For the UK People - Storing Sperm?

[JaimeJJ]

I am due to start hormones next month under Dr Curtis's care, but before I start hormones, I would like to store sperm.

I have asked Dr C if he can reccomend anywhere, but since he is private he says I would have to research somewhere in my area myself and pay privately.

Another tg friend of mine said she was offered the chance to store sperm at Charring Cross, but this was about 4 years ago, and now ANOTHER friend who had her op last year said she wasn't offered the chance.

I have emailed a clinic in London who have replied with the following prices:-

New Patient Consultation £125.00
Blood Test £120.00
1st year sperm freeze including a basis semen analysis £295.00
Each additional year's storage £250.00
Extra samples for freezing £150.00 per sample

this sems soo expensive! Does anybody know anywhere to get this on the NHS, or at least somewhere cheaper??

[tekla]

I'm thinking that discount cryogenics would be a bad idea.

[Asera584]

sorry for not beign helpfull but, oh ->-bleeped-<- thats ridiculously expensive! glad i got a kid arleady


http://www.ivf.net/ivf/home-storage-for-sperm-samples-o168.html    wish that such tech would be more common and advanced, it doesnt seems a perfect alternative yet, but still interesting

i also tried to google to help you finding better price, but you seems to have arleady cheaper than my results, anyway, good luck, and btw... i love my son, your futur kid worth that money! trust me <3

[spacial]

There was a similar discussion about a years ago, I think.

Those costs are the NHS charges and very high. But one alternative may be to ask about sperm donation. Then see if they will be willing to store some of it for you.

[pebbles]

I was told they don't offer it anymore. But doctors of the NHS say alot of things often lies.

I worried about it and looked into it privatly and got similar numbers to you £1000 for 1 year £5000 for 10 years
it wasn't somthing I could afford so abit dejected I had to sacrifice my fertility.

An unfortunate reality for those of us without mountains of money but if I wanted to survive gender dysphoria I had to make that call. you might have too aswell.

I'm thinking that discount cryogenics would be a bad idea.

Hehe if only it was so easy you need special cryogenic glucose solution to stop the cells bursting when frozen then you need a constant supply of liquid nitrogen.