sperm bank

American

noun

a repository for storing sperm and keeping it viable under scientifically controlled conditions prior to its use in artificial insemination.

sperm bank British

noun

a place in which semen is stored until it is required for artificial insemination

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Etymology

Origin of sperm bank

First recorded in 1970–75

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sperm bank

As you see in the film, you don’t really know who these people are and you don’t have the legal and institutional safeguards that a sperm bank would have.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2024

From 2015 to 2018, Mr. Meijer used Danish sperm bank Cryos, which does not have a limit and which sends semen to private addresses internationally.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 28, 2023

However, he continued to donate abroad, including to the Danish sperm bank Cryos which operates internationally.

From Reuters ● Apr. 28, 2023

The finding came from an analysis of the donor application process for 11,712 men from the United States and Denmark who had applied to a large international sperm bank.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 24, 2023

NHS nurse, Keira, 27, from Nottinghamshire, used an affordable IVF service and a US sperm bank so she could see a photograph of the donor.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2022

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