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Donor Eggs: fresh vs frozen?

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Anyone have any insight, or success/non success stories they can share?

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Re: Donor Eggs: fresh vs frozen?

  • SillySally24SillySally24 member
    My only insight, per my RE, is that using frozen (from a bank) will be cheaper.  And I understand that there will be a better selection - may have better chance of getting a donor who is similar to you  - if that's of a concern...

    Me: 43, DOR   FI: 44, SA normal
    TTC Since Nov 2013

    01/2014: Meeting with RE to discuss options
    02/2014: Clomid + Trigger + TI = BFN
    03/2014: on the bench
    05/2014: meeting with RE to discuss Donor IVF options
    09/2014 - IVF#1 - converted to IUI - BFN

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  • Mrs.McIrishMrs.McIrish member
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    I am currently pg with twins from frozen eggs. This is after 2 failures with fresh donor eggs at another clinic. It really depends on where you go. As PP poster, frozen eggs are HARD to master and most clinics cannot do it well at this point in time. But there are some great clinics for it. I went to RBA who developed frozen eggs. IMO, they are the best. With fresh, it still depends on where you go. All clinics are not the same. I went to a terrible clinic for fresh the first 2 times and had an awful,experience. Fresh DE clinics report to SART but frozen eggs do not. So it is harder to get info on who does frozen well. If looking for a fresh clinic, look for a clinic with a lot of cycles and at least a 60% live birth rate. National stats are only around 50 which means half the people are still getting negatives. It took 4 tries with donor eggs for me. Not an easy ride at all.

    TTC #1 since 8/1/10; Me:41 and BRCA1+, DH:46
    DOR (FSH 24.3)/ terrible egg quality ; homozygous MTHFR c677t
    5 IUI's: 2/11 to 6/11 and 1/12= BFN
    OE IVF#1-4 8/11-6/12= all BFN
    DE IVF#1 11/12 bad embryos= BFN
    DE IVF #2 2/13 BFP/Beta hell: m/c 5w6d
    CFNBC 7 months, not doing well; decided on guarantee program at RBA w/frozen DE
    DE IVF #3 1/14  ET 4BB; BFP;M/C 5w1d, incomplete m/c; MVA extraction in ER 7w1d

    DE FET#1 ET 3/1714; BFP, beta 1 3/27= 197, beta 2 3/31= 1586, beta 3 4/7= 13879!!
    First u/s= Twins with HBs at 6w2d! We are Team Pink x 2!!

    K & K born 11/21/14 at 38wks 4 days

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    SAIF/PAIF Welcome


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  • ksgsmuksgsmu member
    The ladies above summed it up beautifully!

    If going frozen I would go with RBA.  We did fresh and with with an agency.  It was way more expensive but we wanted the chance of siblings with the same genetics and we wanted to do pgd/pgs testing to make sure they were all chromosonally normal.    You might check into pved.org for further research on donor eggs.
    ***siggy/ticker warning***

    Me:36 DH:38 TTC#1 since 4/2012
    Me DX: Hashimotos,Hypothyroid, DOR, MTHFR,  DH: normal

     IUI #1-#4 BFNs and a few cancelled cycles in the mix.
    - poor responder
    ***Suprise BFP on 6/13/13. Natural MC @6wks 3days
    IVF#1 and 2- Cancelled due to no response on max stimms
    FET 5/20- BFP
    1st Beta- 641
    2nd beta- 2166
    Sono- TWINS!!!!
    Two Boys! Born January 2015 @36 weeks.  Healthy and no NICU!  So blessed!



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  • Mrs.McIrishMrs.McIrish member
    JimBobCooter said:
    I'll also add that a frozen cycle happens much faster than a fresh cycle.   Once you've had your own testing and chosen your eggs, you just go.   With fresh you have to wait for your donor to be tested and approved then get your cycles synched before you can transfer.  And If your donor is on BCP you have to wait for her to go off those and get a natural period before any of her testing can even be done (this is where we're stuck waiting, right now.)   There is also a risk of your donor not doing things right or,even backing out, although most places require their donors to go through psychological screening to ensure they are really committed to the process.  I can see how there is a definite peace of mind that comes with frozen.

    Yes, I needed peace of mind of frozen after a bad fresh experience where the donor bailed out mid-stim..She wasn't even a first time donor and knew what she was getting into. So that stuff does happen. Fresh donors can also come back with STD positives right before cycling and the the cycle is cancelled. I've seen that a few times on these boards....

    TTC #1 since 8/1/10; Me:41 and BRCA1+, DH:46
    DOR (FSH 24.3)/ terrible egg quality ; homozygous MTHFR c677t
    5 IUI's: 2/11 to 6/11 and 1/12= BFN
    OE IVF#1-4 8/11-6/12= all BFN
    DE IVF#1 11/12 bad embryos= BFN
    DE IVF #2 2/13 BFP/Beta hell: m/c 5w6d
    CFNBC 7 months, not doing well; decided on guarantee program at RBA w/frozen DE
    DE IVF #3 1/14  ET 4BB; BFP;M/C 5w1d, incomplete m/c; MVA extraction in ER 7w1d

    DE FET#1 ET 3/1714; BFP, beta 1 3/27= 197, beta 2 3/31= 1586, beta 3 4/7= 13879!!
    First u/s= Twins with HBs at 6w2d! We are Team Pink x 2!!

    K & K born 11/21/14 at 38wks 4 days

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    SAIF/PAIF Welcome


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  • BeckyP005BeckyP005 member
    edited June 2014
    Yep on the STD positives. Had to cancel my cycle and look for another donor after being on the donor egg waiting list for 12 months. You have been given great advice from these lovely ladies! Good luck in your decision :)

    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!!


     

     

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