Donor eggs and HIV testing

harmankar · 08-09-2006, 10:43 AM

I'm a bit confused about this.

Obviously I would want my donor to have HIV testing. The clinic that I'm working with says the test is valid for 3 months.

I need to better understand what people in the states do.

Let's pretend.

Donor has blood work done in June. All is good and everything matches.

We go on to a fresh cycle starting in July (is this realistic?)

Continuing to pretend. I become pg on that fresh cycle..
Now what has happened between June and July? How do I know that said donor didn't contact HIV is those inbetween months?

Does donor come back to test in October?

What are my risk? (low but nonetheless, isn't their a risk?)

In the states, do they do mostly fresh or frozen DE cycles? (I'd assume Fresh but doesn't that give the same uncertainty as to what I'm wondering about?)

Cathy

50/50 · 08-09-2006, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by harmankar

How do I know that said donor didn't contact HIV is those inbetween months?

You don't really know. I think in my contract she was suppose to abstain from having sex during her cycle. But who knows what really happens, there is no guarantee. Plus from what I recall it can take 6 mos for hiv to show up? There is always risk.

I think if your donors bloodwork is complete and everything is ok, it is possible to start in July. That is if all legal paperwork is finalized. That part took a little bit longer for us because she made changes chges to the agreement.

I think fresh cycles are mainly done here because the success rate is much higher than frozen. I beleive there was a law that passed last year requiring donors to take more bloodtests before a frozen transfer etc... This is on top of taking it before the retrieval. Maybe someone else may know more about this?

Good luck!

cs1984cs · 08-09-2006, 06:46 PM

Testing for transmissible diseases as of May 25, 2005: the FDA is requiring significantly enhanced testing for all reproductive tissue donors including egg donors. This involves a more extensive medical history, a more extensive physical exam and a wider array of test for infectious disease.

Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV /AIDS, RPR / syphyllis, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydia

The donor must have these tests performed as part of her initial screening for donor eligibility and then she will have the testing done again shortly before the egg retrieval.

If it's not a practice in Europe, perhaps you can request it done. That's the best that can be done at this point; you must trust your RE is doing the right thing for you and the ED.

If you go to http://www.fda.gov you can find the winded documents on the testing.

My understanding is that FET work just as well as fresh ET as per the explanation my RE gave to me when I posed the question.

lmarisa · 08-12-2006, 07:32 PM

I am very new to this so forgive me. Doesn't the ED also have to release all of her medical records or does the clinic just obtain a new history and all new tests? Thanks!

cs1984cs · 08-13-2006, 04:13 PM

It depends whether the donor is a first time donor or not. If it is not the first time, there will be records; otherwise, test have to be done from scratch.

Also, the fda mandates certain tests as per what I posted last.

I hope it answers your question.

08-09-2006, 10:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
harmankar Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Europe Posts: 18	Donor eggs and HIV testing I'm a bit confused about this. Obviously I would want my donor to have HIV testing. The clinic that I'm working with says the test is valid for 3 months. I need to better understand what people in the states do. Let's pretend. Donor has blood work done in June. All is good and everything matches. We go on to a fresh cycle starting in July (is this realistic?) Continuing to pretend. I become pg on that fresh cycle.. Now what has happened between June and July? How do I know that said donor didn't contact HIV is those inbetween months? Does donor come back to test in October? What are my risk? (low but nonetheless, isn't their a risk?) In the states, do they do mostly fresh or frozen DE cycles? (I'd assume Fresh but doesn't that give the same uncertainty as to what I'm wondering about?) Cathy

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08-09-2006, 06:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
cs1984cs Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,198	Testing for transmissible diseases as of May 25, 2005: the FDA is requiring significantly enhanced testing for all reproductive tissue donors including egg donors. This involves a more extensive medical history, a more extensive physical exam and a wider array of test for infectious disease. Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV /AIDS, RPR / syphyllis, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydia The donor must have these tests performed as part of her initial screening for donor eligibility and then she will have the testing done again shortly before the egg retrieval. If it's not a practice in Europe, perhaps you can request it done. That's the best that can be done at this point; you must trust your RE is doing the right thing for you and the ED. If you go to http://www.fda.gov you can find the winded documents on the testing. My understanding is that FET work just as well as fresh ET as per the explanation my RE gave to me when I posed the question.

08-12-2006, 07:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
lmarisa Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1	I am very new to this so forgive me. Doesn't the ED also have to release all of her medical records or does the clinic just obtain a new history and all new tests? Thanks!

08-13-2006, 04:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
cs1984cs Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,198	It depends whether the donor is a first time donor or not. If it is not the first time, there will be records; otherwise, test have to be done from scratch. Also, the fda mandates certain tests as per what I posted last. I hope it answers your question.