Using donor sperm

Donor sperm may be available for:

• Women with a male partner (if there are problems with his sperm)
• Women with a female partner
• Women who are single

Donors can be known to you or they can come from a clinic list.

Some Australian states/territories and fertility clinics have rules around who can use donor sperm (e.g. there may be an upper-age limit).

Donor sperm can be costly and there can be long wait times for use.

If you choose to use donor sperm, all legal and other implications will be discussed with you beforehand during a required counselling session.

People using donor sperm have full parental rights and responsibilities over their children (donors do not have any). Children born from donor sperm can also access information about their donor.

If you are considering using donor sperm in the future, you may like to ask your fertility specialist if this option is available at their clinic.