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Dr. Dimattina and Dominion Fertility (DC area)
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Anonymous
| it sucks it sucks it sucks. |
Anonymous
| Wow the people who don't like Dominion Fertility are so clever in their disparaging comments, they really should try opening a dictionary! |
Anonymous
| I have boy/girl twins thanks to Dominion Fertility, you don't need to love them to realize they get results. I am conflicted about our remaining 2 embryos and I'm considering donating them to another couple. Anyone else think about this option? |
Anonymous
| My response is to the PP - we have 5 embryos remaining and are really struggling with the decision as to what to do with them. Our infertility seems to be "cured" - pregnant twice since IVF (one m/c and one successful) so using them is kind of out of the question. We just keep paying storage to not have to think about it. |
Anonymous
| I think that donating embryos to another couple is a great thing to do, but would suggest that you talk to a lawyer before you make your decision. I think that there are some legal issues since it will be something very similar to an adoption (just before the baby is born rather than after). |
Anonymous
very good point, a lawyer that is. what about donating them to research? |
Anonymous
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another satisfied DF patient here with twins. We had 13 frozen embryos from 2 fresh cycles. We donated them to Dominion for research because I was not comfortable donating to another couple. I believe you have to go to counseling before donating them to another couple, though I could be wrong. I think it's a wonderful thing to do, but I couldn't stand the thought of not knowing what happened to them and if a baby was born. I thought, "What if one day I'm walking down the street and see a kid who looks EXACTLY LIKE MY KIDS??" I would always wonder and I am not strong enough to live with that. Kudos to you if you are strong enough to do this for another couple.
Donating them, to research or another couple, or destroying them...they are all tough decisions, but we were confident that our family was complete. We waited until our twins were 4. |
Anonymous
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Here's the issue: people who don't like Dominion don't like Dr. DiMattina personally. He's not everyone's cup of tea, although I actually grew to like him quite a bit (relationship went on much longer than I would have liked). If you do the research, you see the clinic gets results. As does SG. They are competitors who do things differently. That's where the polarization comes from. But, no one can empirically say Dominion is not good - the CDC makes it easy for us to all figure that out.
And on the frozen embryo issue, I had this issue too. I talked to Dominion and they (Dr. D.) explained the choices very clearly to me. You CAN donate to another couple without counseling, etc., if you do so anonymously, either through a clinic or a national bank. I seriously doubt that anyone on this board that dislikes Dominion is making that statement based on lack of results that were reversed as a result of anything other than luck at another clinic. They are making those statements based on their personal personality preference. Can Dr. DiMattina improve his bedside manner? Yes. But don't send the message that he's not a good doctor when in fact he is very good at what he does. My guess is that's where some of the cockiness comes from. Just my two cents. |
Anonymous
| I'm the one with the question about donating our embryos, and I appreciate all the advice from those in similar position. When you are desperate to have a baby you just don't fully grasp the issue of the excess embryos, but once you have your family it's really difficult to make a decision regarding those precious cells. Really appreciate everyone's input and Dominion has been great about explaining the options and understanding our ethical concerns. |