I've had 2 failed IVF, 1 failed FET with my 40+ y/o eggs. Moved on to donor eggs 31 y/o. Thought it would work, especially with fresh donor sperm. A big fat zero in the fertilization dept. Donor has PCOS.
Have appt. w/ RE at the end of the month to decide if we should try DHEA with my eggs OR with donor embryos.
What are the pros/cons with donor embryos?
This is what comes up for me. Please share your pros/cons.
PRO - already fertilized, hopefully proven pregnancy thus the donation
CON - do you get all that the donor has frozen?
PRO - the best ones frozen??
CON - not as many to get than if doing donor eggs??
PRO/CON - not biological from either end - which is the case already as a lesbian couple and if doing donor egg or embryo
Unknown - success rate vs. doing donor egg or own eggs
PRO - cost is cheaper than donor eggs
CON - waiting list time - we were told at our clinic 5-10 years wait list (but since failure of donor eggs, maybe we could be fast tracked?)
CON - not as many choices as limited # of donated embryos
Either next step is donor embryo, try my eggs w/ DHEA, or ????
running out of time and $$$$$$
on a downward spiral
eleni_c