Children conceived by donor insemination may simply want to learn more about their donors as a way of exploring more about themselves. Providing offspring the option to contact their donor when they reach adulthood can be an important factor in realizing that goal.

In response to requests from patients, Fairfax Cryobank in 2005 started offering the ID Options program on a select group of donors. These donors are designated by ‘ID Options’ under the donor number on the donor register. ID Options donor may be used as either an ID donor or an anonymous donor. (details below) Find out about our newest donors, many of them ID Options, by visiting our 'Meet Our Newest Donors' page.

We offer several other donor categories, Fairfax, Fairfax Doctorate and Family Solutions, all of which are anonymous. Our anonymous donor program and our ID Options Donor program are distinct. Our currently anonymous donors will not be allowed to become ID donors, but the ID Options donor may be used as either an ID donor or an anonymous donor.

Features of the ID Options Donor program include:

ID Options donors agree to allow Fairfax Cryobank to share identifying information with any offspring, 18 or older, conceived by donor insemination with their semen specimen who has been registered. Adult registered offspring will be the ONLY individual(s) with the authority to request identifying information and to have access to the identifying information. Children not regisitered will not be entitled to access the information. Parents can choose to register their child at a later time if they wish, keeping the option available while waiting for their family situation to help them decide how to proceed.

Identifying information is defined as the ID Options Donor’s full name, date of birth, last known telephone numbers and addresses, and other personally identifying information that the ID Options Donor has agreed to release and that Fairfax Cryobank chooses to release.

ID Options Donors stay in contact with Fairfax Cryobank and update information regularly. Although donors agree to participate in the ID Options Program, they are not obligated to meet their offspring. To protect patient confidentiality, donors can never access the names of offspring and their parents through Fairfax Cryobank. For more information about our guidelines on who can be an ID Options donor, please see our Privacy Policy.

Patients agree to sign a consent form and have it notarized before any semen samples can be purchased and shipped. Once an offspring conceived by an ID Options Donor is born, parents may opt to complete required registration information on that child. If a child born to an ID Options donor is not registered, they will not be entitled to identifying information when they reach 18 years of age. This allows the parent to decide, by registering their child at a later time, if the ID option is right for their family situation. As with our anonymous donors, ID Options Donors will have no legal relationship, rights or obligations to any offspring born using their donated semen.

Parents and offspring understand that the ID Options program is not intended to create family relationships between the ID Options Donor and their offspring. Yet the opportunity to one day contact their donor offers an empowering choice that offspring can now make once they reach adulthood.

Instructions and information for ordering ID Options Donor semen:

• Make sure that the donor you wish to purchase is designated as an ‘ID Options’ donor on the donor register.
• ID Options Donor availability is limited, and may change.
• ID Options Donor specimens CANNOT be ordered through the on-line shopping cart.
• Patients must first read this entire list of instructions and then download the consent form at the bottom of this page. The consent form must be completed and returned by mail (addresses noted on the consent form). Faxes are not accepted. Please make sure you have the most recent copy of the consent form effective date 5.1.09
• Please call Fairfax Cryobank at 800-338-8407 a few days after you have mailed the appropriately completed consent form to place your order.
• Orders must ship out within 30 days or be placed into storage. 

By downloading this consent form I accept the conditions stated above.

Download Consent Form Here. Please return by mail only. No faxes accepted. Please make sure you have the most recent consent form effective date 5.1.09

Our goal is to provide the highest quality donor semen with the exceptional customer service you expect from us. We look forward to being of service to you.