Donor Sperm IUI/IVF- 2012

[MrsC8776]

Sounds about the same. Do you think the lady was just confused or something when she said 40? Just asking because the to numbers put together is 40. Seems like most places are 25/15. Sorry you are freaking out about everything now.

 

[CanadianMaple]

This is her email:

Hello,



The European Sperm bank has a limit of 30 births worldwide.



Here is a list of what the donors are tested for. (European Sperm bank)

Donor Screening

Initially the donors are selected by the Nordic Cryobank staff, based on a number of parameters:

Sperm Quality
Age
Personality
Education
4 Generation Family Health History

Further screening includes blood and urine analysis:

Chemistry Panel
Complete Blood Count
Urinalysis
ABO-Rh Blood typing
HIV
HTLV I/II
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen
Hepatitis B Core Antibody
Hepatitis C Viral Antibody
Syphilis (RPR)
CMV IgG/IgM
Chlamydia
Gonorrheae

The genetic testing we do includes the following:

4 generation family medical history, which is reviewed by a trained genetic specialist or a medical doctor (all donors)
Cystic Fibrosis screening for 32-86 mutations in the Cystic Fibrosis gene (all Caucasian donors)
Chromosome analysis (all donors)
Thalassemia (all donors). An HPLC analysis is done to detect this indirectly. Please contact us if you would like to have your donor genetically screened for carrier status. Less than 1 in 1000 are carriers for this disease in Northern Europe.
Tay-Sachs disease (donors with Ashkenazi Jewish or French Canadian ancestry)
Canavan disease disease (donors with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry)
Familial Dysautonomia (donors with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry)
Fanconi Anemia type C (donors with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry)
Gaucher disease (donors with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry)
Niemann-Pick type A disease (donors with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry)
Sickle Cell Disease (donors with African ancestry are genetically screened). For all donors an HPLC analysis is done to detect this indirectly.
Canavan disease (donors with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry)

It makes me feel better that 40 isn't that far off the other sperm banks, it just sucks that all of this is coming out at the same time... The issue in Denmark and then this miscommunication about the number here in Canada.

I don't think it will stop us, I doubt we could get a refund anyway. It's just going to be something to process before we move forward.

 

[HollyTTC]

Welcome to all the new ladies on the thread

Thats really too bad about the sperm bank. I'm glad I found out though, because we need to choose another donor, and we won't be choosing from them.

AFM - CD 10 today. Starting clomid 100mg on saturday. If this round doesn't work, we are probably going to go with injectable ovulation drugs. Does anyone else use them? We are lucky because our extended health covers the cost of them which is an extra $500- $1000 a month on top of what we're already paying for. Crossing my fingers so hard that they hurt that this will be the cycle for us.

 

[azlissie]

CanadianMaple, that is so scary about that sperm bank! I can totally understand why you're upset. I haven't caught up on everyone's story - have you already done your IUI? I hope everything turns out okay.

Thanks for the welcome, everyone! I have gotten so much information and support from this forum - it's a huge help with all the waiting that we have to do!

AFM, cd1 today so I'll be starting Clomid Saturday night. And I think I've decided on my donor - I use the California Cryobank and I wanted an open donor just in case somewhere down the road my child wanted to meet. The guy I picked has brown eyes like me but is super tall - 6'3" - so I'm hoping he'll balance out my 5'2" shortness. So glad to be starting this again - good luck to everyone!

 

[Polita76]

CanadianMaple, that is so scary about that sperm bank! I can totally understand why you're upset. I haven't caught up on everyone's story - have you already done your IUI? I hope everything turns out okay.

Thanks for the welcome, everyone! I have gotten so much information and support from this forum - it's a huge help with all the waiting that we have to do!

AFM, cd1 today so I'll be starting Clomid Saturday night. And I think I've decided on my donor - I use the California Cryobank and I wanted an open donor just in case somewhere down the road my child wanted to meet. The guy I picked has brown eyes like me but is super tall - 6'3" - so I'm hoping he'll balance out my 5'2" shortness. So glad to be starting this again - good luck to everyone!

