Home Fertility Network

Now you can have your semen frozen and stored
without leaving your home!

We now make it possible for you to store your semen for future use without having to leave your home. The all new Home Cryopreservation Kit does it all for you. All you have to do is collect a semen sample and FedEx it to us overnight and we will freeze and store your specimen for up to one year. It's as easy as that!

We understand that your time is very precious and with today's very hectic lifestyles with deadline and commitments, it is difficult to synchronize your schedule with that of your partner. If you are planning to have a child, and cannot be there when your sperm in needed most, rest assured that we can get your sperm there, even if you're not.

How does it work?

Once you place your order, we will ship the special BioTranz Semen Shipper to you. You do not necessarily have to use the bioTranz immediately. You may store the buffer and the ice pack that comes with the BioTranz in the freezer compartment of your refrigerator, until you are ready to collect the specimen. Before you collect the specimen, be sure to thaw the buffer prior to use. Collect the semen during intercourse using the specially designed non-spermicidal condom.

Once the sample is collected, follow the instructions to place the semen in the test tube. Add an equal volume of the thawed buffer (freezing medium) to the semen sample and mix gently. Place the test tube back in the BioTranz, and have the container back to our offices via Federal Express.

After our experts receive the BioTranz, the specimen will be frozen utilizing the best semen cryopreservation technologies available in the market today. You will be sent a confirmation with a Cryopreservation Tracking Number for future reference.

The Home Cryopreservation Kit includes the following:

One BioTranz™ Semen Shipper.
Detailed instructions on how to collect and prepare the specimen.
Two-way shipment of the BioTranz™ Semen Shipper to your destination and back to us.
A confirmation receipt with a Cryopreservation Tracking Identification (Name). Please use this Tracking Identification in all future correspondence.

The cost for the Home Cryopreservation Kits are as follows:

Home Cryopreservation Kit with 6 months storage	$650.00
Trial Home Cryopreservation Kit	$200.00
Trial Home Cryopreservation Kit with Semen Analysis	$300.00

Trial means that is a trial procedure only

Please note that the Home Cryopreservation Kit does not include the following:

Cryostorage fee (additional 6 months)*	$300.00
Processing, shipping and handling fee (to ship specimens in the future to another facility of your choice)	Call for price

*Semen can be stored for up to 12 months only.

The BioTranz™ Semen Shipper consists of:

Corrugated shipping box
Polystyrene (styrofoam) container
Cold pak (blue)
Thin piece of styrofoam with 2 holes
Test-Yolk Buffer (TYB; 5 ml)
Test-tubes (2)
Fabricated styrofoam core (block)
Hygene Seminal Collection Kit
To/From shipping label

For detailed information, please access the following:

Semen Collection Instructions
BioTranz Instructions
Shipping Instructions

The BioTranz is sent to the end-user via a reputable "overnight shipper" with complete instructions on how to collect the specimen and prepare it for shipment back to us.

Please take the time to call us to make the arrangements for the "Home Cryopreservation Kit". You may do so by calling 1-800-998-4567. Also, you may ask to speak to one of our Male Infertility expert personnel, if deemed necessary.

You should have a valid credit card ready at the time that you are placing the order along with the physical address to where the BioTranz™ is to be shipped (No P.O. Box addresses are accepted).

For further information, please feel free to contact us.

DISCLAIMER

The Home Cryopreservation Kit (The BioTranz™) is a unique service which allows you to have your semen shipped overnight, and cryopreserved at the Andrology Institute of America. The survival of sperm after thawing is dependant on the inital quality of the sperm sample prior to cryopreservation. It is highly recommended that the sample be evaluated prior to the procedure using the Mock Cryopreservation Kit in order to identify any possible deficiencies that you may have in your semen. We do check for a variety of semen parameters that are established by the WHO as predictive of one's ability to fertilize and achieve a pregnancy. If the sample is deemed not suitable for Cryopreservation as evidenced by the Mock Cryopreservation Kit, then we would not recommend this procedure for you.

This kit does not inlcude cryostorage charges, nor the processing, shipping and handling, if we were to ship the cryopreserved specimen to another location. We cannot guarantee the outcome of the Home Cryopreservation procedure. It is important to realize that semen parameters could vary from sample to sample, and therefore the Mock Cryopreservation Kit may in some cases not be predictive of the actual Cryopreservation Procedure done at another time.

Also, any form of artificial insemination is a physician prescribed procedure and it should be performed by or under the guidance of a qualified physician.

Due to the time sensitive nature of materials in the Home Cryopreservation Kits (The BioTranz™), these kits cannot be returned for a refund.