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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

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  • Kleonard83Kleonard83 Junior Member Junior Member
    Hey Lemonfiz! Congrats on starting the journey of becominng parents!! My only experience has been with a fertility doctor and IUI. My partner and I had thought about trying ICI but then I had heard a lot of stories that people were not as successful as with IUI. Not saying that ICI never works but i think you have to know what your doing. My fertility docs monitiored a full monthly cycle before we even were going to start trying just to make sure that I didn't need any fertility drugs to get preggers. I wish my docs were in NC!! They are awesome and amazing! We went in for my first IUI June 8th, 9th and now I;m 5 weeks pregnant :D That does not happen the first time for everyone. I was lucky to be able to use a "natural cycle." As far as storing the extra vials, I'm pretty sure you will have to get them stored somewhere. They are kept frozen in liquid nitrogen tanks. You should also check with your insurance to see if anything is covered for the fertlity specialist. I had a lot more covered than wht I thought would be. I hope some of my rant helped!! Good luck and best wishes :)
  • manda210manda210 Member Member
    Kleonard83 you are sooo lucky!!! I wish i could have as much luck as you. We are on our 3rd IUI on clomid...how many follicles did you have on your natural cycle?
  • Kleonard83Kleonard83 Junior Member Junior Member
    Hey Manda210! I am so so lucky and feel so blessed to have this happen on the first try. I'm pretty sure I had only 1 completely mature follie. My doc does a lot of bldwrk monitoring and Ultrasounds. He actually did one insemination for 2 days in a row. I have always had normal periods since the age of 11, just longer cylces than 28 days. Have your periods been normal? Where do you live? I live in PA, my doc belongs to RMA of Philadelphia. I hope everything works out for you!!! Sending good baby making vibes your way :D
  • Kleonard83Kleonard83 Junior Member Junior Member
  • Kleonard83Kleonard83 Junior Member Junior Member
    I think that is crazy that for IUI it's such a low percentage. I wonder how many fertility docs actually each patiants cycle through bloodwork and intravaginal ultrasounds. It seems to me that if all docs did this there would be more BFP!!!
  • cincifamcincifam Junior Member
    Hi! My partner and I are trying to decide to go with our doctor with an IUI and meds. or at home. We had been assuming for a period of time we do the IUI w/our dr. but started to get "anxious" about all the meds. and the HSG he has us scheduled for when I am a healthy 29 year old. We are really lost about how to make this decision because we obviously want to increase our chances but we also want it to be as "natural" and not medicalized as possible. It's so hard to know. Any suggestions?
  • robinrobin Senior Member Senior Member
  • After much researching and consulting with a doctor we decided on IUI.. the doctor and the hospital is great! They monitor the cycle from the first day to ovulation to insemination. The idea is to time the egg release and inseminate to increase your chance for preggo.. Actually the success rate is about the same as a heterosexual couple. The window is always 2 to 3 days.. its like 15 to 25% considering everybody is healthy. Also the sperm quality is more active with an IUI, because they are "washed" sperm which is free from semen and other material. The process also separates the sperm leaving only the best sperm cells. Being that the sperm is inserted high into the uterus there is no issues with cervical mucus which sometimes causes issues for the sperm and the cervix doesn't play much of a huge role in insemination like in a ICI. I would only use a ICI if we had a donor that was easily available and known.. so that we had access to the sperm in huge quanitity. It's important to use an "Instead Cup" with an ICI.. to keep the semen close to the cervix.. and having an orgasm would help to suck the semen up from the cervical pool and into the right spot. With all of this into consideration it's no wonder the success rate (while less expensive) has a lower rate of 10 to 15%. You have to do what is best for you and your partner however.... So wishing you well in what ever process you choose.. Good Luck! :D
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