Fairfax Cryobank - A GIVF Cryobank - Committed to the conception of healthy babies
           
Fairfax Cryobank - A GIVF Cryobank - Committed to the conception of healthy babies
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Please Read FIRST Before You Buy!


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Listed below are some of our most important policies that we have decided to clarify for potential Clients. To help make sure your experience with Fairfax Cryobank is as satisfactory as possible, please read the information below BEFORE YOU MAKE A PURCHASE:
  1. Donor Availability:
    1. All donors will sell out, and the timing is unpredictable. We sell sperm units on a first come, first served basis.
    2. Our donor search on our website lists donors that are expected to have availability either now or in the future. If there is currently no availability but units are expected to release soon, you can place you name on a limited Waitlist (Waitlist FAQ's) by calling Client Services. Once a donor sells out, his number will no longer appear on the complete list of all donors. Yet entering his number in the donor ID field will allow him to appear even if he is sold out. He will be listed as 'Inactive' with 'No Availability' when you click on his number, so be sure and check availability before you order.
    3. We DO NOT give preference for full siblings when units are sold or waitlist names taken. We have had clients who wish they had bought extra units of their donor to ensure his availability for having full siblings later, but were disappointed to learn that their donor is sold out when they are ready to order again. Consider buying and storing when units are available to avoid this situation.
  2. Specimen Warranty:
    1. Our warranty provides assurances that our specimen quality meets specific standards for total motile sperm cells, and percent motility, prior to those units being placed in Fairfax Cryobank inventory (full details click here). One of the conditions of the warranty is that it is void after the specimens are offsite for more than 60 days. Please keep this in mind when shipping and storing units offsite at your doctor's office.
    2. We will store samples for you and buy back unused samples at 50% of the price you paid for them, but only if they remain in Cryobank storage. (Buy and Store/ Vial Buy Back options). We offer free storage for 2 years if you buy 8 or more units.
  3. Limitations on Donor Births:
    1. Fairfax Cryobank limits the total number of births for any donor based on the application of several criteria. Specifically, a donor's sales will cease when either of the following criteria is reached:
      1. Maximum of 25-30 family units (children from the same donor living in one home) reported within the U.S.; OR
      2. Total number of units sold reaches our designated limit (actual numbers are not disclosed)
        Family units who have children by the same donor will not be sold additional donor units if the maximum number of units has been reached.
        In addition, we also monitor the reported location of births and limit the geographic distribution of a donor consistent with the guideline of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).
      2. In order to help us monitor the number of births associated with any donor, it is important that everyone be diligent in reporting births to us.
    2. Most donors typically sell out their entire inventory before the limits are reached.
    3. If a donor has reached his maximum limits on family units or total sales, then reactivation of that donor is not available. (Reactivation means that a donor can be asked to provide additional samples after he has left the program. The donor must first agree to be reactivated and if he does the client agrees to pay all costs which typically exceed several thousand dollars.)
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