Episode 9 - Our First Email From Our Russian IVF Clinic

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In this episode, episode 9 of my podcast, I share with you the content of our first email from ur Russian IVF Clinic.  
 

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Transcript

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Welcome to my Donut Egg IVF journey, raw and in real time. I'm Claudine, your podcast host. I want to share my Donut Egg IVF journey via my podcast, in the hope that my experience will help you and others. This is your safe holding space, created with a heart centered approach. A place to land to share all things related to Donut Egg conception. I want you to feel safe, supported and informed during our shared journey. Now let's start today's episode. If you haven't already listened to Episode 1 of my podcast, please do. You can listen to my journey in chronological order, thereby my episodes in the order that they're released. Alternatively, you can choose the episodes that appeal to you the most via their titles. The initial episodes of this podcast will get you up to speed, and from thereafter, I'll update you in real time. Please pay attention to the disclaimer at the end of the show notes of this episode. By continuing to listen to this podcast, you understand and agree to that disclaimer in its entirety. Today's date is Monday, the 17th of February, 2025. In today's episode, episode nine of my podcast, I'll share with you the information contained in the email that I received from Olga following my first consultation. So for those of you who have not yet tuned into my last episode, Olga Fertility Clinic is located in St. Petersburg in Russia, and we'll refer to that clinic from herein as Olga. So as discussed in my last episode, uh, that email contained the login details for their donor database. So the login was valid for 14 days. Uh, what we've been doing is each time that access has expired, uh, we email our patient coordinator to request that she renews that access. And she always does that quite promptly. And obviously you need to keep in mind, you know, the time differences um, between Russian. Whatever country you're in. So in our case, Sydney. Now, in that email, she asked that I let her know whether I would like her to book an appointment with their perinatal psychologist or former patients. I was also asked to complete an online questionnaire and a link to that questionnaire was included in that email. So essentially, that questionnaire contained questions relating to my medical history, um, as well as fertility related questions. Also, in regards to my partner's most recent sperm analysis results, and his medical history. It was requested that I undergo an intra and after. outer pelvic ultrasound. Now they do that at the same time. Um, so my patient coordinator requested images, videos, and a report in that regard. And attached to that email was a letter containing factors that they requested the sonographer investigate during the scan. Also attached were privacy consent forms for us to complete and sign. We were also asked to provide requested, um, Sorry, she also requested scanned copies of our passports. Now we were provided a secure link to upload our documentation and other files, that enabled us to upload, all our files directly onto their secure server. So our patient coordinator advised that they would book an appointment with their doctor once they received the information requested in that email. Now that concludes today's episode. So that was definitely my shortest episode, the shortest episode ever. Now please tune in to the next episode of this podcast where I will discuss a factor that my partner and I had to consider. Um, and that topic is proven versus unproven donors. Thank you for sharing your time with me. From my heart to yours, sending healing energy to all of my listeners.