Shipping sperm - options and costs

TL;DR:

Shipping kit can cost between $130 to $170 for regular and $200 for Cryo (some sites sell kits for less but they tuck ~$40 shipping charge, so total cost is the same).

Shipping of sperm can cost between $80-$150 for slower riskier 24hour shipping and $110-$180 overnight (UPS Next Day Air Early), depending on location.

So you are looking at a range between $210 for one shipping at the cheapest range and $420 at more expensive range.

However, please be aware that a single insemination does not always work - especially after the sperm has been shipped. So, you may need multiple shipments. 

Shipping kits - 2021 edition

1. https://tenderneedsfertility.com/product/tyb-test-yolk-buffer-donor-collection-set-and-insulated-shipping-box/
$165 for the kit, $2??? for shipping it

2. https://www.nataldonor.com/
$150 for "Single TYB Donor Kit" - not 100% sure what is included and what shipping cost is.

3. Donor Home Delivery (seems different than one from 2018!)
https://donorhomedelivery.com/ordering/
$130 for the kit. Not sure how much to ship it but could be free.
Double kit $190, triple kit $250. Does NOT include shipping boxes so extra cost!
$50 TYB vial.

4. TenderNeeds kit - $78 without TYB on Amazon, $190 with TYB on Ebay but extra $40-$80 for shippnig.

Shipping kits - 2018 edition. All seem dead by 2021


Generally, the following shipping kits are recommended. The costs are as of June 2018, so apologies if they change since then or some of the companies stop selling.

All kits use Test Yolk Buffer (not cryo) unless otherwise stated.

1. Donor Home Delivery
https://donorhomedelivery.com/ordering/
$110 for full kit for one shipping ($70 kit and $40 to ship it to me).

2. Mail Sperm
https://mailsperm.weebly.com/
$75 standard; $130 bulk. 
$199 IUI kit
They are also the only company offering Cryo kits:
$85 Cryo;$150 bulk cryo
BUT, I don't know how much their shipping costs and it may add on $40 or so more!

3.  Baby Dust Delivery
$60 + $??? shipping&handling - basic kit. Plus the cost of cardboard box they don't include.

Shipping costs


I calculated costs of 4lb package using UPS Next Day Air and UPS Next Day Air Early, from my location to: 
  • WA: $131 / $164
  • Florida: $114 / $147
  • Texas: $118 / $150
  • Ohio: $105 / $138
  • MA: $78 / $111
This may be higher if more ice/cooling is packed. The prices are as of 2018 (some updated to 2021), so if you are reading this later may be higher of course.

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