So...you can't order sperm to your home anymore?

[Mojitosinthesun]

Hi,

So my DW and I were all set on TTC early next year. Had a fertility check, all looked good and have a(n unplanned)13 year old from previous relationship, so I certainly was fertile at some point.

We were ready to order our donor sperm from Cryo, but were then told you can't do this anymore. Is this right? Is it just Cryo that have stopped doing this or all sperm banks?

I desperately didn't want to ttc via a clinic. Without giving tmi, I wanted my DW to be involved in the whole insemination process. We wanted it to feel as natural as possible. Well, as natural as inseminating yourself with a strangers sperm whilst your DW is present, can be

Advice please.

TIA

Very, very few sperm banks ever did home delivery, and yes, Cryos don't do it any longer. The only provider I'm aware of that still offers this is SellmerDiers, and for them you do need to get some sort of sign off from a medical professional before they'll do it (they seem remarkably casual about who, though). (Also I have no idea if Brexit will impact it at any point, in terms of customs etc.)

Having done home insemination with frozen sperm in the past, what I'd say is that it's a) really not very natural, b) really easy to mess up the timing or some other aspect, and c) still incredibly expensive. It's also, as far as the (admittedly limited) evidence I've seen, generally only about half as likely to work as IUI in a clinic. So, while I absolutely get where you're coming from (hey, I totally tried it myself! For... way longer than I probably should have!), I would encourage you to think about those aspects to be sure it's the right balance for you, and maybe think about how many rounds you'd want to do before reviewing the situation.

Best of luck!