Choosing a Donor

Hi ladies!

We are moving along on our DE journey to the point where we have 2 proven donor candidates to choose from. We are so excited! We need to make a decision by this Monday and we would like some input from you all. Both donors and their families have very good medical histories and both have the physical and personality traits we are looking for. The 2 donors are ages 24 and 26. We feel more connected to one of the donors. However, we feel the other donor would be a good match as well. The deciding factor is which one of the 2 donors may have an edge in fertility. We were able to obtain fertility statistics for both the donors in regards to # of eggs, embryos that were produced for each cycle and the results of these cycles. Here are the stats:

Donor 11160905 has only donated once and it was a recent donation
26 eggs, 2 embryos transferred and the recipient is pregnant with twins

Donor 06230808 has donated 3 times and her last donation was very recent

#1 cycle 24 eggs, 2 transferred, 4 frozen and rec. pregnant with twins.
#2 cyle 28 eggs, 2 transferred, rec. pregnant with a singleton.
#3 cycle was a split cycle between two recipients
recipient #1 8 eggs, 2 transferred and + pregnancy test (very early at this point)
recipient #2 9 eggs, 2 transferred and + initial pregnancy test

Please let us know what you think. What other questions in regards to the donors' fertility should we ask and be concerned with? We need to make our decision by this Monday. All feedback and advice would be greatly appreciated!

Best Regards,
Cathy and Gary

Re: Choosing a Donor

if it was me i would go for the one thats donated less times, only because theres less half siblings out there.

one of my best friends used donor sperm to conceive. although they bought from a reputable cryobank, i had a hard time getting over the fact that you never know how many half siblings are out there from earlier samples. i know the chances are slim that the half siblings would randomly meet and form a relationship, but i still would want to limit the exposure if it were me.

otherwise they both seem like good candidates with good stats. you may want to x-post on the infertility board as well.

good luck with whomever you choose!

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Message edited 10/30/2010 11:21:05 PM.

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I have no experience, just wanted to wish you the best of luck in your decision, and I'm excited to hear about your journey!

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I dont have anything to offer but wish you the best!! Please keep us posted!!

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Thanks to everyone for their responses and well wishes! I have another question in regards to selecting our donor. How often should a donor cycle? The reason I ask is that one of our potential donors has cycled 3 times and it would appear that this has occurred within the last 9 months since all 3 recipients are pregnant and none of them have come to full term as of yet. She is to cycle again this December which would be her 4th cycle. Is it possible that the donor is cycling too often and would this have negative consequences for # of eggs, quality of eggs, etc produced for our cycle ? Should donors cycle every month or every 2 or 3 months? Is this typical and I am worrying needlessly? I dont know if this would also have negative health consequences for the donor herself. Thanks everyone!