Under the sperm donation program, a donor sperm is used instead of the male partner’s sperm and insemination is carried out.
The donor sperms are obtained from semen banks. Semen banks are commercial centre’s which store various semen samples which can be used for assisted reproduction. Semen samples are collected from selected professional donors who are screened for various parameters. All semen banks have to adhere to ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) rules and regulations and as per ICMR norms semen donor program should be anonymous at all times.