The Story: This specific case involves a fertility treatment that was at risk because of the volcanic eruptions in Iceland. The intended mother from overseas needed donor eggs because it was unfeasible to have egg donation where she lived. She requested that we obtain donor eggs for her and that she would fly to our center and receive the embryos that were created from fresh donor eggs. There is a critical time where the embryos should be transferred and therefore our patient was scheduled to arrive at a specific date for the implantation.
The Nightmare: The prior weekend to her arrival, the volcano in Iceland erupted bringing a halt to all flights overseas. Since the cloud was beginning to spread to her direction, we advised her to make preparations immediately to depart from her home country to arrive in California in time for the implantation of the embryos. This patient sprung into action and made reservations sooner than she anticipated.
The Solution: Recently, we have witnessed an increased occurrence of natural upheavals and disasters which disrupt our daily lives. For certain medical procedures, this is important but especially for time critical fertility treatments, it can mean the difference between success and failure. Both natural disasters and man-made disruptions have the potential to upset the most carefully made plans for well-synchronized fresh donor egg cycle (check out story above on “Tattoo Ruins Fertility Treatment”).
Patients who are planning to use fresh egg donation should be informed about the option of frozen donor eggs which can minimize many of the unknowns and mishaps that occur when trying to synchronize the ovarian cycle of a fresh egg donor with the uterine cycle of the intended mother.
To learn more about using frozen donor eggs to start a family, please visit www.eggfreezing.com
To find out what happened to our near miss Volcanic nightmare, please return to our site soon.
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