Instructions

• Step 1: Check your credentials See if you meet the basic credentials for applying. You must be between 18 and 35 (some sperm banks accept older donors); at least 5’ 11' tall; in excellent health; have no family history of genetic diseases; and be drug-free.
• TIP: Donors need not apply unless they know their biological parents’ medical history.
• Step 2: Find a sperm bank Find a sperm bank near you, via the Internet or by asking your doctor.
• Step 3: Get an application Call and request an application. You will receive a lengthy questionnaire that asks about your sexual preferences; drug, alcohol, and tobacco habits; educational and professional backgrounds; hobbies; athletic and musical abilities; family diseases; et cetera.
• TIP: To be a viable sperm donor, you must agree to be tested for HIV.
• Step 4: Go to the bank If your answers are up to snuff, you will be asked to come in for an interview and to give a sperm sample.
• TIP: Only 20 percent of applicants are invited to provide a sperm sample for testing.
• Step 5: Give a sample After being interviewed by a sperm counselor, it’s time to visit the 'masturbatorium,' where you will produce a sample that is tested for sperm count and mobility—in other words, how well the little impregnators swim.
• TIP: Don’t feel badly if your sperm doesn’t make the grade; more than half the samples don’t—even those that come from men who’ve fathered healthy children.
• Step 6: Take blood tests If your sperm measures up, you’ll go back for blood tests to rule out STDs and other problems. You’ll have to repeat these tests periodically.
• Step 7: Start making deposits Assuming all the blood tests come back clean, you’re ready to donate. And donate you will—you’ll have to make deliveries one or two times a week for at least six months.
• TIP: Some sperm banks require you to write essays about yourself, provide photos, and make biographical videotapes.
• Step 8: Collect your pay Watch the money roll in … or, rather, trickle. Payment is between $35 and $100 per usable specimen.
• FACT: Less than five percent of men who apply to become sperm donors are accepted.

You Will Need

• Youth
• A clean bill of health
• Height
• A college degree
• A commitment to donate weekly for six months