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Hello and welcome to the Fairfax Cryobank Family Forum!
The forum has a new look and the Fairfax Team is so excited to create the best experience for our users.

To Note:
Private Donor Groups and Private Sibling Connection Groups are now located under the category "Groups". Search the donor number in the search box and you should find exactly what you're looking for!

Questions about your forum access? Email forum@fairfaxcryobank.com

Follow these steps to join a private donor group:
1) Press "Join" at the right of the group
2) Once prompted to confirm your request please list this information so we can verify your information:
Name (under which the vial was purchased)
Email
Clinic Name
Donor number
Child Date of Birth

*If you are looking to start a private group for a PRS donor please email forum@fairfaxcryobank.com with the above information and that you are looking for a PRS group*


If you have any questions about the verification process please email forum@fairfaxcryobank.com

great idea

edited 2011 13 in Share Your Experience
I am so excited that this forum exists. I can't wait to hear from other parents with other children from my daughter's donor.

Comments

  • esgesg Junior Member
    I'm excited as well. I haven't given birth to my child yet but I am very interested in finding out if there are other people out there who used the same donor as I did.
  • I am excited too! My daughter will be five years old in less than five weeks; I know there are half-siblings out there and would love a chance to reconnect!
  • Same here... but so far not much activity in the forums.
  • esgesg Junior Member
    There isn't much action around here. I do like having this forum but I am so anxious for the day I find my baby's half siblings. I'm working on rounding up other sources as well. If anyone has tips or ideas, I'd love to know about them.
  • CLI ModeratorCLI Moderator Senior Member
    CLI has an affiliated sperm bank, Fairfax Cryobank, that also has a forum about donor sperm. All requests for connecting with half sibilings of CLI donors will be located here on this forum, however, the Fairfax Cryobank Family forum has more general activity about using donor sperm.

    You can check out the activity on the Fairfax Cryobank Family Forum by clicking here.
  • Hi -
    I noticed a few of you commenting that forums for donor #s are a great idea. But there is only one forum started for a donor #. I would imagine you will have better success in finding your childs half siblings if you let someone know what donor # you used. I intend to do that if the donor I choose does not already have a forum started.
    I am a 37 year old single woman wanting a family. Ten years ago I was a biological suroggate. But now I want a family of my own.
    Carissa O
  • CLI ModeratorCLI Moderator Senior Member
    Hello Carissa,
    This area has donor forums for many CLI donors already, however, they are only visible to clients who have used sperm from that donor. People can send in a request to the Moderator to gain access. This way the forums are more private for the users to discuss information about their children. It is a great resource for updates on medical information as well. CLI hopes that clients will feel comfortable using our forum website as a donor sibling registry.
    Hope that clears up some confusion on why the private sites seem so sparse. We hope you are enjoying the forum!
  • Thank you Moderator - It does help. Although in choosing a donor it might help to be able to talk to others who have used a donor you are very interested in. But I also completely understand the privacy and need for parents of children of a particular donor may discuss things that have nothing to do with the selection process.
  • clarapippaclarapippa Junior Member
    I had the same sentiment when I saw these forums were private, LC!
    Thank you Moderator - It does help. Although in choosing a donor it might help to be able to talk to others who have used a donor you are very interested in. But I also completely understand the privacy and need for parents of children of a particular donor may discuss things that have nothing to do with the selection process.
  • How would we determine the donor number on the Fairfax site?
    CLI has an affiliated sperm bank, Fairfax Cryobank, that also has a forum about donor sperm. All requests for connecting with half sibilings of CLI donors will be located here on this forum, however, the Fairfax Cryobank Family forum has more general activity about using donor sperm.

    You can check out the activity on the Fairfax Cryobank Family Forum by clicking here.
  • CLI ModeratorCLI Moderator Senior Member
    CLI and Fairfax Cryobank are affiliated sperm banks, but each bank has a separate catalog of donors. There is no cross over in donors, and CLI donors are not on the Fairfax Cryobank site under a different donor number.
    Hopefully that clears up any confusion.
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