The Sperm Bank of California: "We have always shipped to women's homes for home insemination or just if they prefer to receive the sample and bring it to their MD themselves. They do need to be working with a physician but it doesn't have to be an RE and the MD doesn't have to do the inseminations. We like to know they are under medical supervision for several reasons: (1) if they get pregnant we want to know they have a provider in case of any complications including miscarriage, (2) we can only give general fertility information and refer women to their MDs for more specific information, and (3) the state of NY licensing requires women are working with an MD.

Pacific Reproductive Services will ship sperm to any woman, at any location, if she has completed its registration process, as detailed on its website.

California Cryobank ships to clients' home. "We still need a physician's authorization for release of semen. As long as we have the proper A1 form signed by the client's physician, we will ship to whatever address they ask us."

Xytex will ship samples directly to a patient's home if their licensed physician has signed a consent form stating that he/she will be supervising all inseminations. "This may change at some point in the near future, but for the moment we'll ship it only with a doc's signature and promise to supervise."

Cryogenic Laboratory: "Once your health care professional establishes an account with CLI we can arrange for donor sperm to be shipped to any location. However, you will need to have authorization from your physician if it is being shipped to your home. Please ask your physician to contact customer service and we will fax them the Home Delivery Consent Form. Instructions for performing the procedure and equipment should be obtained from your physician."