Forum: Donor Issues (Egg & Sperm)

Anyone wanna join me in a Summer 2011 DE Cycle Group? My DH and I are just about to start our first DE cycle. We've been through 4 IVF of our own and are now ready to move on. We are matched with a donor and she is going through her psych consult tomorrow and we're now waiting for the legal...

Hello! I'm entertaining myself on "bed rest" perusing forums. I know that there really aren't formal threads for DE monthly cycles but if any May cycle buddies are interested in chatting...I'll be here. I have the next couple weeks off of work and I'm already going crazy! It's so different...

Hi, My partner is in the midst of her first donor egg IVF cycle -- transfer of one blastocyst was 5 days ago and less than a week till the pregnancy test! She is doing oral & vaginal progesterone instead of PIO because she suffered from bad sciatica last year (unrelated to fertility treatments)...

Hello all, I am new to Fertile thoughts and I must say, THANK GOD Im not alone in this situation. FIRST let me say my Dx is DOR, Im 27 yr young and married 2 years. I have an 8 yr old who was conceived natural when I was 19 :smileyh:(opps! but what a blessing). I have been TTC since 2007,...

Just finished a donor cycle with SIRM in Dallas. ... The 22 year-old donor hyperstimulated and had very poor quality eggs. One good egg out of 20. Has anyone had a similar experience? I went through the whole natural killer cells ordeal, too. We tried an FET with a PGD approved embryo and it...

We are starting inseminations in May, and have decided to use donor 009 from MSB. Has anyone else used this donor? Does anyone have any children with this donor? We would love to hear from anyone with any information! Thanks so much! tee :smileyh:

Hello! I just failed my 2nd DE cycle. We thought we had a chance since this was a well proven donor and had 2 perfect 4AA blasts! Anyone out there? I feel so bad and gutted right now. I would love to start a group for us to go safely and complain. I don't want to bore anyone with my...

Hello all....well today I'm 3dp my 5dt of 2 blasts using donor eggs......and well.....I'M JUST NOT FEELING IT. They say women usually "just know" or just "have that feeling" before they get their BFP. I'm just not feeling it. In fact, I'm feeling crampy off & on all day like AF could come at any...

Hello all.....I have a question. I'm doing IVF using an egg donor. we had 16 eggs retrieved monday, 7 of them fertilized. I was scheduled for my transfer this morning (day 3 after retrieval). But they called me & said...."we have wonderful news, all 7 embryos have made it to blastocyst so don't...

I've had four miscarriages and one failed IVF attempt in the past 4 years. My RE believes the problem is poor egg quality and I've consulted with another RE who was of the same opinion. Well, I just turned 39 and I don't have it in me to keep trying and go through more miscarriages, so we're...

I will be in Seattle for the next nine days working. I will check in periodically, but I don't know how often. Crystal

Hi everyone, I just wanted to know if anyone has ever used a known donor and what were the steps you had to take. My DH and I decided we would like to use one of his family members, because we both would like to keep his bloodline. Our donor doesn't live in the US, and would probably only see...

Hi, I am looking into artificial insemination as a means of having a baby. I was just wondering, what exactly does the process look like? Costs involved? How many times did you have to try before you got pregnant? Any and all information is welcome and appreciated! Thank you!

Hello, ladies. My husband and I were just informed that if everything goes well during a vasectomy reversal, we will have a 40% chance of pregnancy--IF everything goes well. Since we have no idea when this vasectomy reversal might happen (we are on a 2yr long wait list on a military base), we are...

There are such a limited nbr of donor embryos here in AZ that I am thinking of going out of state to CA since I hear the waiting list is alot shorter and there are so many more options. I am really afraid to try IVF with my own eggs and I do not think I can afford a fresh donor egg cycle- i am open...

Just starting my journey into DE. Wondering if anyone on here has had personal experience with any of the clinics or agencies in the Bay Area (NorCal). Thanks! Cindy

What clinic did you go through for your DE/DS cycle? What was your experience? Share your opinions for those who are looking for a clinic in the following format. Once we have a bunch of them, I'll compile them into one document. If there is any information you are uncomfortable sharing, you...

Just wondering what you plan to tell your child or whether you will keep the truth from them and why ?

I'd really appreciate it. This will be one of the options my SO and I will have. He has had a vasectomy and never thought he might like more children. Heh...before he met me and my persistance that is. =) I'm not sure how successful reversals are. He is not opposed to donor sperm but we just don't...

Hello everyone. Deciding on which clinic to use for egg donor. Would anyone have advise on whether to use Chicago Advanced Fertility or San Diego Fertility Center? I have to choose one or the other.

This is the first time I've posted in this forum. I've had 4 miscarriages and one failed IVF attempt in the past 3 years and we're moving on to using an egg donor. We're using the fertility clinic California IVF in Davis. They have a small number of egg donors and we'd like to look into using an...

We are starting our first donor sperm cycle in May, and we are so excited! :D We have been told that we should have success within 6mo. Please share any donor sperm success stories--they are very encouraging! Thank you, ladies!