Seattle Sperm Bank Discontinues ESB-USA Trade Name SEATTLE, Oct. 20, 2015. Seattle Sperm Bank (SSB) has announced that it will discontinue use of its ‘European Sperm Bank USA’ trade name, effective immediately. Fredrik Andreasson, CFO, states that “We have always been Seattle Sperm Bank but used the European Sperm Bank USA trade name in conjunction… Read more »
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Two Women Get A Surprise When Dealing With Their Sperm Bank
You have probably seen in the news recently, “Black Donor Sperm Mistakenly Sent to White Mom”, about an Ohio Caucasian woman who is suing a sperm bank for mistakenly sending her vials from an African-American donor, when she thought she was being inseminated with a white man’s sperm. This type of error is inexcusable, and… Read more »
Research indicates soft drinks may damage male fertility
A study has indicated that high consumption of soft drinks may be the cause of reduced sperm quality in men, one of the top criteria of the donor screening process. Young men who want to become fathers may want to cut their cola consumption, according to new Danish research results recently published in the American… Read more »
Sperm bank seeks red-haired donors in Seattle
September 29, 2011 The Seattle Sperm Bank (Seattle Sperm Bank), with a lab located in Seattle, Washington, and its partner cryobank, the European Sperm Bank (ESB), with labs located in Copenhagen and Aarhus, Denmark, is actively seeking red-haired sperm donors. Gary Olsem, Managing Director of Seattle Sperm Bank, said that “We cannot keep up with… Read more »
David Weston, PhD joins ESB-USA as Tissue Bank Supervisor
European Sperm Bank-USA is pleased to announce our recent hire of David Weston, Ph.D. as our new Tissue Bank Supervisor. David started his career at Texas A&M University studying the immunology and molecular biology of host-parasite interactions and infectious disease research. He worked from 2000 to 2010 at a start-up biotechnology company focusing on novel… Read more »
Sperm bike comes to Seattle
October 21, 2011 Seattle has become the second city to showcase a ‘sperm bike’ making sperm deliveries from a sperm bank to fertility clinics. The European Sperm Bank, one of the largest in Europe and located in Copenhagen, Denmark- perhaps the world’s most bike-friendly city- made news reports globally after it began deliveries in a… Read more »
Demystifying IUI, ICI, IVI and IVF
Demystifying Methods of Insemination Artificial insemination is a form of assisted reproductive technology (ART) whereby sperm is placed into a woman’s reproductive tract by means other than sexual intercourse. The most common forms of artificial insemination are intrauterine insemination (IUI) and intracervical insemination (ICI). Although not as common, intravaginal insemination (IVI), which can be performed… Read more »
What you need to know about Open Identity Donors
Open Identity Donors A new trend is gaining popularity throughout the U.S. and abroad when it comes to choosing a sperm donor for artificial insemination. Whereas most sperm donation used to be completely anonymous, many sperm banks now require some or all of their sperm donors to consent to the release of their identity to… Read more »
Sperm Banks, At a Glance
Sperm banks offer a unique level of reproductive freedom to single women and couples, by providing a tremendous amount of choice when it comes to decisions about having children. This brief article addresses some important facts about sperm banks and the role they play in modern reproductive technology. Sperm banking is a not a new… Read more »
Donor Sperm Quality
Donor Sperm Quality: The little cells that make a big difference Charles Muller, PhD HCLD is Laboratory Director of Male Fertility Lab at the University of Washington and a key member of the Advisory Board for Seattle Sperm Bank. His research is in fertilization, male reproduction, and prostatitis. Customers focus on the attributes of the… Read more »