Shared cycles

Herbsie · 02-16-2006, 04:44 AM

Hi all

I'm new to this particular forum and have loads of questions.
You see, I've done 10 DIUIs all BFN (1 was chem. pg). I met with RE yesterday and we agreed not to do any more IUIs because it would've worked by now if that was the way to go. He is pushing me to do IVF, but I just can't afford it. One of the suggestions made was that I try a shared cycle with someone and donate a portion of my eggs, then continue with the rest of the transfer process for myself. Can anyone give me any sort of insight into this? Have you done a shared cycle before? How would it work? How do they distribute the eggs? I'm totally in the dark here so would appreciate any bit of info you may have.

Thanks in advance.
Herbsie

**BC-donor** · 02-16-2006, 02:20 PM

I've never donated eggs, but I know that there are ladies who've done an IVF cycle & given 1/2 of their eggs to another couple. They pay for your meds & sometimes the clinic will give you a discount on your other expenses, like your transfer. I'm not sure if the other couple pays for your retrieval or 1/2 of it or how that works? The way they divide the eggs is that the other couple gets 1/2 of all eggs that you produce & if there is an odd number, you get the extra one. They also put a certain number on your cycle too, meaning that you have to produce "X" number of eggs for them to give 1/2 away. I don't know what your clinic's minimum number is, but the clinic we used, they only got 6 eggs from our donor, & we got all 6 of the eggs, the other couple didn't get any of them at all. (this wasn't a situation where the donor was cycling herself, so the eggs were to be split between us & another couple) So it's not like if you agree to donate 1/2 of your eggs & for some reason you only get 4 eggs, they're going to give 2 of them to someone else, you know what I mean?

Good luck!

Herbsie · 02-16-2006, 10:18 PM

Thanks for the info. I'm waiting to hear from the clinic if they will accept me or what other route they plan on.

londontime · 02-20-2006, 05:26 PM

My Re does shared cycles and it saves two couples $$$...haven't done it yet, still tryin IUI..but it may be down the road for me. AMY

Herbsie · 02-20-2006, 09:59 PM

Thanks Amy. Best of luck with your IUI. Hoping you won't need to got he IVF route.
Herbsie

02-16-2006, 04:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
Herbsie Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: South Africa Posts: 484	Shared cycles Hi all I'm new to this particular forum and have loads of questions. You see, I've done 10 DIUIs all BFN (1 was chem. pg). I met with RE yesterday and we agreed not to do any more IUIs because it would've worked by now if that was the way to go. He is pushing me to do IVF, but I just can't afford it. One of the suggestions made was that I try a shared cycle with someone and donate a portion of my eggs, then continue with the rest of the transfer process for myself. Can anyone give me any sort of insight into this? Have you done a shared cycle before? How would it work? How do they distribute the eggs? I'm totally in the dark here so would appreciate any bit of info you may have. Thanks in advance. Herbsie

02-16-2006, 02:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
BC-donor 500-599 post 7 of hearts Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 587	I've never donated eggs, but I know that there are ladies who've done an IVF cycle & given 1/2 of their eggs to another couple. They pay for your meds & sometimes the clinic will give you a discount on your other expenses, like your transfer. I'm not sure if the other couple pays for your retrieval or 1/2 of it or how that works? The way they divide the eggs is that the other couple gets 1/2 of all eggs that you produce & if there is an odd number, you get the extra one. They also put a certain number on your cycle too, meaning that you have to produce "X" number of eggs for them to give 1/2 away. I don't know what your clinic's minimum number is, but the clinic we used, they only got 6 eggs from our donor, & we got all 6 of the eggs, the other couple didn't get any of them at all. (this wasn't a situation where the donor was cycling herself, so the eggs were to be split between us & another couple) So it's not like if you agree to donate 1/2 of your eggs & for some reason you only get 4 eggs, they're going to give 2 of them to someone else, you know what I mean? Good luck! __________________ Multiple DE cycles, finally successful

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02-16-2006, 10:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Herbsie Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: South Africa Posts: 484	Thanks for the info. I'm waiting to hear from the clinic if they will accept me or what other route they plan on.

02-20-2006, 05:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
londontime Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: east coast Posts: 382	My Re does shared cycles and it saves two couples $$$...haven't done it yet, still tryin IUI..but it may be down the road for me. AMY

02-20-2006, 09:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
Herbsie Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: South Africa Posts: 484	Thanks Amy. Best of luck with your IUI. Hoping you won't need to got he IVF route. Herbsie