First appointment at new clinic and using DS.....what questions?

[Goodthingscome]

I know I should know all of this by now, as this will be my third fresh cycle but I am feeling anxious about appointment tomorrow at a new clinic. Maybe its because I am going it alone now using donor sperm (due to relationship breakdown)? Any questions I should be asking from you helpful ladies?

I'm going to ask about success rates for my age (41)

Where they get the sperm from - do any of you know whether the sperm is tested before being frozen (with previous cycles with ex, his sperm was tested), but when I called new clinic last week they said I would be having ICSI as they wouldn't of tested sperm - is this normal?

Anything else you think I should be finding out?

Many thanks in advance x

[Kyell2]

Oh we are having to move to a new clinic too and will be using donor sperm.

I’d start by asking what sperm bank they are using. The last hospital we were at used a sperm bank that we couldn’t find any matches at and so now we are having to move clinic 😩

If I did it again I’d ask more questions before I went.

All of the sperm is usually tested, so I don’t think that’s the reason for ICSI, how strange they said that. Maybe query that again.

Good luck, how brave are you going this alone. You’ll be brilliant 💪💪 😊 x

[Goodthingscome in reply to Kyell2]

Thanks for your reply, I didn’t know there were different sperm banks or least didn’t realise you’d have to move clinics if a match wasn’t found 😳!

Thanks for the information though I’ll find out and query ICSI again as I thought that was strange.

Thank you, wishing you lots of luck too, fingers crossed you find a batch soon xx