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
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)
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
Medical Update- Cryogenic Laboratories, Inc (CLI) Donor 2981
CLI Moderator
Senior Member
Medical updates provided by CLI offer the added advantage that they are verified. We can confirm client information, review donor records and provide you accurate information right from the source. Please contact us if there is a medical update you would need to share. Donors can always update their medical history with us and we will share that information with you when it becomes available.
Donor 2981 has an offspring reported with a congenital heart defect (hypoplastic left heart).
What are congenital heart defects (CHD)?
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are among the most common multifactorial birth defects in humans, occurring in 0.5 to 1% of all live births. CHDs usually do not occur solely due to genetic influences, but are thought to occur due to multiple factors, which include both environmental factors and genetic predisposition.
What are the chances for my child?
With a history of a CHD in an offspring of donor 2981, the risk for other half siblings to have a CHD present at birth is slightly higher than the general population risk and is believed to be about 1.5%.
If a pregnancy is achieved as a result of using semen or embryos created from donor 2981, a consultation with a genetic or fetal specialist to discuss the risk for CHD is recommended. Obstetrical ultrasound and fetal echocardiography at 18-22 weeks gestation is also recommended. Ultrasound evaluations or other diagnostic tests can detect some but not all types of CHDs during pregnancy.
If you have stored semen samples on site with your doctor’s facility or at CLI you are entitled to a full refund for the cost paid per dose. Any storage account you have with CLI will remain open unless we hear from you otherwise. Any unused semen specimens qualify for a full refund of what was paid. Incurred shipping or storage costs will not be refunded. If the specimens are stored at your doctor’s office and you do not want to keep the specimens for future use and desire a refund, you must authorize destruction at your doctor’s facility and that facility must send us a letter indicating that they have complied with that request. Only after receiving that letter from the offsite storage facility with your name, donor #, specimen dates (on the vials) including the total number of units destroyed will the refund be generated.
You may keep your specimens and use them in the future if you wish. You may also order more semen units from CLI if they are available, in order to have a full sibling. Prior to using any units, or transferring any embryos created from donor #, we will require that you sign an informed consent that confirms you understand the circumstances with this donor’s medical update. Any units of donor # sent from CLI will require that the informed consent be signed, notarized and returned prior to shipment. A copy of that informed consent is available by contacting CLI. Once signed you would no longer qualify for a full refund on unused specimens. In that case, you could request a 50% refund on only those units stored at CLI.
CLI has a full time certified genetic counselor, Suzanne Seitz, MS, available to you to answer your questions. In addition our staff is available to help process refunds and exchanges as necessary. Please call us at 1-800-466-8000 for more information.
Donor 2981 has an offspring reported with a congenital heart defect (hypoplastic left heart).
What are congenital heart defects (CHD)?
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are among the most common multifactorial birth defects in humans, occurring in 0.5 to 1% of all live births. CHDs usually do not occur solely due to genetic influences, but are thought to occur due to multiple factors, which include both environmental factors and genetic predisposition.
What are the chances for my child?
With a history of a CHD in an offspring of donor 2981, the risk for other half siblings to have a CHD present at birth is slightly higher than the general population risk and is believed to be about 1.5%.
If a pregnancy is achieved as a result of using semen or embryos created from donor 2981, a consultation with a genetic or fetal specialist to discuss the risk for CHD is recommended. Obstetrical ultrasound and fetal echocardiography at 18-22 weeks gestation is also recommended. Ultrasound evaluations or other diagnostic tests can detect some but not all types of CHDs during pregnancy.
If you have stored semen samples on site with your doctor’s facility or at CLI you are entitled to a full refund for the cost paid per dose. Any storage account you have with CLI will remain open unless we hear from you otherwise. Any unused semen specimens qualify for a full refund of what was paid. Incurred shipping or storage costs will not be refunded. If the specimens are stored at your doctor’s office and you do not want to keep the specimens for future use and desire a refund, you must authorize destruction at your doctor’s facility and that facility must send us a letter indicating that they have complied with that request. Only after receiving that letter from the offsite storage facility with your name, donor #, specimen dates (on the vials) including the total number of units destroyed will the refund be generated.
You may keep your specimens and use them in the future if you wish. You may also order more semen units from CLI if they are available, in order to have a full sibling. Prior to using any units, or transferring any embryos created from donor #, we will require that you sign an informed consent that confirms you understand the circumstances with this donor’s medical update. Any units of donor # sent from CLI will require that the informed consent be signed, notarized and returned prior to shipment. A copy of that informed consent is available by contacting CLI. Once signed you would no longer qualify for a full refund on unused specimens. In that case, you could request a 50% refund on only those units stored at CLI.
CLI has a full time certified genetic counselor, Suzanne Seitz, MS, available to you to answer your questions. In addition our staff is available to help process refunds and exchanges as necessary. Please call us at 1-800-466-8000 for more information.