Hi Vonn, we're here for you, good & bad, anytime! I liked the thought of seeing my donor when we first started researching donor egg options in Canada and the US. But I found the price tag and wait times were too much. It may not be a success the first time so you need to be able to afford an fet or another round. A surprising fact in the screening process is that American clinics allow herpes infected women to donate eggs, while European standards are tighter. You can see this herpes detail on the profiles on some of the donor bank websites. I was pretty shocked yo say the least.
After we did our first DE ivf at Reprofit and I accidentally saw our donor walking our of the clinic I was completely satisfied that Reprofit does indeed have a large donor list. They do tell you height, ethnicity, eye color, education, blood type, those things are legislated and Reprofit goes by the book. Athens Serum clinic, on the other hand will put more than 2 embryos back by request, and they refused to tell me all of the characteristics of our donor. Height was really important to both DH and I as we're both tall and Penny refused to tell me. I was really angry after that. The clinic also smelled like smoke and I wasn't ever able to see the embryos. They were 'great quality'. Even though 5 of them never took with a fresh & fet attempt, and despite $6000 in immune treatments leading up to that DE ivf. So just be careful of the clinics rates of success, and don't go by everything online. Reprofit is by far the best clinic I've been to of the 3 that we've had experience with. Crystal can tell you about Zlin.
Don't get too hung up on pictures. The main thing is that the clinic has a large donor bank do they can match you well, they have high standards, they will be professional with you, and don't keep you waiting more than 3 months. Keep at your dream, you may be tired but there's plenty of time for being tired once you've got a big bump on your belly!
