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We are a family of four in rural Minnesota. My wife is a practicing surgeon and I am a stay at home Dad with a Ph.D. in math. We are all healthy with only a family history of hypertension. Our older son is six, was conceived normally and has no health issues. Our younger son is an IVF baby with no health issues or problems. The pregnancy was very smooth.
- Snapshot of my life and family:
My parents are living in New Hampshire and my wife's parents live in China. My wife is Chinese and I'm Caucasian. We have a six year old son in first grade and enjoys gymnastics.
- Fertility story:
We had our first child in our late twenties with no issues or problems. We were ready to have a second child four years later but this time we couldn't conceive, so after a year of trying we turned to IVF. a year after starting IVF we now have our second child.
- Do you have any children? (If so please explain) Two children. The older was conceived normally and the younger through IVF
- Marital status: Married
- My Information:
- I Am: Male
- My Age: 36 - 40
- My Race: Caucasian
- My Eye Color: Blue
- My Hair Color: Blond
- My Education/employment info: Ph.D. in Math. Currently stay st home Dad.
- Partner Information: (Or N/A)
- My Partner Is: Female
- Partner Age or N/A: 36 - 40
- Patner Race or N/A: Asian
- Partner Eye Color or N/A: Brown
- Partner Hair Color: Black
- Partner education/employment info or N/A: M.D. A practicing surgeon
- INFORMATION ABOUT THE EMBRYO(S) - If you are a RECIPIENT choose N/A.:
- Was an egg donor used or N/A? No
- Was sperm donor used or N/A? No
- Any children resulting from this batch of embryos? Yes
- Any other children? (If so please explain) Yes, we had one child dive years before starting IVF
- How many embryos do you have available to donate? 1
- Name or city/state of clinic/facility where embryos were created: RMIA, Minneapolis, MN
- Name and city/state of clinic/facility where embryos are stored: RMIA, Minneapolis, MN
- Year when your embryo(s) were frozen: 2023
- Overall embryo batch quality: Good
- Stage when frozen: Blastocyst
- Day frozen: 5
- Final Thoughts (This are is for both embryo donors and embryo recipients. Please clarify any answers from above or include any info you would like to share):
This was a batch of three embryos. One was a low level mosaic that most clinics won't use. There were two good embryos one of which is now our child.
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