Pacific Reproductive Services

What Pacific Reproductive Services does

Pacific Reproductive Services, Inc. ("PRS") is a Pasadena, California-based sperm bank and reproductive health services company founded in 1984 by Sherron Mills to serve women forming alternative families, including lesbian couples and single women by choice. PRS operates a donor sperm catalog and provides clinical artificial insemination services (intrauterine insemination/IUI and intracervical insemination/ICI) through PRS Clinical Services at its Pasadena medical office, alongside nationwide sperm shipping to clients using their own healthcare providers or conducting home inseminations. Core technology is clinical rather than software-driven: density gradient wash sperm preparation, 180-day FDA-mandated quarantine, and an extensive genetic screening protocol (ECG for inheritable cardiac disease, 97-mutation cystic fibrosis panel, hemoglobin fractionation, chromosome analysis, fragile X, SMA, and ethnic-specific panels), with a less than 1% donor acceptance rate. PRS is differentiated by what it describes as the nation's largest selection of "Willing to Be Known" donors who contractually agree to meet offspring at age 18, along with proprietary donor content products including handwritten long profiles, full-face video interviews, audio interviews, baby/adult photos, and a photomatching service.

The business generates revenue through three streams: per-vial donor sperm sales (both PRS's own catalog and Fairfax Cryobank's expanded catalog), pay-as-you-go clinical insemination and fertility testing/treatment services at Pasadena, and one-time purchases of ancillary donor information products. Pricing is unit-based and publicly disclosed in PDF fee schedules; order placement occurs via phone or online account after completing a Terms of Use form shared with Fairfax Cryobank. Distribution is direct-to-consumer combined with a clinical channel: in-person IUI at Pasadena, plus nationwide semen shipping and remote registration by email, fax, or mail. The company is privately held; PRS Sperm Bank is owned and operated by Fairfax Cryobank, Inc., and PRS Clinical Services is an unincorporated division of Genetics and IVF Institute, Inc. Reported headcount is 11–50, with two offices in Pasadena and San Francisco.

Name

Pacific Reproductive Services

Legal name

Pacific Reproductive Services, Inc.

Website

https://pacrepro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pacific Reproductive Services is a Pasadena-based sperm bank and clinical insemination provider founded in 1984, serving lesbian couples and single women forming alternative families with donor sperm, nationwide shipping, and the nation's largest "Willing to Be Known" donor program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Reproductive Health Services

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991)

akta.pro primary industry

Fertility, Reproductive Endocrinology & IVF Centers (HLAFAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility (IVF/Fertility) (HLAKAJAC), Fertility & Reproductive Endocrinology Telehealth (IVF/IUI, infertility evaluation) (HLALAHAA)

Keywords

• Sperm bank services
• Artificial insemination
• Donor sperm catalog
• Fertility treatment
• Alternative family planning

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donor Sperm Sales: Sale of donor sperm vials (ICI and IUI specimens) from both PRS's own donor catalog and Fairfax Cryobank. Prices vary by donor type (Willing To Be Known vs Anonymous) and specimen type. Sperm must be frozen and stored for 180 days per FDA regulations before release.
2. Clinical Insemination Services: Intrauterine insemination (IUI) performed at the Pasadena medical office by clinical specialists. Includes fertility evaluation, blood tests for hormone levels, and ultrasound imaging. Treatment may involve correcting hormone imbalances and/or prescribing mild fertility drugs.
3. Donor Information Products: Sale of additional donor information including Long Profiles (10-15 pages, handwritten by donors), Baby Photos, Adult Photos, Full-Face Video Interviews (PRS is the only sperm bank to provide these), and Donor Audio Interviews (15-20 minute CDs).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pacific Reproductive Services operates a sperm bank providing donor sperm specimens (ICI and IUI) and clinical artificial insemination services for women planning alternative families, with a focus on lesbian couples and single women. The company offers the nation's largest selection of 'Willing to Be Known' donors who contractually agree to meet offspring at age 18, and ships semen nationwide in addition to providing in-person insemination services at its Pasadena medical office.

