Finding Donated Embryos

batesb · 07-28-2009, 09:49 AM

My husband and I are in search once again for donated embryos, but they are so hard to come by. I have one miracle baby from donated embryos from a donating couple we met by chance. It was truly an amazing experience.

My RE clinic will do the transfer but they do not have a waiting list program for embryos.

I know of miracleswaiting.org but would rather meet someone through a clinic or just by word of mouth. Any suggestions or leads as to how to continue our search to complete our family are greatly appeciated.

THANKS in advance for any feedback.

**BC-donor** · 07-30-2009, 11:10 AM

Have you considered placing an ad on www.surromomsonline.com ? You can place an ad there, but aside from that, I'm not sure how you'd go about getting them as you'd like.

Have you considered calling around to some of your local RE's & asking if they have a donor frozen embryo program? Some do & it might be worth a few phone calls!!

Good luck!

carolsue · 07-31-2009, 01:35 PM

My clinic does donated embryos but we are on the east coast, it also depends on how many they have too

batesb · 08-01-2009, 11:18 PM

Carolsue - Congrats on your pregnancy!!!

Thanks for the responses to this post. I have contacted several clinics and the problem is you have to be an established patient and even then the wait is about 2 years.

So for now, it looks like word of mouth is my best chance to find donor embies to use in the near future. That too would be easier if I lived in a state with clinics offering IVF. We do not have a single clinic in MT that does it. Thank goodness for the WWW.

Mom_2_One · 08-02-2009, 09:09 AM

Have you looked into Miracles Waiting? If you are caucasian, there are lots of possibilities to be chosen as a recipient. Good luck.
-Victoria

**BC-deanne** · 08-07-2009, 05:52 PM

The cooper clinic in NJ has a good donor embryos program.

www.ccivf.com

cinnamon.basil · 08-08-2009, 05:59 PM

Becky,

Wow, somebody else in MT doing ED. I was starting to think we were the only ones! What clinic are you using? We are headed to SRM soon... just waiting for our calendar.

Sara

batesb · 08-08-2009, 08:58 PM

Sara -

Yep - Live in beautiful Montana - with no REs.

I am a patient of Dr. Thyer at SRM - who is your Dr. there? Are you doing Egg or Embryo Donation? How did you make your match? Even though Seattle is my overseeing doctor, I actually traveled to my first batch of Donor Embryos in Phoenix, Arizona for the transfer. Depending on where my next batch are, I may travel there as well. They say it is better to have the freezing clinic do the thawing when possible, and since I have to travel anyways then we didn't have to worry about the transport from point A to B. Excited to have met someone in MT jumping through similar hoops. If you would like to e-mail back and forth - send me a private message. AND best wishes to you.

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batesb 700-799 post 9 of hearts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northwest Posts: 700	Finding Donated Embryos My husband and I are in search once again for donated embryos, but they are so hard to come by. I have one miracle baby from donated embryos from a donating couple we met by chance. It was truly an amazing experience. My RE clinic will do the transfer but they do not have a waiting list program for embryos. I know of miracleswaiting.org but would rather meet someone through a clinic or just by word of mouth. Any suggestions or leads as to how to continue our search to complete our family are greatly appeciated. THANKS in advance for any feedback. __________________ Becky TTC #2 - PCOS and ENDO Many, many, years of failed attempts. 1 Triplet Pregnancy from Donor FET - - born @39.5 weeks - 3/22 - born silent - gestational age 20 weeks - 3/22 - heartbeat lost at 9 weeks

07-30-2009, 11:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
BC-donor 500-599 post 7 of hearts Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 587	Have you considered placing an ad on www.surromomsonline.com ? You can place an ad there, but aside from that, I'm not sure how you'd go about getting them as you'd like. Have you considered calling around to some of your local RE's & asking if they have a donor frozen embryo program? Some do & it might be worth a few phone calls!! Good luck! __________________ Multiple DE cycles, finally successful

07-31-2009, 01:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
carolsue 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,102	My clinic does donated embryos but we are on the east coast, it also depends on how many they have too __________________ Me-44 DH-47 IVF#1-none to transfer IVF#2 BFN IVF#3 BFN Donor IVF#1 Cancelled-Poor response 7/7/09-Abd. myomectomy Donor IVF#2-Chemical Donor IVF#3-ER 6/25 Transfer 6/28- 1 9 cell & 2 7 cell 7/10/09 Beta#1-523-12dp3dt 7/13/09 Beta#2-2042.2-15dp3dt 7/16/09-Beta#3-7237.6-18dp3dt 1st u/s - 7/26-TWINS! Boy/Girl Twins

08-01-2009, 11:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
batesb 700-799 post 9 of hearts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northwest Posts: 700	Carolsue - Congrats on your pregnancy!!! Thanks for the responses to this post. I have contacted several clinics and the problem is you have to be an established patient and even then the wait is about 2 years. So for now, it looks like word of mouth is my best chance to find donor embies to use in the near future. That too would be easier if I lived in a state with clinics offering IVF. We do not have a single clinic in MT that does it. Thank goodness for the WWW. __________________ Becky TTC #2 - PCOS and ENDO Many, many, years of failed attempts. 1 Triplet Pregnancy from Donor FET - - born @39.5 weeks - 3/22 - born silent - gestational age 20 weeks - 3/22 - heartbeat lost at 9 weeks

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Mom_2_One 100-199 post 3 of hearts Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 174	Have you looked into Miracles Waiting? If you are caucasian, there are lots of possibilities to be chosen as a recipient. Good luck. -Victoria __________________ Me 43 DH 40 DD 01-15-05 6 angles (05/2007-12/2008); natually concieved IVF#1 04-2009; BFN FET#1 06-24-09; Beta 07-03-09;BFN First DE-IVF cycle (transfer @ 11-23-09)

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08-07-2009, 05:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
BC-deanne 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Navajo Checkboard 29 miles outside Cuba, NM Posts: 1,242 Blog Entries: 4	The cooper clinic in NJ has a good donor embryos program. www.ccivf.com

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cinnamon.basil 0-99 post 2 of hearts Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bozeman Posts: 4	Becky, Wow, somebody else in MT doing ED. I was starting to think we were the only ones! What clinic are you using? We are headed to SRM soon... just waiting for our calendar. Sara

08-08-2009, 08:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
batesb 700-799 post 9 of hearts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northwest Posts: 700	Sara - Yep - Live in beautiful Montana - with no REs. I am a patient of Dr. Thyer at SRM - who is your Dr. there? Are you doing Egg or Embryo Donation? How did you make your match? Even though Seattle is my overseeing doctor, I actually traveled to my first batch of Donor Embryos in Phoenix, Arizona for the transfer. Depending on where my next batch are, I may travel there as well. They say it is better to have the freezing clinic do the thawing when possible, and since I have to travel anyways then we didn't have to worry about the transport from point A to B. Excited to have met someone in MT jumping through similar hoops. If you would like to e-mail back and forth - send me a private message. AND best wishes to you. __________________ Becky TTC #2 - PCOS and ENDO Many, many, years of failed attempts. 1 Triplet Pregnancy from Donor FET - - born @39.5 weeks - 3/22 - born silent - gestational age 20 weeks - 3/22 - heartbeat lost at 9 weeks

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