There is no such thing as a "success rate" for an individual donor. All donors are highly screened for specimen quality and fully capable of contributing to a pregnancy.
The number of reported pregnancy is only related to the relative popularity of a donor and how long he has been available on the catalog.
In this case, we have less than 5 reported pregnancies for Donor 11809. He has only been available since July of last year and it generally takes about a year for reports to start coming in.
You should also keep in mind that it takes an average of 4 medicated IUI cycles per successful pregnancy (age and reproductive health obviously play a huge part in each individual's success). I know it can be frustrating having to go through multiple attempts, but rest assured your experience is totally among the statistical norm.
Thanks for answering back so promptly. I guess success rate wasn't the right wording but I feel a little better knowing that 11809 has some reported pregnancies. Choosing a donor was difficult and we wanted to match my husband as close as possible. I guess he isn't a popular donor but 11809 is pretty close (height, weight, eye color, blood type, ethnic background) to my husband....So we are hoping that it works eventually.
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There is no such thing as a "success rate" for an individual donor. All donors are highly screened for specimen quality and fully capable of contributing to a pregnancy.
The number of reported pregnancy is only related to the relative popularity of a donor and how long he has been available on the catalog.
In this case, we have less than 5 reported pregnancies for Donor 11809. He has only been available since July of last year and it generally takes about a year for reports to start coming in.
You should also keep in mind that it takes an average of 4 medicated IUI cycles per successful pregnancy (age and reproductive health obviously play a huge part in each individual's success). I know it can be frustrating having to go through multiple attempts, but rest assured your experience is totally among the statistical norm.
I hope this helps.
Best of luck,
Scott
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Thanks for answering back so promptly. I guess success rate wasn't the right wording but I feel a little better knowing that 11809 has some reported pregnancies. Choosing a donor was difficult and we wanted to match my husband as close as possible. I guess he isn't a popular donor but 11809 is pretty close (height, weight, eye color, blood type, ethnic background) to my husband....So we are hoping that it works eventually.
Thanks Again,
Stephanie
Best of luck,
Scott