Product overview

Pacific Reproductive Services operates as a sperm bank and reproductive health services company, offering a comprehensive suite of fertility-related products and services. The core offering consists of sperm banking services with an extensive donor catalog featuring both anonymous donors and the nation's largest selection of 'willing to be known' donors. The company provides clinical artificial insemination services (IUI and ICI) at its Pasadena location, fertility testing and treatment, and nationwide sperm shipping. Additional products include detailed donor information products such as long profiles (10-15 page handwritten documents), video interviews, audio interviews, baby photos, adult photos, and a unique photomatching service. The company also offers a Directed Donor Program for clients choosing to use known donors. PRS has expanded its donor selection through collaboration with Fairfax Cryobank while maintaining its own clinical insemination services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Donor Sperm Vials Sale of donor sperm vials (ICI and IUI specimens) from PRS's own donor catalog and through partnership with Fairfax Cryobank. Pricing varies by donor type (Willing To Be Known vs Anonymous) and specimen type. Sperm is quarantined for 180 days per FDA regulations before release.
• Clinical Artificial Insemination Services Intrauterine insemination (IUI) and intracervical insemination (ICI) performed at the Pasadena medical office by clinical specialists, including fertility evaluation, blood tests for hormone levels, and ultrasound imaging.
• Fertility Testing and Treatment Fertility evaluations including medical history review, hormone blood tests, ultrasound imaging, and treatment for hormone imbalances with mild fertility drugs.
• Willing to Be Known Donor Program Donors who contractually agree to meet children at age 18 should the child request it. PRS offers the nation's largest selection of willing-to-be-known sperm donors. Under California law, donors waive all parental rights.
• Directed Donor Program Program for using a known donor (friend or family member) with full screening and quarantine services provided by PRS.
• Donor Information Products Sale of additional donor information including Long Profiles (10-15 pages handwritten by donors with three generations of medical/genetic history), Baby Photos, Adult Photos, Full-Face Video Interviews, and Donor Audio Interviews (15-20 minute CDs). PRS is the only sperm bank providing full-face video interviews.
• Nationwide Sperm Shipping Semen shipped nationwide to PRS clients anywhere in the U.S. for clients using their own healthcare providers or for home insemination. Registration can be completed remotely via email, fax, and mail with phone consultations.
• Sperm Banking for Future Use Storage services for freezing and preserving sperm for future fertility procedures.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pregnancy rates are more than twice as high with IUI compared to vaginal insemination (ICI)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fairfax CryobankcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPRS Sperm Bank is owned and operated by Fairfax Cryobank, Inc. PRS Clinical Services continues to offer insemination services at its Pasadena location while expanding donor selection through Fairfax Cryobank's catalog. A single Terms of Use form is used by both PRS and Fairfax Cryobank clients, allowing clients to order from both catalogs.

Scale indicators7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• California Cryobank: One of the largest U.S. sperm banks and direct competitor across all donor types. Comparable nationwide shipping, online catalog, identity-release donor options, and clinical-grade genetic screening.
• Manhattan Cryobank: Smaller U.S. sperm bank offering donor vials with detailed profiles and shipping. Comparable on core product set (donor sperm, IUI/ICI specimens, donor information products) and serves a similar alternative-family customer segment.
• Seattle Sperm Bank: Direct competitor focused on donor sperm with identity-release options and detailed donor profiles. Comparable product set (ICI/IUI vials, donor long profiles, audiotapes) and digitally forward customer experience.
• The Sperm Bank of California: Nonprofit sperm bank and identity-release donor pioneer (first U.S. bank to offer exclusively identity-release donors). Closely comparable mission around donor-conceived child rights, alternative families, and rigorous family limits.
• Fairfax Cryobank: Parent company of PRS and one of the largest U.S. sperm banks. Directly comparable donor catalog, FDA-licensed tissue banking operations, and nationwide shipping — PRS even resells Fairfax donors through its own catalog.
• Cryos International: Global sperm bank headquartered in Denmark shipping to the U.S. Directly comparable on worldwide donor shipping, ICI/IUI specimens, and detailed donor profiles, with overlapping LGBTQ+ and single-mother customer base.
• NW Cryobank: Pacific Northwest-based sperm bank with nationwide shipping. Directly comparable on donor catalog, ICI/IUI specimens, and identity-release options targeting similar family-formation customers.
• Xytex Cryo International: Established U.S. sperm bank offering anonymous and identity-release donors with nationwide distribution. Directly competes on donor catalog breadth and clinical insemination services.

Emerging players

• Donor Egg Bank USA: Network of donor egg and (in some partnerships) donor sperm banks serving fertility clinics. Adjacent product set and overlapping family-formation customer base, though focused primarily on donor eggs rather than sperm.

Broad incumbents

• Generate Life Sciences: Parent of California Cryobank and broader reproductive services platform (donor eggs, donor sperm, newborn stem cells). Comparable as a broader incumbent reproductive tissue operator whose subsidiary directly competes with PRS.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PacificReproductiveServices
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pacific-reproductive-services-inc.

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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