Instructions

Contents of Donor Home Delivery

Styrofoam packing

gray spongy foam

U-Tek gel cold pack
Test Yolk Buffer
refrigeration medium

15 cc tube with cap

5 cc syringe
(donor will not need)

small zip lock plastic bag  

 

Donor Instructions

  • upon the arrival of Donor Home Delivery store the Test Yolk Buffer and U-Tek gel cold pack in the freezer
  • save the box and all packing materials for shipping to the Recipient
  • leave the syringe in the packaging - you will not need it
  • abstain from ejaculation for 3-5 days prior to the Recipient's ovulation
     
  • When the Recipient calls:
    • thaw the Test Yolk Buffer and let it come to room temperature
    • ejaculate into a small CLEAN, DRY glass container
    • add in all the Test Yolk Buffer, and let it sit for 20 minutes
    • WARNING: only add the Test Yolk Buffer if it is fully thawed at room temperature
    • Warning: Do not use the Test Yolk Buffer if it is passed the expiration date on the label
    • pour the mixture into the 15 cc tube, be sure to tighten cap so it does not leak
    • put the tube into the zip lock plastic bag and seal
    • put plastic bag with tube in it and 5 cc syringe (unused) between the gray spongy foam pads
    • put gray spongy foam pads in the Styrofoam packing
    • put the U-Tek gel cold pack on top of the gray spongy foam pads, inside the Styrofoam packing
    • put foam packing in the cardboard sleeve
    • ship to the recipient for overnight delivery

Recipient Instructions

  • insemination should take place upon arrival of Donor Home Delivery
  • if immediate insemination is not possible, store the test tube in the refrigerator for insemination later that SAME day. Do not store in the freezer.
  • empty the contents of 15 cc tube (semen and preservative) into small CLEAN, DRY, shallow glass container
  • draw up the yellow mixture with the 5 cc syringe
  • lay down and insert the 5 cc syringe into the vagina
  • deposit contents into the vagina
  • WARNING: DO NOT try to put the semen and preservative into you uterus. Donor Home Delivery is for a vaginal insemination ONLY. Intrauterine inseminations (IUI) should be done by appropriately licensed and trained health professionals (physicians, nurse practitioners, midwives).
  • remain lying down for at least one hour

Donor Home Delivery does not prevent the transmission of disease.

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