Donor Sperm - Perth, Australia

[hopeful.aussie]

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[Caramello]

Hi AK,

I can't tell you what happens at your clinic - only my own in NSW.

Basically they will give you very limited information - and generally no photos.

Check and see on the availability of donors too - this may make your choice as to whether you stay in Aust or look overseas for sperm.

[GlitterMum]

hia,
We went through concept fertility and used an unknown donor.
The information we received was:
Eye colour
hair colour
nationality
skin tone
body structure ie slim, normal overweight etc
ocupation
hobbies and interests
siblings
health information ie medical history for not only donor but siblings, parents and grandparents
and a few other things. if I remember i will come back on and post
They are very helpful and I cannot recommend concept enough. the nurses and doctors there are wonderful. we had dealings with another clinic in subiaco which i wont name and they were horrible. treated us more like a number rather then a human being.

goodluck on your ttc journey and we wish you a happy outcome whatever you choose

xx
B

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[GlitterMum]

Hey Ak77

No problems ask away

I am not sure about concept importing sperm as we didnt need to do this.
As for the matching side.
They will match a donor as close to your husband as possible.
As far as I am aware there is still an 18month waiting list for sperm and you should get a selection of 3 donors.

They cant match up everyone but they will give you the option of 3 and you both can make an iformed decision.

Goodluck with your counselling appointment they are very nosey (and so they should be) and ask all kinds of questions ie. any marital splits in either families, mental illness, domestic violence etc etc

If you have any other questions just let me know.

Hopefully I can help


xx

Bee

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[~BecD~]

This is really interesting - thanks for the post. If this cycle is unsuccessful we will be doing a donor sperm cycle at concept, so Its good to know that they are able to give you a fair bit of information about the donors physical appearance.

[hopeful.aussie]

BecD - I just wanted to wish you all the luck with this cycle ...hope it works out for you x

[~BecD~]

Thanks ak77 We are hoping obviously that this cycle works, but otherwise we have booked a fs appt with Dr Thompson at Concept Jan 7, and counselling/nurses appts on Jan 9, so it will be all systems go. In a way I am kind of relieved - Our problems mainly lie on the male side (besides my PCOS), so I feel positive that we have a really good shot with a donor.

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[stargazer]

Thanks ak77 We are hoping obviously that this cycle works, but otherwise we have booked a fs appt with Dr Thompson at Concept Jan 7, and counselling/nurses appts on Jan 9, so it will be all systems go. In a way I am kind of relieved - Our problems mainly lie on the male side (besides my PCOS), so I feel positive that we have a really good shot with a donor.

Hi Bec
I havent been on BB for ages - been so busy & just getting back into things. We have male factor & also moved on to DI at concept. We hardly had to wait at all for a donor - i think we had the option of starting straight away if we were interested those available! That may be lucky timing, or that we were existing patients, etc - i really dont know.
Its a hard decision to move on to DI but once you have made it, its a relief to get on to a treatment which offers a better chance of success.
All the best for you guys - we are on a cycle this month too, so heres hoping for BFP's finally for both of us!