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[quote=Anonymous]We just did DE with SG (after 2 failed IVF's with them). We did not use their fresh donor pool. Instead we used their Frozen Egg Bank (they have a relationship with Donor Egg Bank USA). We wanted a specific ethnic group that SG does not have a lot of, so frozen eggs from across the country expand the donor base. And they do show adult and child pictures.

FYI- if you choose to use the frozen egg bank and shared risk, you pay the 2:1 rate (which at this time is about $40,000 + your meds which was not very much, maybe $300)

We had a great experience with them and Donor Egg Bank USA. We used the same doctor that did our IVFs, but a different nurse and we had 2 other SG people on our team-- financial coordinator and donor egg coordinator. Plus, since we used frozen eggs, we had a contact a DEB USA. 
All of them were great to work with.

Using frozen eggs was AWESOME! I highly recommend it. I just told my nurse when I wanted to transfer and she worked up the calendar--so much easier on my work schedule!

We got 6 eggs, 6 thawed, 6 fertilized, 1 was transferred and 2 frozen embryos. On our first try we got a BFP and I'm 15 weeks now.

I was a success, but a friend at SG had failure. She couldn't afford Shared Risk, so she paid for one cycle. Which in the end has cost her almost as much since you have to pay something like $18,000 plus the donors medication plus your own medication AND each FET is a separate cost. She did 1 fresh cycle and 2 FET, all BFN.

The problem in her case, seems to be that the donor is known successful donor who produces lots of eggs, but so far no one has gotten pregnant with those embryos. So if you are not doing Shared Risk, make sure you choose a Known Successful Donor (so you know they produce enough eggs) and ask your RE to check their pregnancy or live birth rate (only they can see that info). [/quote]

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