Embryologist On Fire

  There are many important questions to ask a potential Embryo Donor when you're considering building your family with Donated Embryos. This full list can be viewed from the link below.  https://embryologistonfire.blogspot.com/2023/01/what-to-ask-when-looking-for-donated.html) The question for today is... On  w hat Culture Day was the embryo cryopreserved (frozen)?  Cryopreservation can take place on different days for different reasons.  Day 0:   When a human egg is retrieved at the retrieval, this is day 0. The eggs are either cryopreserved (frozen as eggs) or fertilized in the laboratory either by ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) or conventional insemination on this day.  Cryopreservation on Day 0 is unfertilized oocyte (egg) freezing. This is done for fertility preservation and more commonly for availability of frozen unfertilized donor eggs through a clinic or donor egg bank.  Day 1: Most laboratory teams will check for fertilization 14-18 hours after conventional insem

  So, you have decided to build your family using donated embryos, you have joined social media groups and have found a potential embryo donor... but NOW WHAT? There are many steps in the process that need to happen before the embryo(s) are transferred to your name, which I will discuss in another post.  The first and most important thing to do is to learn about the embryo(s) that are available to you. All donated embryos are not created equally, and it's important to understand what your estimated chances of success will be. If you had a 4% chance of success, would you still want those embryos? What about 20%? 80%? If you answered yes to all of these, it is still important to understand the potential success rate so you can manage your expectations. Failed attempts are not easy to experience emotionally, physically, or financially so a healthy expectation of your outcome is definitely recommended. Important questions to ask your potential embryo donor: 1. Why did you need IVF to b