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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
At home or with a Doc?
lemonfiz
Junior Member
Hi,
My partner and I want to start a family and we are about to order our chosen donor elixir
We tried this once before a few months back and went with an IUI, and this time around we are thinking about trying at home, but ... well, how do we go about it? We're also living in a new state (NC) and don't have a Dr. yet, let alone a gyno or a fertility specialist. We would like to increase our chances, considering the costs, so we were wondering about fertility drugs, should we go for that? and if we do, does my partner need to be under the supervision of a fertility specialist or can the Family Dr do it? What do we need for the at home fertilization? What are our chances with an ICI at home, vs. the IUI? We'll track her ovulation with the home kits, but if anyone has ideas we're listening.
Also, should we get a few vials at a time? If we do, can we store them in our own freezer? :roll:
or do we need to have them stored elsewhere?
...A lot of questions I know...Any help will be appreciated!
:P
Thank you,
lemonfiz
My partner and I want to start a family and we are about to order our chosen donor elixir
We tried this once before a few months back and went with an IUI, and this time around we are thinking about trying at home, but ... well, how do we go about it? We're also living in a new state (NC) and don't have a Dr. yet, let alone a gyno or a fertility specialist. We would like to increase our chances, considering the costs, so we were wondering about fertility drugs, should we go for that? and if we do, does my partner need to be under the supervision of a fertility specialist or can the Family Dr do it? What do we need for the at home fertilization? What are our chances with an ICI at home, vs. the IUI? We'll track her ovulation with the home kits, but if anyone has ideas we're listening.
Also, should we get a few vials at a time? If we do, can we store them in our own freezer? :roll:
or do we need to have them stored elsewhere?...A lot of questions I know...Any help will be appreciated!
:P
Thank you,
lemonfiz
Comments
I would love to hear about your experiences at RMA. Good luck and please keep us posted with updates!
Moe!
My cycles are about the same every month but like you mines longer then 28 days....my doc never even suggested monitoring me to see how things are normally...i am monitored by Ultrasound about day 11 then they normally schedule my IUI 2 or 3 days later...i dont get bloodwork done till after the IUI...ive seen people talk about getting their E2 levels but my docs never tested me before an IUI...i live in PA also but not near philly.... I go to Geisinger in WilkesBarre.....its great tho that it worked out for you the first time!! Def saves you a lot of money....we are running low on money so im not sure what we will do if this time doesnt work....this try just NEEDS to work
Manda210, I'm kind of surprised your docs don't monitor bloodwork during your cycle. I guess every where is different, but I would think it would be hard to say when your actualy going to ovulate. My doc has me in on day 3 of my cycle for bloodwork and ultrasound, then back day 12 or 13 for bloodwork and ultrasound again. It seems like a lot but they know what they are doing!!! I'm still super early so I'm not totally out of the woods yet. I wish you lots of luck and keep us posted.
6% chance with ICI
12% chance with IUI
15% chance with IUI if you do two per month
In an article i read:
25% for a straight couple trying the old-fashioned way
I can't source this because I don't remember where I read this.
Good luck and baby dust too you!
Robin
I too live in NC and my partner and I (me) are 8 weeks pregnant! Yeah donor 2918. Hoping that all goes well for he next 7 months. There are several fertility Dr.'s in NC. I live in Charlotte, NC and have used REACH. Asheville is the most gay friendly out of all cities in NC with 3 fertility Dr.'s that I know of. Raliegh/Durham has Duke and UNC. Both very gay friendly. Whether you choose home insemenation or with a Dr., I wish you the best of luck!
There's at home insemination kits you can buy, we got one from www.totalconception.com, it's great it comes with a speculum, ovulation predictors, basically everything you would need minus the sperm...and here lies the problem, b/c we bought it (it was around $200-300 if i'm not mistaken) but never got a chance to use it since we can't find a doctor willing to sign a form allowing us to take the sperm home ( & i believe Fairfax only delivers to a dr's office). So, although an IUI in a doctor's office is not the route we wanted to take (an at-home insemination would have been much more intimate & my partner would have had a more major role than holding my hand in the dr's office) we figured it's the quickest route to a pregnancy & today was IUI try#2 ....Best of luck to you!! If you figure out a way to secure donor sperm for an at-home insemination I'd love to hear all about it!
-Laura (&Val:)
I have been reading a lot of posts and it seems most couples do IUI because it raises your chances of getting pregnant thus less money is thrown out for sperm monthly. But I don't believe the chances are that much higher then trying it at home.....
Do what makes you 2 feel more comfortable. id say ICI for a few months as long as who ever is carrying the baby is healthy. If that doesnt work move on to your next options.
Good luck!
J&S
I called Fairfax and they can mail it right to your home. Its in a container and viable for 7 days. You just need your Dr. to sign off on it. Luckily we are not far from Virginia so we are going to pick our sperm up each month and save the mailing fee....