I talked to the doctor (he is so nice!) I asked a bunch of questions and he said I should take my time and think about it. He called the girl and asked to wait a month, she agreed but doesn't want to wait much longer because of the wedding plans.
He guarantees me 6 mature eggs with her, he is confident in her egg quality. Last time she cycled was a year ago and there is a baby out of that one and another one from a frozen egg cycle. He can guarantee me a blast for sure but feels he can get me 2 or 3, even with Dan's sperm. He had proven to create blasts in the past so he is not worried about that.
If I go with another donor, we could possible get 8 eggs for the same price. But he said that doesn't necessarily mean a better outcome. He is not pushing for this particular donor, her count is on the low side, and for him another girl might be a more cost effective choice for his business, but this girl has such a great track record that he is happy to use her again.
I like her, what can I say? And I have a good feeling about it. To be honest, I would move forward with it today, but a month to think about it can't hurt.
In the meantime, we'll look at other girls, keep our minds open and see.
Thanks for the input ladies. You are all awesome!
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I think waiting a month is perfect. He can recheck her follicle count again. Have they done a recent FSH and AMH? It certainly doesn't tell the whole story, but it's important.It would set off alarm bells if she made a sudden drop in AMH or rise in FSH from last time. With my drop in AMH, had my FSH raised to the high teens we wouldn't have even tried.
ReplyDeleteI worry that he is guaranteeing blasts. What does that mean? Money back if he doesn't?
He says if I end up with nothing, he'll work out another plan, with another donor of our choice, to an absolute minimum cost to us and get us a blast. He said he would not leave us empty handed. But he said he wouldn't risk it if he wouldn't know this donor pretty well.
DeleteAhhhh - I see. Well that's def something!
Deletei am glad she is willing to wait a month.
ReplyDeleteif you like her, that's all that matters.
if the RE is confident in her, i thnk that says something. i guess my only other worry is that she is busy and may be stressed out a little about her wedding and fitting in this last donor retrieval, would that have an effect on her in any way? i mean, i am just a worrier by nature, lol... always looking for the things that could go wrong!
i love the picture, btw, lol... who knew that picture would ever be appropriate for an infertility blog, but, it really is!
Oh my gosh, I would not know what to do in this situation! It's so hard when you can't see into the future... I'm sure it'll work out if you stick with this girl, but as you say, a month doesn't hurt. Better to be as certain as possible.
ReplyDeletePerfect! This sounds great!
ReplyDeleteK.