Fairfax Cryobank screens donors for HPV by medical history and physical exam, meeting the FDA standard. In addition we exceed the standard, having added DNA based testing of donor sperm in 2001. We are looking for the two strains of HPV that are most frequently associated with cervical cancer.
The reason for additional testing:
We cite a study (Human Papillomavirus DNA Detection in Sperm Using Polymerase Chain Reaction, Obstet Gynecol 2001;97:357-60) that concludes: "HPV is present in sperm cells from infected and apparently healthy subjects, and sperm washing does not eliminate the risk of HPV transmission to recipients. We suggest that HPV DNA testing should be done on the semen of prospective donors, and those with positive tests should be excluded from donation."
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Fairfax Cryobank screens donors for HPV by medical history and physical exam, meeting the FDA standard. In addition we exceed the standard, having added DNA based testing of donor sperm in 2001. We are looking for the two strains of HPV that are most frequently associated with cervical cancer.

The reason for additional testing:

We cite a study (Human Papillomavirus DNA Detection in Sperm Using Polymerase Chain Reaction, Obstet Gynecol 2001;97:357-60) that concludes: "HPV is present in sperm cells from infected and apparently healthy subjects, and sperm washing does not eliminate the risk of HPV transmission to recipients. We suggest that HPV DNA testing should be done on the semen of prospective donors, and those with positive tests should be excluded from donation."

 

What is Fairfax Cryobank doing for HPV detection?

Has the HPV testing accuracy been validated by outside agencies?

How is the testing for HPV performed on the donors?