Frequently asked questions

Yes. Before committing to being a sperm donor, you will be asked to specify what type of donor you want to be - an ID Release or Non-ID Release donor. If you choose to be a Non-ID Release donor, then your details will remain anonymous to the recipient and the child. As an ID-Release 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.

A donor child of an ID release donor is entitled to receive identifying information about their donor. Information about your identity and last known address can be shared, once the child has turned 18 years of age.

No, your identity is protected with us. Nor does your regular medical record state that you are a donor. All contact takes place directly between you and us.

No. It is up to you who you wish to tell.

To begin the process, simply fill in our quick 2 minute form to provide us with some basic information about yourself.

The guideline is that you can donate every 48 hours from your last ejaculation in order to optimise chances for having a good sperm quality.

When you qualify as a donor candidate, we encourage you to donate on a frequent basis i.e. at least one time weekly.

For most men to optimise the sperm quality an abstinence period of 48 hours is recommended. This is a general guidance and not all require the same time to regenerate sperm cells, but we encourage you not to have sex or masturbate short time before planning to donate.

Qualifying to become a sperm donor means having a thorough health check, where our clinical staff will examine both your general health, family health history and conduct laboratory testing for infectious and genetic diseases. You will be guided and counselled about the process as well as about implications of being a sperm donor.

We expect you to donate for at least 6 months. There is no maximum period, and it can depend on many parameters, that our staff will explain about during the screening process to become a donor.

To be a sperm donor you must be between 18 and 45 years old.

Yes, if you will stay in Denmark for at a minimum a period of 6 months from the time of your application, where you will be able and willing to visit Creovita on a frequent basis.

We oversee the number of pregnancies to comply with applicable legislation in various countries. For example, a donor may provide children to no more than 12 families in Denmark.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept you on our donor program, if you do not know your biological family’s medical history.

Yes, at Creovita, you will receive up to DKK 300 for every approved sperm sample. You can visit Creovita to donate 2-3 times weekly.

You receive your compensation anonymously, and you must report your income yourself and tax would be based on your individual circumstances.

We test blood and urine for STIs and some of the most serious genetic disorders such as Cystic fibrosis, Hemoglobinopathies (including Alfa thalassemia, Beta thalassemia, Sickle cell), Spinal muscular atrophy, Tay Sachs and Karyotyping.

Yes, if you are treated and cured.

Yes. We continuously test for STIs, e.g. hepatitis, but a new tattoo requires certain testing and a quarantine period of 6 months while ensuring not infections have occurred.

There will be a general check-up on your health minimum every 3 months.

Besides good health, no. Our donors represent all kinds of men with different backgrounds.

Yes. Most commonly, the reason is that your sperm count does not meet our criteria. If you do not have an above average sperm count, you cannot be a sperm donor. But there are also several other factors that may disqualify you from being accepted as a sperm donor. You cannot be a sperm donor, if:

• You or someone in your family suffers from serious hereditary diseases
• You are abusing anabolic steroids or drugs
• You have a bleeding disorder or clotting disorder
• You provide sexual services for money or drugs
• You are infected with HIV or hepatitis B or C
• You are or previously have been admitted as a donor at another sperm bank
• You or your parents are adopted or the child of an anonymous sperm donor and thus do not have full knowledge of your biological origin

As a sperm donor, you have no paternal or legal obligations to any children that result from your donations. The same goes for the children, who cannot make legal demands on you as their donor either.

A donor child of an ID release donor is entitled to receive identifying information about their donor from the age of 18. You are not obliged legally to respond, but as an ID Release donor you have agree to be contacted, why it is expected that you will respond if a donor child wishes to make contact. A donor child of a non-ID release doesn’t have the right to receive identifying information about their donor. Given modern technologies such as DNA testing and social medias, Creovita cannot guarantee that a donor child will not try to reach out to you.

Yes, having children of your own means that you will know how great a gift you will be helping other parents to receive by making it possible for them to have a child. Also, it is a good indicator of good sperm quality.

You will need to come into our sperm bank to donate the sperm so that we can ensure that it is processed properly and it is donated by you to ensure full traceability.