I'm also going with California Cryobank but my donor is not an open one (as you know, they are more expensive). When I inquired about not open donors they said that even if they are anonymous, they will contact them when the child turns 18 and see if they want any further contact. That was a good compromise for me.

Good luck on your cycle. I'm 9dpiui today.

 

[want2beamamma]

MrsC- I don't think they test for this one because it's rare, but my issue is that they knew about it and didn't pull the donor or notify anyone. If our donor's offspring are showing some medical issue, I would want to know before using the sperm. Plus 45 babies when they promise 20 is a huge issue with me.

AZlissie- Welcome! I can't blame you for wanting to continue to try in the meantime.

I understand what you are saying. I was just wondering if there was anything your clinic can do. Honestly I would be freaking out as well. The 45 when only 25 is allowed would be enough to push me over the edge. It just shows that some places don't follow rules and that is very unsettling. I'm sorry you are having to have this stress when everything was just figured out. Please let me know what the clinic/bank/ and any other place you have contacted says.



Welcome to the new ladies!

want2be~ I was in the exact same spot as you except I don't have PCOS. My DH had a vasectomy and we wanted children together. IVF was way out of the cards for us but there was a time I thought we could make it work. DIUI has been the right choice for us. Fx for you!

At first I wasnt sure on the whole donor idea but the baby will be loved the same and ours all the same anyways. I hope I have the luck that you have !! I am VERY excited to go for the treatment. What meds did they have you take? If you dont mind me asking.

 

[want2beamamma]

I went with Repromed it's based in Toronto.
At my clinic I had a limit on my options.
They were easy to deal with, and it was a quick process!

 

[MrsC8776]

CM~ I hope everything works out and you guys will be ok to move forward.

Holly~ Fx you won't move to injections. I haven't used them but if they are needed they do the job.

azlissie~ Good luck! Yay for getting started again. Fx this is it for you and you won't have to do this anymore.

Polita~ Fx for you!

want2be~ I don't mind sharing at all. I was on clomid 50mg days 3-7. On day 12 I had 3 follicles and two that were for sure ready to go. By this time I didn't have a positive OPK yet and so he sent me home with a trigger shot (Ovidrel) to take that evening. On CD 14 I went back in for my IUI. I guess the two good ones I had both were really ready because here I am with two on the way. If you have any more questions please feel free to ask. I'm sticking around to cheer you all on and to answer any questions you have.

 

[want2beamamma]

That awesome, congrats !!!!
I am on Clomid days 2-6 100mg... the doctor isnt doing an ultrasound to check the follicles. I am also not getting a trigger shot... I am really nervous of missing the small window I have.

 

[MrsC8776]

Thank you! Is there a reason he isn't doing ultrasounds? Our insurance didn't cover anything so we were fully out of pocket. If thats the reason I fully understand. Is this your first time on clomid?

 

[want2beamamma]

All is out of pocket but ultrasound wouldnt cost me any extra then I am paying. This is my first time on Clomid. I mentioned to the doctor about being sure that I will be able to do the IUI by checking and she never said anything more. I am just nervous I will miss the right time....or go the wrong time !

 

[MrsC8776]

The reason I think ultrasounds are good with clomid is because I know it can cause cysts. Not saying it will just that it can. I'm a little surprised that they want you on 100mg rather than starting you on 50mg. I'm sure it will be fine though. The thing with clomid is you can sometimes feel ovulation. I know I ovulated about 6 blocks from my clinic on the way to the IUI. It wasn't painful I could just feel it. Clomid made me a mad woman. I had horrible mood swings with it. I think my hubby wanted to kill me. Did they tell you a certain type of OPK to use?

 

[want2beamamma]

Well hopefully it will work out Tomorrow is my last pill and I've been having major hot flashes and I was quite a cranky ...you know what tonight, or so I was told haha!!!
Do you start to feel any different cramping coming up to ovulation? Any different than a month not on clomid?? No certain type of OPK , she said anyone would be fine.

ERRR i have to stop over analzying things, it's just so damn hard not to haha !!!

