Found out our donor has PCOS

Nikki818

Well, she might have PCOS. 

We finally chose a donor that we really like but she's unproven.  We were hesitant b/c of this but went forward anyway.  We were told that she's currently on bcp but came in for a scan and the RE thinks she may have PCOS but needs to check again after she stops the bcp.  We were told if she does have it it's not a big deal that the RE just has to stim her slowly.

The donor is 21 and noted on her application that she did get pg while on bcp but had an abortion.  This sounded good (the part of getting pg while on bcp) but then I found out that her friend was a donor.  So, now I'm paranoid that the friend told our donor to say she was pregnant so she can get picked!  I'M GOING NUTS!!

If the RE says it's OK to go ahead w/ our donor despite the PCOS, would you do it?  Does the fact that she's so young override the PCOS issues?

Thanks for your help.

Ginger71

 Can they just say they are pg and not back it up with medical records? I never thought of that. Goes to show you hom naive I am about all this donor stuff.

I guess if it were me, it would depend on a few things....

Are you in a guarantee program?

Are you doing a split cycle?

If it was a split cycle I would be afraid that there wouldn't be enough quality eggs. 

If I was in a guarantee program and I had a few more shots anyway, I would probably try it.

If you are not in a guanranteed program, I would ask the RE what he is going to do about it if PCOS is a big deal and your cycle doesn't work. Like maybe a discount on another cycle....a steep discount.

I haven't actually started the DE process yet but I've done a little research and this is all I can come up with. I hope some of our awesome DE ladies come along to help you.

Good luck!

gidge

I would ask your RE some more questions and see what they have to say and decide from there. 

I saw in another post that you're using their in-house pool so I think they will be pretty honest with you on how they feel the donor will perform.  I had quite a few reservations about the age of a couple of our top choices at my clinic and the nurse reassured me again and again that they can't afford to have donors who don't perform well and they screen carefully.  

GL with the decision!  We just chose our donor and it was harder than I expected (and it's hard to know I have to give up the "control" of doing the injections and going to the appts!)

STL34

I haven't done a DE cycle.  But, we did start researching it.  I would definitely ask your RE some questions about the PCOS Dx.  PCOS is an IF condition that can cause problems with egg quality.  I'm not sure if it is something I would be willing to risk if I was paying OOP for a cycle.

bandwife928

I'm a lurker from 3T, so I hope you don't mind me answering.  For my own cycle, my RE told me that IVF was the one time having PCOS might work in my favor.  If stims are handled correctly, PCOS ladies can end up with a high number of eggs.  He said my age led him to believe I would have good quality eggs.  I ended up with 38 retrieved, 33 mature, 25 fertilized, 2 transferred and 19 frosties.

If your RE is comfortable with you using this donor, I would not let PCOS make my decision for me.  GL!

orange1414

I would rethink this donor. I have PCOS. I had tons of eggs at my retrieval. And they were all crap. We only had four embryos from 18 eggs, and only one of those embryos appeared even close to normal.

Not all PCOS women have bad eggs, but in an egg donor situation, you don't want to take risks. My RE believes the hormonal imbalance related to my PCOS was the cause of my crap eggs.