5.28.2009

Egg Donation Cycle 2

last month when i was called by the reproductive center and asked whether i wanted to pursue another cycle i thought long and hard.  i weighed in my mother's feelings against and my own feelings doing another cycle.  finally i decided to open my profile again to prospective couples.  i may not be chosen again and i thought i'd wait until then to decide for sure.  when the couple chose my profile again this past week i became excited to again help out another couple while also lessening the financial stress before entering law school. 

i spoke to the gynocologist while back home about the egg donation process.  she said although i went through alot that i looked good and had nothing to worry about.  deep down the only discomfort i have with doing another cycle is my mother's discontent with it.  i know she will support me either way but it hurts to go against her wishes.  this is just best for me and the couple at this time.

this time i will have the medication sent to me and i won't drive up (30 min) to the center until July 1st for the suppression ultrasound.  much easier for me! and a lot LESS blood loss.



4 comments:

pepsi said...

Would you elaborate on the "blood lost" with the ultrasound? Just curious.

Sierra said...

sure thing. i had A TON of blood taken the first time through at several occasions, most notably to test for genetic diseases and then later on sporadically to check hormone levels. once you start fertility drugs you must have blood work done every 2-3 days to make sure the hormone levels are correct, i.e. the give you the correct dose of fertility drug.
i hope this helps... feel free to ask me anything else :)

sabi said...

Sierra,
Thanks for all the insight. I am currently on the recipient end of the donor egg process. Just a couple weeks away from embryo transfer. I am soooo grateful to women like you who are kind & generous enough to donate to women like me who are unable to conceive on their own. God bless you!

Sierra said...

thank you sabi, it means a lot to hear that. since my donation was entirely anonymous i feel overjoyed to hear your soon-to-be happiness. i wish you luck with your cycle!

sierra