Regulatory and Standards Compliance

Our Donors and facility are fully compliant, not only with Health Canada and the Semen Regulations, but also with the Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) Act of 2004. We have yearly inspections by Health Canada and have always been found compliant. The AHR Act allows sperm banks and physicians / clinic to continue the distribution of donated specimens already processed and stored and to process new specimens from altruistic Donors who are reimbursed for reasonable expenses related to their donation. ReproMed is compliant with most recent regulations enforced by Health Canada. Please see the following letter regarding compliance with Section 8 (Consent) Regulation of the AHR Act (view this document in pdf).

For more information regarding the AHR Act, please visit the Health Canada AHR-Frequently Asked Questions website, which addresses the distribution of semen specimens under the new law: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/reprod/index_e.html

Please see this IMPORTANT message from Health Canada regarding potential dangers of using donor semen from questionable sources:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2011/2011_116-eng.php

Our processing license allows us to collect and distribute samples from donors recruited in Canada. These donors, in accordance with regulatory compliance, are not compensated and are allowed only reimbursement of reasonable expenses. Our donor population is highly selected and altruistically motivated group who want to help others build their families. ReproMed's importer license allows us to import samples from Xytex International and distribute them here in Canada.

Credentials:
1.	Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS) member since 1990.
2.	Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada member since 1990.
3.	American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) member since 1990.
4.	Society for Cryobiology membership since 1990.
5.	American Society of Andrology (ASA) membership since 1990.
6.	European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) since 1995.

Regulatory and Standards Compliance:
1.	Health Canada/Food and Drugs Act - Processing and Distribution of Semen for Assisted Conception Regulations, 1996, 2000; Health Canada Directive - Technical Requirements for Therapeutic Donor Insemination, July 2000.
2.	Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) Act, 2004.
3.	Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society.
4.	American Society of Reproductive Medicine.