Hi, all. I know some of you ladies from other boards. I failed my third IVF in February -- I have an issue where my eggs just don't seem to mature, no matter what the protocol. So, after a lot of tears and soul-searching, I am moving on to a donor cycle in June. I currently have one more OE treatment cycle (a natural cycle IVF, at the suggestion of a new doc) scheduled this coming month but I might cancel it as chances of success are quite low and I could really stand to put those thousands of dollars toward the donor cycle.
I had been looking at agency donor profiles since December or so, got more serious about it a few weeks ago, and finally found a donor my husband and I are happy with. The only downside is that she lives halfway across the country, so travel is an added complication. But she's a med student and has donated (and has traveled doing so) several times so I think there is a much lower chance than average that she will change her mind.
A question for you ladies who are in or have done DE cycles: when did your suppression phase start in relation to your transfer? I'm expecting periods roughly April 25 and May 23. The donor cycle will be in the second half of June. If they have me do BCPs, will those start at my April period? How about if I'm doing Lupron suppression instead? I know I should ask my clinic, but I haven't had the chance yet, and the materials they gave me aren't very clear. What would help me out are some examples of what ladies here have done in this regard. (I'm a planner, can you tell?) Many TIA.
Re: Intro + DE cycle question
We did a fresh donor egg cycle in December. If I recall, I was on BCP's for a good while before just in case a donor came up sooner than expected. When I "officially" started my cycle, it looked like this:
11/10/12- IVF #1 cycle begins for me! Lu
Me (43) and J (45) - same sex couple. And we don't feel 40+!
June'12 - First RE Visit
Sept. '12 - Tubes removed
Dec. '12 - Donor Egg/Donor Sperm IVF Cycle - 4 good embies!
Dec. '12 - Fresh transfer, BFP! EDD 8/29/13
Mar. '13 - Missed m/c at 16w1d, baby boy stopped growing at 15w4d
Loss due to umbilical cord clot...baby was perfect.
Jul '13 - FET#1 - c/p
Sept. '13 - FET#2 - BFN
Dec.' 2, 2013 - FET#3 with our last chance embie - BFP!!!
Dec' 26, 2013 - hb!!
EDD 8/20/14 with a baby girl!
Little S was born on 8/21/14 - 8lb, 14 oz and 20 inches long.
We live in Seattle and used SRM for our donor egg IVF cycle
ME:46 MH:44 DE IVF 2014
Met with RE 4/11. 2 IUI's BFN. DE best option. Switched clinics to do "shared" program. Had to retake all tests and a mamm that put me behind and then on a DE waiting list for 12 months. Picked a donor!! (10/13/13) Got matched. Estimated transfer in December. After 2.5 years of patiently waiting I will finally cycle....can hardly believe it. DE cycle got cancelled. One of her tests came back positive. Waiting for another donor. Donor picked!! (1/18/14)
DE IVF #1 (4/26) BFN DE FET #1 (6/4) BFP! Beta 1=339 Beta 2=852 Beta 3=9957 EDD 2/22/15!!
Welcome to the board. I'm sorry about your failed cycles, but congratulations on finding a donor and getting started on DE!
I did a frozen DE cycle at RBA and they don't use BCPs for any IVF cycles. I just started lupron a few days be