 

[MrsC8776]

I'm sure it will go great! Yeah I was told I was being mean a few times. Poor hubby! Since I had the trigger shot I can't really say if I felt anything coming up or changing. I know some of the other girls in this thread took or are taking clomid so they might be able to answer that one. I always got my positive OPK's in the evening so I was testing a lot for my surge. I really liked the clearblue digital OPK's with the smiley face. They do cost more but work very well. The Amazon cheapies (wondfo) are good also. Fx you won't have to get anymore OPK's in the future.

It is hard not to look at everything. Thats what we do though. Before O and after O. The waiting is the worst!

 

[raelynn]

I took clomid and ovulated without a trigger shot. It felt pretty similar to normal ovulation cramps but a bit more intense. It was definitely more noticeable. Other than that, I didn't have any other side effects. No mood swings, headaches, hot flashes or anything. I think it was just good for my body to ovulate in a normal timeframe for once plus I was just really relaxed this cycle.

 

[Polita76]

This round I did an unmedicated cycle but triggered on cd 15. I had an ultrasound on cd 14 and they saw a good size follicle and that's why they had me triggered the next day (I could have waited for my natural surge but RE was worried that because I usually ovulate late in my cycle, around cd 20-21, my follicle would be waiting for my body to finally start the surge and then it wouldn't be very good quality).

I thought that when you were on clomid they would do ultrasounds to check how many follicles you have. If it's your first time around with Clomid, how will they know that you didn't hyperstimulate if they don't do an ultrasound? Maybe you can ask them at your next visit. Not a doctor here, of course, but it just seems strange.

I'm 10dpiui today and 11dp trigger shot. My boobs and nipples are very sore and I had a few hot flashes yesterday but other than that I'm fine. Not sure if that could be the trigger shot since it was my first time taking it.

 

[want2beamamma]

Raelynn- It is nice to know that it is possible to happen . I hope I am as lucky as you to ovulate with no trigger.

Polita76- I was pretty sure anyone who I've known to take Clomid and most people that I've seen on sites all get monitored. The possibility of multiples has been talked about and we are fine with it. Although .... my concern is more then just a COUPLE babies haha

 

[raelynn]

want2beabmomma - I was really surprised I didn't have to trigger, especially since I normally don't ovulate until somewhere over 60 days. They told me I would most likely trigger that night when I went in for my morning appointment but then called me that afternoon and said my blood test results said I surged on my own. Hope you get as lucky!

 

[WANBMUM]

I agree it is surprising they are not doing an ultrasound, I have the symptoms of pcos, I was put on just 50mg of clomid and when I went for my u/s I had overstimulated, about 15 on each side. My iui was cancelled. Since then I've also had a cyst and they've cancelled iui, had they not scanned me we would have wasted hundreds of pounds. I think it's so important for them to check what's going on within.

Have any of you ladies had many side effects after the trigger that you've noticed? I've been having piercing pains in my lower area, it feels similar to when I had a cyst. I'm 8dpiui.

 

[Polita76]

Have any of you ladies had many side effects after the trigger that you've noticed? I've been having piercing pains in my lower area, it feels similar to when I had a cyst. I'm 8dpiui.

Well, it's my first time using the trigger so not sure if this is normal or not. I had a headache that lasted two days. I kept having cm, creamy kind, though I usually don't notice any cm after ovulation. Then my boobs started to get sore around 7d post trigger and they still are. Nipples are supersensitive (this has never happened to me before). I started having hot flashes yesterday. I got two or three pimples (lovely, huh?) around my mouth.

So these are all the things I have experienced so far, not sure if due to trigger or not since I have nothing to compare it too. I took a PT 8 days past trigger to see if there was any trigger left and it came back negative.

I must say that my previous cycle that was completely unmedicated I had blue veins everywhere (they never disappeared, I still have them in my pelvic area, my hands, my breasts and my nipples), back pain, ovulation pain, sharp pains in my lower area and it was negative so I am trying not to read too much into symptoms.

I just got to thinking that it's very cruel to give us a medication that mimics the symptoms of pregnancy, don't you think?