Reproductive Partners Fertility Blog » Tay-Sachs http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog Helping couples acheive the dream of being parents. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:33:43 +0000 en hourly 1 Genetic screening for sperm donors http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/421/genetic-screening-for-sperm-donors.html http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/421/genetic-screening-for-sperm-donors.html#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:04:19 +0000 Dr. Arthur Wisot FACOG http://www.reproductivepartners.com/blog/?p=421 According to a survey of 26 sperm banks reported in the July 2010 edition of Fertility and Sterility, sperm banks vary considerably in their practices of genetic screening of donors.

Cystic fibrosis carrier screening, chromosome analyses, and hemoglobin evaluations are performed on the majority of sperm donor applicants. Tay-Sachs disease carrier screening is performed on most donors with Jewish heritage but …

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