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Donor conception

For anyone with experience of sperm or egg donation to share support and advice. Please remember this board isn’t for debate about donor conception.

IVF with a sperm donor

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natasok · 12/11/2019 23:27

Hi Just wonder if anyone had a similar situation as I struggle to find the answers and it drives me insane. I had my first round of IVF treatment 9 months ago but had a missed miscarriage. I was very upset but did not lose any hope as I still had one last embryo left. When I was ready to have my next round, the clinic had a red alert saying that another patient who had used the same sperm donor as me had given birth to a baby with Down Syndrome. Nobody could give me the exact answers but I was led to believe that 99.9% it was down to the woman age and her eggs quality. I cancelled my cycle as needed some time to think and the clinic were also waiting for an oficial report that would hopefully give us the answers. I was always told that it was my decision but they needed to let me know of the risk involved. I have now started to prepare for my next cycle when the clinic rang me and asked me to cancel this cycle again as their genetic councellor now wants to see the offcial report before we can continue with the treatment. I am totally lost now. Before it was left all to me and now that I have made my decision they will not go ahead with the treatment without seeing a report. Has anyone else had a similar experienc

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SteffieIUI · 13/11/2019 10:20

Oh wow this sounds very tough. I think downs is much more likely to be the egg rather that sperm donor issue though in this instance?
Can the embryo itself be tested?

GreyGoose1980 · 13/11/2019 20:35

Hi OP
Sorry you are going through this. I’d second what SteffieIuI suggested and enquire if the embryo can be PGS tested.

natasok · 14/11/2019 00:37

Thank you for your replies. Yes, this is the first thing I asked and they said it would disturb the embryo too much so too high risk so will not recommend. I have made a decision though and can't wait to start my treatment but the clinic has now changed their mind and will not allow me to go ahead until they had a full report on the recently born baby. So back to waiting again But good things are worth waiting for!😊

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