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CLIENT DEPOSITOR
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DIRECTED OR DESIGNATED DONOR PROGRAM
Think of Tomorrow...
Today.
WHY? Our Client Depositor program provides individuals the ability to cryopreserve (freeze) and store their reproductive cells & tissue, such as sperm, testicular tissue, ovarian tissue or embryo(s) for their own future use. Reproductive cell & tissue banking allows men and women to have children when their reproductive system may be affected directly or indirectly by treatments requiring:
<>SURGERY
<>RADIATION
<>CHEMOTHERAPY
<>OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS
<>IMMUNE SUPPRESSIVE DRUG THERAPY
The length of time that reproductive cells & tissue remain viable will vary from person to person, from sample to sample and may be affected by the individuals own body physiology at the time of cryopreservation. Advances in human Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) have allowed men and women to achieve a greater number of pregnancies using cryopreserved reproductive cells & tissue.
WHO? The use of a reproductive cell & tissue bank is a personal decision that only YOU can make.
Potential Client Depositors* are individuals who may undergo treatment for any, of the following:
| <>TESTICULAR CANCER |
<>HODGKIN'S DISEASE |
| <>SOLID TUMORS |
<>MELANOMA |
| <>LUNG DISEASE |
<>LEUKEMIA |
| <>OLIGOSPERMIA |
<>BLADDER CANCER |
| <>NON-HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA |
Other Reasons are:
<> PRE-VASECTOMY
<> DIRECTED OR DESIGNATED DONORS**
<> POST MORTEM COLLECTION
<> HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS
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Client Depositor is contractually referred to as Bailor. The Bailor is an individual man or woman cryopreserving and storing his/her own reproductive cells & tissue for use by their spouse, sexually intimate partner or self (applies only to a female client depositor). A client depositor is not considered to be a donor.
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Directed or Designated donor is a friend, a family member or someone who donate voluntarily his or her reproductive cells/tissue to a specific recipient.
The directed/designated individual is not sexually intimate with the ultimate recipient of the reproductive implant. The directed/designated donor has personally been selected by the couple or the single woman, to donate his or her reproductive cells/tissue. The cryopreserved samples will be quarantined for 180 days prior to the release for assisted reproduction. |
WHEN?... Timing is everything
The timely freezing and storage of reproductive cells & tissue is one of the ways one can insure the future availability of specimen(s) to be used in assisted reproduction. Ideally, the procedure for the collection and cryopreservation of the reproductive cells & tissue takes ten to fourteen (10-14) days. It is preferable for the collection and freezing of reproductive cells & tissue to be started prior to any treatment or surgery.
 As in the case of a MALE, semen samples should be collected preferably after a 2-3 day period of abstinence to allow for the production of the best quality sperm. While testicular tissue and epididymal aspirates would be obtained under the supervision and care of a physician specializing in Urology.
As in the case of a FEMALE, ovarian tissue, germinal vesicles (immature egg follicles) and/or egg cryopreservation techniques are  undergoing extensive research to validate the "in vivo" performance of cryopreserved cell & tissue specimen(s). Until such time whereby applied research becomes accepted as a "state of the art procedure", it is preferable to obtain the appropriate reproductive cells and/or tissue prior to surgery or the onset of treatment such as chemotherapy or radiation. The surgical retrieval of the ovarian tissue or ovarian follicles would be performed under the care and supervision of a Reproductive Endocrine surgeon (a fertility specialist).
 EMBRYO long-term storage, is provided only for the transfer and extended storage of cryopreserved (frozen) embryo(s). The ultimate use of transferred cryopreserved embryo(s) is limited to the female Co-Bailor whose name appears on the storage contract.
How to Schedule an appointment and/or submit a sample?
The procedure for the collection, transport and submission of the various reproductive cells & tissue will be answered on an individual basis. To allow for optimum quality assurance, reproductive cell & tissue specimen(s) must be collected and submitted to the cell & tissue bank following strict procedures and guidelines.
Procedures are available for the "mailing-in" of various reproductive cell & tissue specimen(s), that may not be collected or retrieved on-site.
What are the costs?
- Evaluation, Processing and Freezing Fee
- Laboratory Fee (to be quoted at the time of service)
- Annual Storage Fee
- Shipping/Delivery Charges, as they may apply
DOCUMENTS PROVIDED TO CLIENT DEPOSITOR.
The Client Depositor will be the sole individual entitled to initiate the process of cryopreservation and storage of his/her reproductive cells & tissue. In this regard, SBNY and SEBNJ require that the Client Depositor complete the following documents at the appropriate time:
- Consent and Request for Reproductive Cell & Tissue Cryopreservation and/or Storage
- Final Agreement for Reproductive Cell & Tissue Storage
- Notice for Withdrawal of Reproductive Cell & Tissue From Storage
- Notice for Destruction of Reproductive Cell & Tissue
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