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Mom2be- Prices vary depending on location and type of arrangement. Many people use a split cycle or shared risk program that makes the cost less expensive. A split cycle is where 2 people share the eggs of the same donor... therefore, you split the costs. The shared risk is where you pay a set price and get like 5 tries fresh/frozen. I know several people on the donor site did shared risk... I know that Shady Grove clinics offer that as well as Southeastern Fertility Clinic. Many RE offices offer the split cycle. I believe if your RE has a pool of donors, that is less expensive, plus they personally know of the donors success/failures, and the med. protocol to use on the donor. You may want to ask about this.... feel free to post any questions on the donor sperm/donor egg thread.... no doubt you will get even more specific info. I personally contacted like 6 different RE clinics and asked about prices, cycle options (split/shared risk), donor pools, timelines for getting started, etc. I then compiled the info. and made a decision on where to go based on price, location, and success rates!

There is another book that several people recommend (azoodude and Pack812) I can't remember the exact name, but it is titled something like Mommies, daddies, donors, surrogates. I am going to get it from my local library to read.

Anyway, good luck at the appt. on July16th and KUP!