Ectopic Pregnancy Information
From the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) fact sheet on Ectopic Pregnancies. What is ectopic pregnancy? When you become pregnant, the embryo (fertilized egg) travels from your fallopian tube to your uterus (womb) where the embryo implants (sticks) and grows into a fetus. An ectopic pregnancy occurs when the embryo grows outside …
How to find the right sperm donor
Our guide to help you narrow down and find the right sperm donor to help you grow your family Blog written by Fairfax Cryobank Laboratory Director, Michelle Ottey, PhD. Information varies by sperm bank, but generally, there is a lot of information out there. You can learn a lot about …
What are The Steps I Need to Follow if I am Ready to Use Donor Sperm?
Blog written by Fairfax Cryobank Laboratory Director, Michelle Ottey, PhD. What are the steps I need to follow if I am ready to use Donor Sperm? 1. Select a physician who can manage your medical care Typically these are obstetrician/gynecologists (OB/GYNs) or infertility specialists like Reproductive Endocrinologists (REs). Once you …
Do you feel like a pincushion?
Here is a light hearted blog from the NY Times Adventures in Parenting about the “fun” of preparing for IVF treatments. Tell us about your IVF experience on the Fairfax Cryobank Family Forums. Whether it is humorous or traumatic, you are not alone! There is a forum dedicated to supporting each …
Why some choose Donor Insemination (DI) over other options to build their families
Blog written by Fairfax Cryobank Laboratory Director, Michelle Ottey, PhD. When faced with the decision of how to build your family when there is medical or social infertility involved, you have several options: adoption, egg donation, sperm donation, gestational carriers, or surrogacy. Many people choose donor insemination (DI) over the …
A Great Step in a Long Journey
Blog written by Fairfax Cryobank Laboratory Director, Michelle Ottey, PhD. On Wednesday 6/26/13, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. What this means is that same sex couples who are married in a state that has marriage …
What is CMV?
Blog written by Fairfax Laboratory Director, Michelle Ottey, PhD. Cytomegalovirus, or CMV, is a member of the herpes virus family. Other examples of conditions related to herpes family viruses are chicken pox and cold sores. CMV is carried by many individuals, approximately 50-85% of American adults will test CMV positive, …
Can My Friend Be My Sperm Donor?
Blog written by Fairfax Cryobank Laboratory Director, Michelle Ottey, Phd. Many women and couples consider asking a friend or relative to be their sperm donor. This is a possibility when there are fertility issues for the male partner or when there is no male partner involved in your family building …
How Safe is This?
Written by Fairfax Cryobank Laboratory Director, Michelle Ottey, PhD. I am friends with a woman, we’ll call her Jean, whose college age daughter has recently come out and discussed the possibility of building a family using donor sperm someday. Jean loves the idea of having a grandchild and seeing her …
Find your Perfect Donor Match!
100 New Donors! Fairfax Cryobank is pleased to provide clients with more donor selection than ever before. Donors from our sister sperm bank, Cryogenic Laboratories, Inc (CLI), the first US sperm bank, are now available at Fairfax Cryobank. Of course, all donors meet our high quality standard and we have …
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