Egg Donation in Hong Kong: egg pick-up

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Thursday, 26 March 2009

Laying the golden eggs in less than 9 hours

Here we go! I wonder how many mature eggs there will be after the pick-up tomorrow morning?

Stay tuned, folks!

Egg Donation Timeline

• 20 January 2009 - Decided to donate my eggs, but how?

• 21 January 2009 - Started a thread on local Pregnancy and Parenting Forum, asking how I can donate my eggs in Hong Kong

• 7 February 2009 - I have a reply! M is born without ovaries so her only chance of getting pregnant is through donated eggs.

• 18 February 2009 - First consultation with Dr C

• 4 March 2009 - Full physical exam + blood tests + transvaginal ultrasound [prodded #1] with Dr C

• 14 March 2009 - My period started

• 16 March 2009 - [prodded #2], blood test, start of daily gonadotrophin injections [poked #1]

• 20 March 2009 - [prodded #3], poking myself with Menopur + Gonal F + Cetrotide [poked #6]

• 23 March 2009 - [prodded #4], blood test

• 25 March 2009 - [final poke]

• 26 March 2009 - Egg retrieval: 55 eggs!

• 28 March 2009 - Allergic to Avelox, still getting awful cramps

• 30 March 2009 - Back to Dr C, external ultrasound, blood test: yes I have OHSS

• 1 April 2009 - Heartburn almost killed me. Back to Dr C again.

• 2 April 2009 - Getting better with help of Nexium and Gaviscon. M updated me, 13 blastocysts made it!

• 2 September 2009 - Final blood test (HIV) before embryo transfer can take place for M

*End of egg donation procedure for M*

• 14 April 2009 - Beginning of the next chapter: donation #2 to T

• 23 April 2009 - T would like to do live embryo transfer in the U.K.; still waiting for answers from her clinic

• 3 June 2009 - trip to London confirmed; appointments with clinic in London also penciled in

• 30 July 2009 - arrived in London; met T for the very first time

• 31 July 2009 - counseling session + first meeting with the ARGC + blood tests

• 8 September 2009 - period day #1; appointment with Dr C for blood tests

• 18 September 2009 - visit to Dr C + scan. Prolactin level is slightly elevated, re-do blood test

• 22 September 2009 - visit to Dr C + scan, all normal. Follicles growing, ovulating soon

• 26 September 2009 - Ovulation!

• 11 October 2009 - period day #1

• 22 October 2009 - visit to Dr C

• 31 October 2009 - start of nasal spray 3 times a day (day #21 of period)

• 14 November 2009 - period day #1; here we go!

• 17 November 2009 - visit to Dr C + scan + complete hormone profile test

• 18 November 2009 - visit to Dr C but no further instructions from the ARGC. Nasal spray 4 times daily

• 19 November 2009 - blood test

• 20 November 2009 - visit to Dr C but again no further instructions; off to London!

• 21 November 2009 - arrival in London, visit to ARGC + blood tests + scan, poke #1 (150 IU Gonal-F)

• 22 November 2009 - poke #2 (112.5 IU Gonal-F)

• 23 November 2009 - poke #3 (112.5 IU Gonal-F); scan

• 24 November 2009 - poke #4 (75 IU Merional)

• 25 November 2009 - poke #5 (112.5 IU Gonal-F), scan

• 26 November 2009 - poke #6 (37.5 IU Gonal-F), 2x blood tests

• 27 November 2009 - poke #7 (75 IU Gonal-F + 37.5 IU Gonal-F); scan + 2x blood tests

• 28 November 2009 - poke #8 (3 mg Cetrotide); LH level down to 5.9

• 29 November 2009 - poke #9 (75 IU Gonal-F + 37.5 IU Gonal-F); 2x blood tests

• 2 December 2009 – trigger poke!

• 4 December 2009 – Egg retrieval; 19 eggs collected!

• 9 December 2009 – T’s embryo transfer

• 29 January 2010 – T is 10 weeks pregnant!

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Thursday, 26 March 2009

Laying the golden eggs in less than 9 hours

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