Donor sperm
Fertility treatment using Sperm donation
The Lister Fertility Clinic helps couples and individuals become parents using donor sperm
Which sperm bank do we work with?
We work directly with the European Sperm Bank. With this bank, we can be confident that the highest possible standards are met with donors carefully selected and screened according to the rules laid out by the British Andrology Society, the British Fertility Society and the HFEA.
The European Sperm Bank offers significant information, both in terms of physical characteristics and personal detail, to help make your choice.
Once you have chosen
Once you have selected a donor, the sperm will be with us within a week ready for treatment to commence.
All using donor sperm are required to have a counselling session to discuss the implications of using donor sperm and in particular the anonymity regulations. Since April 2005, identifying information about donors is held on the HFEA Register and may be given to any child born from a donation, if requested, once they are 18 years old.
On occasion, you may choose to use a "known donor", who could be a friend or family member, who will then be required to visit us for a consultation and then undergo similar counselling and screening to an anonymous donor.
Download our guide to sourcing donor sperm for treatment at the Lister Fertility Clinic
Read guidance on the use on donor sperm in your treatment on the HFEA website
Our fertility consultants
Our team of consultants is supported by embryologists, sonographers and counsellors, as well as experienced fertility trained nurse practitioners.




Contact us about having fertility treatment
Our helpline advisors can assist with enquiries and help book an appointment with a fertility specialist. Alternatively you can submit a request for an appointment at one of our fertility clinics.
Request an appointment at Lister Fertility Clinic, Chelsea
Request an appointment at Lister Fertility Clinic, The Portland Hospital
Enquiries & Appointments
020 7881 2000