Your best bet is to ring them all up and see what they say about their programs, and what the waiting period is likely to be, conditions of donation etc.
Anecdotally on one occasion I have heard of a single woman joining up with a clinic and being told there are years to wait (which sadly is all too true) and then soon after was contacted to be told there were embryos available. This didn't work out unfortunately but then she was rung up from another clinic in another state and there were more embryos for her.
If you also want to know more about known donation of both eggs and embryos, which is becoming more popular in Australia, I am happy to chat with you about it and give you some links to places where you can find more information etc. There are amazing stories and women out there to share this all with.
Sara I started thinking and looking into ED over 1 year before we made the move to try it. I found that knowing more about my options and having it as a possible backup/next step for repeated failed cycles really helped me get through it all.
Thank you Dusty, this is very helpful. Thank you very much for offering to talk to me about known egg donations. Will take you up on it at a later stage. I see it exactly like you do, it's just good to know my options. I have also already started to look into adoption and other options.
It seems like Dh and I are leaning towards home insemination. But as easy as this seems having someone elses sperm up there besides your dh's sound a bit Icky. But whether we do home insemination or do it through the clinic it is still someone elses sperm.
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with the decision.
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