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07-25-2008, 11:53 AM
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Where to find donor sperm?
Hello All,
I just went through my first failed IVF cycle and am looking for some donor sperm for my next one. I am of indian ethnicity (from India) so I find it hard to find sperm here in the USA. Does anyone know of any good websites or companies that I can use to find donor sperm for my ethnicity? I have looked online but there doesn't seem to be much information. THANKS! 
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07-25-2008, 02:15 PM
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Genetics & IVF Institute - Donor Egg, Infertility, Pioneering Fertility Treatment , Genetics and ivf Institute in Fairfax Virginia is a good place to start. We did'nt use donor sperm but I know they have a good selection. Best of luck. They are close to the capital and surrounded by an international community.
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BALLERINAGIRL me- 41 advanced maternal age dh-42 slight male factor ttc age 39 iui pregnant  first try  no heartbeat 8 weeks D & C  4 clomid iui 's  sperm count is fine now used vitamins ivf #1 disaster no transfer lap/hysteroscopy all clear no endo age 40 now told my age is an issue searching for the nearest bridge after consult with RE 4 more ivf's beautiful embryos with 1 chemical age 41-yikes 2 more ivf ohss cycles I'm dying here  moving on to donor egg matched middle of june  6/15 bcp 7/23-Lupron : 7/30-vivelle estradiol patches 8/2- stims/fsh start 8/16-ER-22 eggs, 18 embryos  8/20-ET -day 4 4 blastocysts & 10 day 2 frosties 8/29-HPT 9dp4dt beta 9/2- 3000Its TWINS aBoyand a Girl 11/12-released to ob two active babies with flickering heartbeat
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07-25-2008, 05:37 PM
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I also can't answer to whether my bank would have a great selection regarding ethnicity, but I did have a great experience with them and recommend them whenever possible.
We used the San Diego branch of the Fertility Center of California. I worked with Kathleen there and had a wonderful experience. They provide gender sorted spermies for a lot of their donors and they do photo matching for you too. Good luck and I hope you're able to find a bank that has all you need.
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Me (Melissa): 32 ~ no known problems DH: 36 ~ V 10+ yrs ~ 2 boys  4 furbabies: Channi (dog) 11, Nina (dog) 3, Mo (cat) 9, Taz (cat) 212/11/07~1st appt of our TTC journey 1/23/08~1st HSG, normal 2/06/08 ~ Found our donor! 2/11 ~ last  for a while2/26 ~ IUI #1 at 11:30 am!!!! (69 million, 50% motility)3/9 & 10 ~ HPT ~ x2  3/10 ~ BETA #1 (13dpiui) ~ 119 P4 ~ 21.7 3/12 ~ BETA #2 (15dpiui)~ 341 3/20 ~ BETA #3 (23dpiui) ~ 6843 3/28 ~ Our first look at the little one ~ 112 beats/min (6w3d) 4/21 ~ HEARD the hearbeat for the first time!!! 160 beats/minute (10w)  4/24 ~ DH heard the heartbeat for the first time  5/9 ~ ERA showed baby to be low risk! 5/21 ~ u/s ~ hb/min 168 (14w1d) 6/19 ~  We're having a GIRL!!! 8/27 ~ 1st look at 3D image...I think she has Mommy's nose and toes!! HB: 139 b/m EDD ~ 11/18 
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08-15-2008, 06:16 AM
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We used California Cryobank. I just ran a check and 8 East Indians came up. I further selected black hair and brown eyes to get the 8.
We had a tough time picking our donor as my hubby is swedish, 6'6", light brown haired and medium blue eyes. The height and eye color was key for us so we settled on a 6'3" blue eyed donor. We did IVF with ICSI so that type of specimen was available. They were really professional, quick and will also do photo matching if needed! Good luck ... Their website is California Cryobank - The Leading Donor Sperm Bank
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Scarlet Me- 34 (No problems) DH- 36 (SA showed 0 count. TESE found nothing.  Anonymous Donor Sperm used)IVF/ICSI in the USA July 22 - HCG Trigger July 24 - ER 4 eggs retrieved, 3 mature, all ICSIed, 3 fertilized July 28 - ET Transfered 3 embryos (4 day transfer) Aug 2 - Early Beta (flying back to Sweden) Inconclusive  Back in Sweden Aug 7 - POAS Aug 8 - 1st Beta 180 Aug 11 - 2nd Beta 918 Aug 29 - U/S Bean Count ... 1 Happy, Healthy little bean Sep 19 - 1st OB appt  Sep 30 - U/S Oct 1 - OB appt Oct 10 - NT Scan (low risk for Downs ... 1 in 8600!) Nov 24 - Anatomy Scan EDD - April 16, 2009 
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08-15-2008, 10:34 AM
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I was going to suggest california cryobank also.
I liked the fact that you get to see a baby photo, and hear his voice,see the handwriting, and see a the whole profile if you want to pay for it. I thought it was reasonable also. Good Luck! J-lyn
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Me--42 DH--53  together 16 yrs 4 SS 1st IVF 12/07 1 frozen and "banked" 2nd IVF 01/2008 2/08-4-08 cysts/cycles cancelled IVF #3 5/30/08 2 eggs/no transfer 6.08 my frostie from Dec cycle... didn't make to blast, no transfer. 6/30/08 waiting to start DE cycle when $$ available 6/08-11/15/08 on a break, AF WAY off track since IVF (doesn't feel like 5 months!)
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