Don't know where to start

Familyof2 · 04-01-2006, 07:25 AM

I don't know where to start in considering SD. I know the names of some banks, but I don't know what criteria to look for or how the process works. Can anyone point my in the right direction?

Thanks!

Deno1977 · 04-01-2006, 08:41 AM

Hi, we just did our first iui w/ a donor this morning. We went with California Cryobank. My RE's office recommended them. As far as criteria goes we just went with someone who had one of our blood types and my DH's features the best we could. Hope that helps some.

little miracle · 04-01-2006, 03:42 PM

familyof2,

you can search through yahoo in cryo sperm bank and you will find more sites.

California cryobank is great, the same than xytex, good luck!

august · 04-01-2006, 07:07 PM

http://www.freedonr.com/index.html
The Free Fertility Foundation provides various services designed to help women who desire children to have them. In order to avoid money being an issue, we do not charge for our services.

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Maybe of interest to you... wishing you the best.

maria2 · 04-01-2006, 09:00 PM

So, August, you sound fine - kinda surveyed your recent posts, clearly you're just another FT frequenter like me - but this foundation sounds a bit odd. For example, it says that fertility research shows it takes 20 inseminations for a woman to become pregnant. I've never read that, and I've read a lot! Also, it says nothing about its history, or who's behind it, or who is on its board of directors or anything. It may be brand new and therefore somewhat rough, but it only has 3 sperm donors (according to its site.) Anyway, where did you hear of it and do you know anything about it? What I saw would make me really wary of it.
-maria2

maria2 · 04-01-2006, 09:10 PM

Oh and Family of 2!
This BB is the BEST place to start! Spend some time reading the pinned and some old posts, I'd say. Then just keep posting questions. That is how I got through the process over 5 years ago! Everyone seems to use a different process, and some of that depends on if you plan to disclose or not - eg choosing donors that match blood types if you don't plan to disclose, or choosing banks dedicated to making sure resulting children can meet their donors when they become adults - which was frankly not as much discussed (at least in the circles I was in) 5 years ago. We used Calif. Cryo too - spent a lot of time on its website looking over donors, and kind of looked for similar characteristics to dh. They have a photo match service (as do many other banks) so if you're looking for donors that resemble a dh, that can be a comfort of sorts. Some banks show adult pictures, some show baby pictures. Lots to sort through! Good luck and keep asking,
maria2
mom to David 4 and Katie 18 mo via my eggs and two donors

august · 04-02-2006, 07:34 AM

Maria2 - glad you think I "sound fine". Sorry to have offended you.

It was just a website I came across. Don't know anything about it.

maria2 · 04-02-2006, 07:42 AM

Oops! I didn't mean to make the impression you'd offended me at all - sorry! It was just that the website sounds a little fishy to me. Not you! Hope you accept my apology :-)
-maria2

Familyof2 · 04-03-2006, 02:05 PM

Thanks for the info, ladies!

We haven't decided, yet, what we are going to do, but I just wanted to be able to research my options. I appreciate your input!

04-01-2006, 07:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
Familyof2 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: TX Posts: 2,322	Don't know where to start I don't know where to start in considering SD. I know the names of some banks, but I don't know what criteria to look for or how the process works. Can anyone point my in the right direction? Thanks!

04-01-2006, 08:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
Deno1977 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Fox Valley, WI Posts: 1,046	Hi, we just did our first iui w/ a donor this morning. We went with California Cryobank. My RE's office recommended them. As far as criteria goes we just went with someone who had one of our blood types and my DH's features the best we could. Hope that helps some. __________________ DeNeil Rob ttc 6yrs 9iui all BFN IVF#1 BFP m/c @ 9weeks 3 FET all BFN IVF# 2 ER 6/29 ET 7/4 BFP!!! Beta#1 7dp5dt 72. Beta #2 10dp5dt 310 Beta#3 13dp5dt 1357 U/S on 7/31/09 It's TWINS!!

04-01-2006, 07:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
august Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: OH Posts: 67	Free Fertility Foundation (free donor sperm) http://www.freedonr.com/index.html The Free Fertility Foundation provides various services designed to help women who desire children to have them. In order to avoid money being an issue, we do not charge for our services. ---- Maybe of interest to you... wishing you the best.

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04-01-2006, 03:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
little miracle Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 605	familyof2, you can search through yahoo in cryo sperm bank and you will find more sites. California cryobank is great, the same than xytex, good luck!

04-01-2006, 09:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
maria2 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 477	So, August, you sound fine - kinda surveyed your recent posts, clearly you're just another FT frequenter like me - but this foundation sounds a bit odd. For example, it says that fertility research shows it takes 20 inseminations for a woman to become pregnant. I've never read that, and I've read a lot! Also, it says nothing about its history, or who's behind it, or who is on its board of directors or anything. It may be brand new and therefore somewhat rough, but it only has 3 sperm donors (according to its site.) Anyway, where did you hear of it and do you know anything about it? What I saw would make me really wary of it. -maria2

04-01-2006, 09:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
maria2 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 477	Oh and Family of 2! This BB is the BEST place to start! Spend some time reading the pinned and some old posts, I'd say. Then just keep posting questions. That is how I got through the process over 5 years ago! Everyone seems to use a different process, and some of that depends on if you plan to disclose or not - eg choosing donors that match blood types if you don't plan to disclose, or choosing banks dedicated to making sure resulting children can meet their donors when they become adults - which was frankly not as much discussed (at least in the circles I was in) 5 years ago. We used Calif. Cryo too - spent a lot of time on its website looking over donors, and kind of looked for similar characteristics to dh. They have a photo match service (as do many other banks) so if you're looking for donors that resemble a dh, that can be a comfort of sorts. Some banks show adult pictures, some show baby pictures. Lots to sort through! Good luck and keep asking, maria2 mom to David 4 and Katie 18 mo via my eggs and two donors

04-02-2006, 07:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
august Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: OH Posts: 67	Maria2 - glad you think I "sound fine". Sorry to have offended you. It was just a website I came across. Don't know anything about it.

04-02-2006, 07:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
maria2 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 477	Oops! I didn't mean to make the impression you'd offended me at all - sorry! It was just that the website sounds a little fishy to me. Not you! Hope you accept my apology :-) -maria2

04-03-2006, 02:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
Familyof2 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: TX Posts: 2,322	Thanks for the info, ladies! We haven't decided, yet, what we are going to do, but I just wanted to be able to research my options. I appreciate your input!