ASRM: Sperm Donation, Artificial Insemination

Sperm Donation and Artificial Insemination

This web page contains links to ASRM publications and materials on the general subjects of Sperm Donation and Artificial Insemination. Some materials are archived in Adobe® Acrobat® PDF format. Please click here for downloading information.

ASRM Ethics Committee Report: Interests, obligations, and rights of the donor in gamete donation (January 2009)
ASRM Press Release: New Research Sheds Light on Issues Around Sperm Donation (November 2008)
ASRM Fact Sheet: Gamete Donation: Deciding Whether to Tell (PDF) (September 2008)
ASRM Patient Education Fact Sheet: Sperm Shape (Morphology): Does It Affect Fertility? (PDF) (release September 2008)
ASRM Bulletin: American Society for Reproductive Medicine Comments on British Study Comparing Ovulation Drugs, Artificial Insemination, and Expectant Management in Treatment of Unexplained Infertility (August 14, 2008)
Legally Speaking: Pennsylvania Reverses Child Support Order and Upholds Sperm Donor Agreement Between Former Lovers (Spring 2008)
Legally Speaking: Kansas Upholds Sperm Donor Law Requiring Written "Opt-Out" for Fatherhood (Winter 2008)
Legally Speaking: California Court to Rule on MD's Refusal of DI Services to Single Woman (Fall 2007)
Legally Speaking: PA Sperm Donor Ordered to Pay Child Support (Summer 2007)
Legally Speaking: Appeal Pending on Constitutionality of Kansas Donor Insemination Law (Winter 2007)
Selected articles from Fertility and Sterility: IFFS Surveillance 07: a survey of the current status of assisted reproductive technology procedures around the world from Fertil Steril 2007;87: (Supplement 1).
ASRM Patient Booklet: Third Party Reproduction (Sperm, egg and embryo donation and surrogacy) (PDF) (2006)
ASRM Practice Guideline: 2006 Guidelines for gamete and embryo donation published November 2006; revised June 2007. Practice Committee Guidelines are accessible to ASRM members only.
ASRM Practice Guideline: Guidelines for reducing the risk of viral transmission during fertility treatment published November 2006. Practice Committee Guidelines are accessible to ASRM members only.
ASRM Practice Guideline: American Society for Reproductive Medicine/Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology position statement on West Nile virus published November 2006; reviewed June 2006. Practice Committee Guidelines are accessible to ASRM members only
ASRM Practice Guideline: Hepatitis and reproduction published November 2006; reviewed June 2006. Practice Committee Guidelines are accessible to ASRM members only.
ASRM Practice Guideline: Society for assisted reproductive technology position statement on donor suitability of recipients of smallpox vaccine (vaccinia virus) published November 2006; revised June 2006. Practice Committee Guidelines are accessible to ASRM members only.
The Children's Bibliography (PDF) compiled by the Mental Health Professional Group has books on this topic suitable for helping explain reproductive medicine issues to children.
FDA Announcement: Summary Of FDA Ruling: “Eligibility Determination For Donors Of Human Cells, Tissues, And Cellular And Tissue-Based Products” (May 2005)
Legally Speaking: Pennsylvania Sperm Donor Ordered to Pay Child Support as Legal Father. (Fall 2004)
Legally Speaking: Sperm Donor Not Father Under Washington State’s DI Statute. (Fall 2004)
ASRM Ethics Committee Report: Informing offspring of their conception by gamete donation (PDF) Released March 2004
MHPG Book Review: Choosing to be Open about Donor Conception: The Experiences of Parents by Sharon Pettle and Jan Burns [can be ordered from the DC Network for ~$10] (Reviewed by: Jean Benward, L.C.S.W.)
Legally Speaking: Sperm Donor Children Begin Case for Access to Donor Information in Britain. (Fall 2002)
Legally Speaking: International Sperm Donors Face Child Support Obligations. (Spring 2002)
Legally Speaking: Australian Sperm Donor Visitation Fight Lands in Family Court. (Spring 2002)
MHPG Book Review: Helping the Stork: The Choices and Challenges of Donor Insemination by Carol Frost Vercollone, Heidi Moss, and Robert Moss. (Reviewed by Susan Cooper, Ed.D.)
ASRM Ethics Committee Report: Informed Consent and the use of Gametes and Embryos for Research Released November 1997, Under Review 2006
ASRM Ethics Committee Report: Posthumous reproduction Released May 1997, Under Review 2006

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