Types of donors

As a donor it means you help people around the world achieve their dream of a family. Our staff will counsel you on the differences in terms of donor type, and when you get the final agreement to become a sperm donor at Creovita, you will be asked to specify what type of donor you want to be - an ID Release vs. Non-ID Release donor. It is very important to understand what the differences are as it is not possible to change your decision later on so.

It is important to know that as a donor you are protected against paternity. This means that you will never be considered the legal father of the donor children, nor have any legal rights or obligations to a child who is born with the help of your sperm donations, this is stated in the Danish Child Act.

As an ID Release sperm donor, you give permission for the donor child or children to be able to contact Creovita to receive identifying information about you once they turn 18 years of age. The type of information released will be first name, surname and last known address. It is important to note that only the child, and not its parents or yourself, that have the possibility to obtain information.

This allows them to have the opportunity to find out more about their biological background, which some children find important. This option also means that your sperm can be used in countries that only accept ID Release sperm, such as in the UK.

The other option is to be a Non-ID Release sperm donor. What this means is that if we are contacted, we will not pass on any identifying information about you onto the child, parents or their relatives.

However, be aware as sperm contains DNA, there will always be a chance that donors, recipients and children can be found via DNA analysis. The trend for private home ancestral DNA work has meant that complete protection of personal data cannot be guaranteed.

If you are wanting to become a sperm donor for a friend or family member please visit our partner clinic, Vitanova.