Donor Testing

New England Cryogenic Center performs an extensive range of tests on donated sperm, including:

• Hepatitis B surface antigen
• Hepatitis B core antibody
• Gonorrhea (GC)
• Syphilis
• Cytomegalovirus (CMV antibody)
• Hepatitis C virus
• Cystic fibrosis (please note that not all donors have been tested for the same number of CF mutations. Please call and speak with a New England Cryogenic Center customer representative to find out the specific number of mutations tested on your donor of choice)
• Chlamydia trachomatis
• HIV-1 and HIV-2
• HTLV-1 and HTLV-2
• B-thalassemia*
• Tay-Sachs carrier screen*
• Sickle cell carrier screen*
• Hepatitus C virus
• West Nile
• Chagas
• Nucleic Acid Testing: HIV I/II- HCV- HBV

* These tests are conducted on donors from specific ethnic groups.

PLEASE NOTE: New England Cryogenic Center donors are tested for communicable diseases and genetic conditions according to state and federal regulations at the time of donation. All testing is done by a reference laboratory using FDA approved tests for tissue donors. Certain tests may or may not have been done based on the time during which the donor was donating. Please contact a New England Cryogenic Center client service representative if you have questions regarding testing performed on a specific donor.