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
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Junior Member Junior Member
Hey ladies, just had a bad experience. I ran out of my perfect guy on here, but found someone very similar to him on California Cryobank's website. After I ordered, trying to make my cycle, I noticed that they do not test for HPV because the "test was inaccurate" and the FDA does not require them to do it. Of course this made me think that F. gives you a false sense of security, so I started to do my own research through peer-reviewed journals. The test for HPV, an STD that causes cervical cancer, is very accurate and has been used in research and detection for over a decade. I contacted CC with my concerns, and they said that the test can only be preformed through a man's urethra, an "invasive" procedure. Again, this is inaccurate as PCR testing can be preformed on cryosamples-the DNA for HPV can be found on the sperm themselves. One Danish study found in screened donors with clean histories and no symptoms a prevalence of 16% for HPV (that's right, about the same chance as getting pregnant). The more I read, the more uncomfortable I became with using these samples. I sat down with a lab tech at the fertility clinic, who confirmed everything I'd read, and who encouraged me to use Fairfax only. Ultimately I had the samples destroyed. This was not a decision I made lightly, as it represents a substantial out-of-pocket expense and wasted cycle, but as a future single mother to be I know my health is just as important as my baby's.
-WS
-WS
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