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Message from the bank

mollykelleymollykelley member
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I just got a message from my bank (The Sperm Bank of California) telling me that their fees are going up starting March 1, 2013. Now a vial of our precious identity-release washed donor sperm will cost $650! Yikes! I'm freaking out. Need to buy lots before March, as we don't know yet how this cycle went and we hope K will be carrying after me for a second child.

I'm just putting it out there in case anyone else is with TSBC or if you are thinking of buying. 

M&K met 8/2002 married 6/2012
TTC with RE since March 2012
3 missed O's, 6 IUIs = 1 BFP then 8 w M/C, 5 BFNs
(2 unmedicated IUIs, 2 clomid IUI, 2 femara IUI)
Shared maternity/partner IVF, transfer #1 BFP!
EDD 11/28/13
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  • mhkd042206mhkd042206 member
    Wow. And I thought 515 a vial was expensive. We are not with TSBC. It's so hard to know just how many vials to buy. 
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  • 2moms2b2moms2b member
    Yikes!!!  That's awesome though that they notified you and let you know! 
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  • mollykelleymollykelley member
    image2moms2b:
    Yikes!!!nbsp; That's awesome though that they notified you and let you know!nbsp;


    Yes! I'm thinking of buying all that is left of our donor. Probably other families are thinking the same so time to have a serious talk with wife and act asap.
    M&K met 8/2002 married 6/2012
    TTC with RE since March 2012
    3 missed O's, 6 IUIs = 1 BFP then 8 w M/C, 5 BFNs
    (2 unmedicated IUIs, 2 clomid IUI, 2 femara IUI)
    Shared maternity/partner IVF, transfer #1 BFP!
    EDD 11/28/13
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  • bundleoluv11bundleoluv11 member
    You should look up the sperm bank in Columbus, Ohio . I guess my vial of sperm is cheap 250 a vial . Here's where I'm buying mines from. Cryointernational.org they are very reasonable. I'm buying four vials. I'm get iui done so it depends what you want and need.
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  • JoySeattleJoySeattle member

    Our bank increases prices almost every year on the first of the year. When we bought ours in December 2008 it was pricey, but now the same ID-release, IUI ready vials are $750 each. Ouch!

    We did a storage package where we bought 12 and got 3 years of free storage, and we paid the difference for their 5 year package. We (knock wood) should be okay with our left overs for #2 in a few years, but it's amazing that just the sperm and storage can cost so much!

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  • clairmeijclairmeij member
    Its great that that let you know in advance. Our iui vials cost 715 each through California Cryobank.
    IUI #1 - 10 April 2012 unmonitored and unmedicated with RE 
    IUI #2 - 05 May 2012 unmonitored and unmedicated with RE 
    IUI #3 - 05 July 2012 unmonitored and unmedicated with RE 
    IUI #4 - 30 August 2012 medicated and monitoredLetrozole and Ovidrel Trigger 
    IUI #5 - 27 September 2012 Letrozole 
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