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California Cryobank Refunds

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Hi Everyone! Happy Friday :)

Has anyone had any experiences with getting refunds from California Cryobank? I just submitted our paperwork today to get refunds on 5 of our 6 vials. The minimum post thaw is 15 mil and of those 5 vials they were all 7 - 11 mil only. Only one vial was at 30mil. 

If you do have any experiences with this, how long did it take to get your refund? We bought 6 upfront and we will probably only buy per month after this. 

Do they also refund you on the shipping fees? 

Heck, if they refund us for those 5, including the shipping, thats $3,155 that can go towards more spermies! 

Thanks for any input you may have.

R
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Re: California Cryobank Refunds

  • ball.and.chainball.and.chain member
    I had a similar experience, asking for refunds for 4 out of 5 vials that did not meet their minimum requirements (I also used 4 other vials at a midwife practice that did not do sperm analysis, so I did not have the data to request refunds for those but suspect they may have been sub-par as well). I was refunded for the cost of the 4 vials, but not shipping. I think it took about a week from when CCB received the forms.
    Married my wife 8/2007 ~ TTC #1 since 7/2011
    9 IUIs = 9 BFNs
    IVF October 2012: 22 eggs retrieved, 17 fertilized, 5 frozen
    ET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Blighted ovum discovered at 7w5d; D&E
    FET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Missed m/c discovered at 9w5d; D&E
    Karyotyping: normal ~ RPL Testing: normal ~ Hysteroscopy: normal
    FET #2: 1 blast transferred 10/25; BFP 10/31!
    EDD 7/13/14 ~ Induced at 37w4d due to pre-eclampsia ~ Born on 6/28/14
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  • AandStilltryingAandStilltrying member
    We didn't even get that. We got "credit" for the vial that was so low. :(


    10 medicated IUI's (3 with injectables). 
    IUI #1 (medicated) Jan. 2013-BFP!!!!- Beta's didn't double, MTX shot for possible ectopic.
    8 IUI's between April 13-April 14 = BFN 
    IUI #10 and final before IVF, injectables May 2014- BFP!!!!  TWINS!!!!

    7 week ultrasound showed 2 wonderful heartbeats!
    8 weeks to the ER with vaginal bleeding while on vacations!  Diagnosed SubChorionic Hemorrhage.  Babies are both great.
    9 week ultrasound showed both babies are still great.
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  • ball.and.chainball.and.chain member
    AandStilltrying said:
    We didn't even get that. We got "credit" for the vial that was so low. :(
    You know what, I actually got credit, not a refund, for the vials.  Since we couldn't find what we wanted at other banks, we just put it toward future vials.  However, for the last bad vial, they did refund my credit card at my request when I said that I had done IVF, had several frozen embryos, and did not expect to need to buy sperm again.  So expect a credit, not a refund, but if you want to switch banks and won't use the refund, it's worth asking to have it converted to a credit.
    Married my wife 8/2007 ~ TTC #1 since 7/2011
    9 IUIs = 9 BFNs
    IVF October 2012: 22 eggs retrieved, 17 fertilized, 5 frozen
    ET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Blighted ovum discovered at 7w5d; D&E
    FET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Missed m/c discovered at 9w5d; D&E
    Karyotyping: normal ~ RPL Testing: normal ~ Hysteroscopy: normal
    FET #2: 1 blast transferred 10/25; BFP 10/31!
    EDD 7/13/14 ~ Induced at 37w4d due to pre-eclampsia ~ Born on 6/28/14
    *Everyone welcome*

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