboratory and Reproductive Tissue Bank for storage. All samples undergo a standard analysis that includes sperm count, motility and viability. These results are reported back to the patient within 2-3 days. Once stored, these samples can then be used in assisted reproductive procedures such as intra-uterine insemination, in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

This novel approach is advantageous in that it spares patients the need to spend time and money traveling to a remote clinical site as well as embarrassment and stress over having to produce a sample on demand in an unfamiliar setting. For more information on Cleveland Clinic’s NextGen^SM call 800-223-2273 or 866-9BANKIN.

Click here for: NextGen^TM Guide for Patients
 
Click here: Kit Preparation, Collection and Transportation Instructions

Frozen donor specimens, for use in the artificial insemination of women who cannot achieve pregnancy with their husband's sperm, are also available. The availability of donor sperm is coordinated through the Cleveland Clinic's Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology.

Many patients come to our Sperm Bank from outside of Ohio. Cryopreserved semen specimens can be prepared for shipping to out-of-town facilities. Request for transfer of sperm specimen must be accompanied by written permission from the sperm banker, and the physician who will be utilizing the specimen for assisted reproduction.

To refer patients to the Cleveland Clinic's Andrology Laboratory and Reproductive Tissue Bank, please call :
 
216 / 444-8182
 
or toll free at :
 
1-866-9BANKIN (866-922-6546)
 
from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Selective testing is performed on Saturdays and Sundays for your patient's convenience - an appointment is necessary.
 
You will receive a report concerning your patient by mail, generally within one week of testing. Results of some tests can be sent by fax or e-mail to your office on request within 24 hours.

For more information, please feel free to contact us at :
 
1) The Andrology Laboratory and Reproductive Tissue Bank
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk A19.1
Cleveland, OH 44195
U.S.A.
 
Toll free line: 1-866-9BANKIN (866-922-6546)
or 1-800-CCF-CARE (ask for ext. 4-8182)
Direct Tel: 216/ 444-8182 or 216/ 444-3019
Fax: 216/ 445-6049
 
2) Avon Andrology Laboratory and Sperm Bank
Suite 2-437 and 2-438
Richard Jacobs Health Center
33100 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard
Avon Ohio- 44011.
 
The laboratory is open on weekdays. The testing is done only by appointment. To schedule an appointment call toll free at 800-599-7771 or 440-695-4270.