USA sperm banks?

[Allopinionswelcome1]

Does anyone have any recent experience of using American sperm banks?

If so how did you do it? Did you have treatment in the UK or elsewhere in Europe? Or the states?

I found out on Friday from my preferred clinic (IVI in London) that due to changes in UK legislation in April, all UK clinics have to go through a several-months-long application process for each USA sperm bank they want to import from - only 2 have been approved so far and neither have particularly good reviews or success rates.

I'm now trying to decide whether to go to a European clinic, the US, or just wait a few months and pray my donor is still available. I have got my heart set on a particular donor and check every day to make sure he still has vials available .

[Allopinionswelcome1]

For anyone following this thread, a lot of UK clinics now have licences now - you can check which ones can import from which banks here:

www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/news-and-press-releases/2018-news-and-press-releases/new-regulations-on-importing-gametes-or-embryos-from-outside-the-european-economic-area-eea-and-gibraltar/

I am going with the CCB donor and paid $200 to ship to the UK

[AniSL]

Allopinions what shipping company did you use

[Allopinionswelcome1]

I paid the Cryobank and they are shipping direct to my clinic. I think it is via UPS but not 100% sure. They apparently ship to 40 countries.

[Dosmamas]

Thankyou @Allopinionswelcome1 we are cycle#2 doing ICI with a known donor. We are seriously rethinking our options right now as our donor is hinting that he won't be able to do more than one insemination per month which isn't really what we want. Was that £200 for shipping?

[Allopinionswelcome1]

$200 so about £150. Good luck whatever you decide.

[evenprimrose]

Care London have a licence to import from CCB now.