In this video, Katie Lee Hornberger, a certified genetic counselor specializing in reproductive medicine, shares nine essential questions you should ask your doctor before embarking on your search for a sperm donor.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
1:02 1. Is there a sperm bank that you recommend and why?
1:33 2. Based on my health history and fertility evaluation, what method of conception (ICI, IUI, or IVF) do you think would be best for me and why?
2:15 3. What type of donor vials should I purchase (e.g. ICI, IUI, ART vials)? If those vials are not available, would other vial types be acceptable?
2.59 4. What are my chances for conception with each cycle of ICI, IUI, and IVF?
3:34 5. If your family building goals include having more than one child, take that into consideration. If I want to have X number of children with the same sperm source, how many vials should I purchase now?
4:40 6. How many days before my IUI or egg retrieval should I coordinate shipment of my donor vial?
5:38 7. Have I (or the person who will carry the pregnancy) been tested for CMV? If yes, what is my status and does that impact how I should filter donors for CMV during my donor search?
5:55 8. What is my blood type (or the blood type of the person who will carry the pregnancy)? Does this impact whether I should filter donors by Rh factor during my donor search?
6:19 9. Has the intended egg source already undergone carrier screening?


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Katie Lee Hornberger is a certified genetic counselor with 8+ years of practice in reproductive medicine. She has worked for one of the most well-known IVF clinics in the United States and a laboratory that offers fertility-related genetic testing. She is currently employed by one of the largest sperm banks in the US. Katie started this YouTube channel to support people going through fertility treatment and miscarriages. On this channel Katie discusses topics in fertility/preconception genetic counseling and her own personal experience with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss.

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