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
Should I even try?
kcunlimited
Junior Member
My partner and I tried at home with a private donor. It never worked 
Now we are going to a fertility specialist to help out and have a few donors selected as favorites. I am a 44 year old Type 1 diabetic with normal periods and cycles. Should I even try? Am I crazy to think this will even work? I have a daughter already who is now 17. I am in good shape and healthy. We see the doctor on August 19th for testing. Am I wasting my time and money?
KC
Now we are going to a fertility specialist to help out and have a few donors selected as favorites. I am a 44 year old Type 1 diabetic with normal periods and cycles. Should I even try? Am I crazy to think this will even work? I have a daughter already who is now 17. I am in good shape and healthy. We see the doctor on August 19th for testing. Am I wasting my time and money?KC
Comments
My partner is also a Type 1 diabetic! She was diagnosed in her late teens (she's early 30's now) and is very healthy. Our 5-month-old daughter was conceived via IUI and donor sperm (my eggs and I carried). I'll tell you what our Reproductive Endocrinologist told us at our consult regarding my partner and the diabetes issue....she said the risk of passing the Type 1 diabetes on is very small, however our doctor did advise us against having my partner carry the baby. Even though my partner uses an insulin pump to manage her diabetes, our doctor felt that the effect of pregnancy hormones, required weight gain, etc., could cause complications with her diabetes and make her blood sugar difficult to regulate. She said that she not does not advise fertility treatments for any diabetics whose A1C is greater than 5.0. So....in lieu of this consult we've decided for baby #2 that we will harvest my partner's eggs and I will carry them (IVF). Perhaps this might be a good option for you and your partner? Best of luck in whatever you choose to do! And if you have any questions about IUI please feel free to PM me - I'd be happy to help if I can!!