Home insemination with donor sperm is much like artificial insemination, but in the privacy of your own home. The straws containing sperm, are stored in a tube and preserved on dry ice, until ready for use. This allows the female partner to do the insemination process at her own convenience, during the time of ovulation, by ejecting the sperm into the cervical area through means of a syringe and catheter.
How to get started
If you would prefer to do an insemination in the privacy of your own home we require you to have a consultation with one of the fertility specialists associated with the Aevitas Sperm Bank before you start the process. One of the following methods can be used for consultation:
- Doctors consultation at Aevitas Fertility Clinic (Duration: 1 Hour; Cost: R2700, includes an ultra-sound scan for female partners)
- Telephonic / Skype consultation (R900)
*Please note that before any straws can be sent to you, you will be required to take a panel of STD tests (we can assist to provide a pathology form).
Straws collection information
One of two methods can be used for straw collection:
1. Courier to a clinic/home
- Cape Town and surrounds: R600
- Stellenbosch: R700
- Outside of Cape Town/Stellenbosch, either another clinic or private address: R2 500 (if insemination is required to take place over a weekend, additional costs may apply for preservation of straws with dry-ice: approximately R 700/day).
*Please note: Collections in Cape Town are done Monday – Thursday and deliveries are thus Tuesdays – Fridays. An overnight delivery can be expected for deliveries outside of Cape Town to major cities. Aevitas Sperm Bank will invoice you for the payment of straws and courier costs, once a proof of payment is received, the courier can be arranged. 3 days notice is needed to schedule your collection/delivery with the courier.
2. Collection at our clinic
You may also opt to collect the straws at our clinic, however you will require a flask for collection, which will require a R 400 cash deposit (R 200 is refundable upon return of the flask).
Important information about home insemination
- For a home insemination we can provide you with a kit and instructions (Cost: R550).
- Straws will remain frozen in a flask for 2 hours. Therefore, straws need to be used within 2 hours or transferred into a liquid nitrogen storage tank.