piccyami
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Post by piccyami on Jan 26, 2018 10:02:19 GMT -6
Hi everyone. I know I don't usually go here, but I'm trying to crowdsource some information on embryo shipping, thanks to some things going on at my old clinic.
If you contracted with an outside shipping company, did your clinic charge you fees on top of what you paid to the company?
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MrsNal
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Post by MrsNal on Jan 31, 2018 20:42:31 GMT -6
Can you just do it yourself?
When we switched clinics my husband transported our sperm from one clinic to the other.
This clinic gave us the storage tank to transport and then he took it back to them.
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Post by flaviadeluce on Jan 31, 2018 20:52:39 GMT -6
I didn’t ship embryos - just sperm across Canada. The clinic manager had a system, I followed it, and the sperm worked. I think IIRC they gave me the name of the shipping company they prefer and then I had to call and book it and pay for it.
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Post by flaviadeluce on Jan 31, 2018 20:53:49 GMT -6
And yes, there were some fees over and above shipping - they had to do paperwork and documentation and packing on their end in addition to liaising with new clinic.
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piccyami
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Post by piccyami on Jan 31, 2018 21:13:05 GMT -6
Can you just do it yourself? When we switched clinics my husband transported our sperm from one clinic to the other. This clinic gave us the storage tank to transport and then he took it back to them. My issue isn't with the fees to the shipping company, it's the $400 the old clinic charged me before they go out the door. I and everyone I have talked to felt like it was excessive. I wound up paying the fee just to get my embryos back. |
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Post by karabear on Feb 1, 2018 15:15:15 GMT -6
This is a little bit different situation. We donated our embryos for scientific research, so I'm not sure if that changes the protocol at my clinic. But we had to have notarized paperwork signed releasing the embryos. The recipients payed for shipping, and our clinic did not charge anything for the embryos to leave the facility. That sounds a little crazy to me. I'm sorry you are going through so much trouble.
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