Pick Donor...I have a question

decbrowneyes · 02-13-2007, 01:06 PM

How much of your decision do you way on if the DS has a reported pregnancy?

We have one DS to choose form at the Midwest Bank...he has no reported pregnancies. Midwest is 50% cheaper than all of the other banks. Should I go to a more expensive DS that has reported pregnancies?

What are your thoughts?

Mindy (27)
DH (30)
TTC#1 for 4 years
Moving on to DIUI!

Deno1977 · 02-13-2007, 02:03 PM

Why is there only 1 donor you can chose from? We went through California Cryo. They are very expensive but we had many choices. This way DH got to pick.

GinaB · 02-13-2007, 02:31 PM

Hi Mindy, (pg mentioned)

I have the same question: why do they only have one donor available? I'm not familiar with this bank, so I don't have much more info to share.
We went through Fairfax and had a good selection. We did choose a donor who had a pg reported, and our RE suggested we choose a proven donor.
We were able to get pg on our first diui. Good luck!

decbrowneyes · 02-13-2007, 03:08 PM

Sorry...guess I should have explained...

Our fist choice is to go with Midwest because of the price $650 for 3 vials - includes shipping.

DH is African American and there are only 3 black DS to choose from. One of them ix mix, the other is already taken for my area...leaving me with 1 choice. (California & all the other banks only have maybe 4-5 to choose from and are double the price.)

We are on limited funds...so I thought if we went with Midwest we could go up to 6 rounds for that price.

Deno1977 · 02-14-2007, 06:33 AM

Mindy~ I did not realize the banks were so limited. Do youo know if the donors been used at all? That may be why there are no reported pregs.

GinaB~ Did you like Fairfax? Are they about the same price as California Cyro? Or are they affiliated?

decbrowneyes · 02-14-2007, 06:58 AM

I have a call in to Midwest to find out more about this donor! Hopefully they will have all the answers I am looking for. Man I hate waiting for call backs.

I had my DH look at the profile last night. Man he's not very helpful. Looks like he is leaving the choice up to me. Once I find out more about this donor I will know if I should look at another bank with more options and + Pregnancies.

Deneil - Noticed you were from the Valley...I am from Chilton! It's always nice to see someone else from the area! Keep warm!

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!

Deno1977 · 02-14-2007, 09:41 AM

Mindy~ Yeah we are only about 15 minutes from each other. I am in Menasha.

**BC-MAV** · 02-14-2007, 10:30 AM

Have you tried Reproductive Resources here? I know they have a few AA donors listed. I don't know the price but they have good background info and medical info on donors. I wouldn't think a pregnancy would matter because we had an ED who had 2 children and pregnancies for her couples with ALL her donations. WE did not get a pregnancy withh her eggs with 2 surrogate Moms. We went with an egg donor who had NEVER donated, was an only child, unmarried, and no children. We have several frozen embryos and an adorable 1 1/2 year old boy on the 1st try for our 1st time surrogate Mom. Proven is a "myth" for us!!

mmi · 02-14-2007, 10:32 AM

Fairfax has the highest guaranteed count. Had great success with them. just fyi.. good luck.

apache04 · 02-14-2007, 11:15 AM

Hello I am very new to the board ... I was wondering if anyone is from MA . And if so has anyone used the Mass. General donor egg program ?? Any info would help ..

me 35 / dh 34
4 yrs IF
4 IUI-BFN / 5 IVF -BFN / 1 FET- BFN

02-13-2007, 01:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
decbrowneyes Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 233	Pick Donor...I have a question How much of your decision do you way on if the DS has a reported pregnancy? We have one DS to choose form at the Midwest Bank...he has no reported pregnancies. Midwest is 50% cheaper than all of the other banks. Should I go to a more expensive DS that has reported pregnancies? What are your thoughts? Mindy (27) DH (30) TTC#1 for 4 years Moving on to DIUI!

02-13-2007, 02:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Deno1977 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Fox Valley, WI Posts: 1,046	Why is there only 1 donor you can chose from? We went through California Cryo. They are very expensive but we had many choices. This way DH got to pick. __________________ 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!!

02-14-2007, 06:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
Deno1977 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Fox Valley, WI Posts: 1,046	Mindy~ I did not realize the banks were so limited. Do youo know if the donors been used at all? That may be why there are no reported pregs. GinaB~ Did you like Fairfax? Are they about the same price as California Cyro? Or are they affiliated? __________________ 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!!

02-14-2007, 09:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
Deno1977 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Fox Valley, WI Posts: 1,046	Mindy~ Yeah we are only about 15 minutes from each other. I am in Menasha. __________________ 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!!

02-14-2007, 10:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
mmi 5000-9999 post king of hearts Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,471	Fairfax has the highest guaranteed count. Had great success with them. just fyi.. good luck. __________________ 3 years and 15 medicated cycles(clomid, injections, iui's, ivf's, fet, you name it) and 2 angels before finally getting princess 1 (1999) 2 injection cycles for princess 2(2002) Truly miracles! "Life isn't measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."

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02-13-2007, 02:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
GinaB 900-999 post jack of hearts Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 937	Hi Mindy, (pg mentioned) I have the same question: why do they only have one donor available? I'm not familiar with this bank, so I don't have much more info to share. We went through Fairfax and had a good selection. We did choose a donor who had a pg reported, and our RE suggested we choose a proven donor. We were able to get pg on our first diui. Good luck!

02-13-2007, 03:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
decbrowneyes Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 233	Sorry...guess I should have explained... Our fist choice is to go with Midwest because of the price $650 for 3 vials - includes shipping. DH is African American and there are only 3 black DS to choose from. One of them ix mix, the other is already taken for my area...leaving me with 1 choice. (California & all the other banks only have maybe 4-5 to choose from and are double the price.) We are on limited funds...so I thought if we went with Midwest we could go up to 6 rounds for that price.

02-14-2007, 06:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
decbrowneyes Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 233	I have a call in to Midwest to find out more about this donor! Hopefully they will have all the answers I am looking for. Man I hate waiting for call backs. I had my DH look at the profile last night. Man he's not very helpful. Looks like he is leaving the choice up to me. Once I find out more about this donor I will know if I should look at another bank with more options and + Pregnancies. Deneil - Noticed you were from the Valley...I am from Chilton! It's always nice to see someone else from the area! Keep warm! Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!

02-14-2007, 10:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
BC-MAV Board Coordinator for Surrogacy BB Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: way down yonder ... Posts: 29,651 Blog Entries: 50	Have you tried Reproductive Resources here? I know they have a few AA donors listed. I don't know the price but they have good background info and medical info on donors. I wouldn't think a pregnancy would matter because we had an ED who had 2 children and pregnancies for her couples with ALL her donations. WE did not get a pregnancy withh her eggs with 2 surrogate Moms. We went with an egg donor who had NEVER donated, was an only child, unmarried, and no children. We have several frozen embryos and an adorable 1 1/2 year old boy on the 1st try for our 1st time surrogate Mom. Proven is a "myth" for us!!

02-14-2007, 11:15 AM	#10 (permalink)
apache04 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: massachusetts Posts: 6	pick a donor ... questions Hello I am very new to the board ... I was wondering if anyone is from MA . And if so has anyone used the Mass. General donor egg program ?? Any info would help .. me 35 / dh 34 4 yrs IF 4 IUI-BFN / 5 IVF -BFN / 1 FET- BFN

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