
egg donor agency
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Many women feel as if they have tried everything: monitoring cycles through body temperature, over-the-counter fertility predictors, fertility-enhancing drugs and in vitro fertilization. After many attempts at becoming pregnant, it makes sense that the frustration can become more than a difficult issue physically, but also emotionally.
Thousands of women each year are now seeking the help of egg donor agencies such as Beverly Hills Egg Donation. When fertility treatments are unsuccessful, many women are told “no” [about having children] because of their age. But with the use of an egg donor and the added help of chiropractic, there may still be plenty of reason for hope. At least one study showed that, after receiving chiropractic care, previously infertile women were much more likely to become pregnant (Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research, 2003). And while reasons behind chiropractic’s success in treating women who have difficulty becoming pregnant aren’t certain, there are a number of possibilities why it may work.

Chiropractors believe proper alignment works in several ways to increase the likelihood of becoming and staying pregnant. Chiefly, improper alignment of the cranial, spinal, and pelvic bones can hinder the nervous system, which controls a woman’s reproductive system, causing imbalances and hampering her ability to get and stay pregnant.
Many of the patients Dr. Matthew Gloin, D.C. sees for infertility have tried everything. They come to chiropractic to help prepare the body’s nervous system for the upcoming egg donor cycle. Dr. Gloin first talks to them about their menstrual health history, noting signs of imbalance, which have often been problematic since the onset of menstruation, including heavy cramping, mood swings, and missing periods. ”We balance the body [through chiropractic],” says Dr. Gloin. Patients receive a combination of chiropractic adjustments, three times a week to start. After adjustments start to hold, patients visit once or twice a week.
How long should chiropractic take to work? Not long, says Dr. Gloin. ”We give it three months. Often women will become pregnant following egg donation not only because of their fertility experts, but because their nervous systems are functioning at full capacity through chiropractic.” Unless there have been serious compromises to reproductive health, he says, such as a history of extreme athletic activity or substance abuse, chiropractic may set the stage for a successful pregnancy.
-Dr. Matthew Gloin, D.C.
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Monday, February 23rd, 2009

It’s been a couple of days since my egg retrieval and I’m still having a little bit of cramping and tenderness, but other than that I feel great. I received my egg donor fee check in the mail. Really, honestly, all I can say to sum up this whole experience is that I am just honored to be a part of such an amazing organization, and to help make a family for someone who deserves it. BHED (Beverly Hills Egg Donation) and Dr. Sahakian and his staff made the process a joy, and I cannot wait to be more involved with BHED. I hope you have enjoyed my blog. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask! Take Care!
-Lisa, Donor
[Editor's Note]: Thanks so much to Lisa for all of her contributions over the past week and for giving us a peek into the time leading up to her retrieval. If anyone has any questions for her regarding her cycle, please feel free to leave them in the comments section.
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Saturday, February 21st, 2009
I just got home from my egg retrieval. I went into Dr. Sahakian’s office at 7AM, and we got down to business right away. His extremely friendly nurses got me ready to go, then his anesthesiologist got my IV started. Before I knew it, I was awake and the procedure was over! There were some immediate abdominal cramps, but no worse than what I would experience on my period. Two Extra Strength Tylenol were all I needed. Now I’m back in bed and about to eat some french toast. So, all in all, everything turned out great. I’ll update you on how I’m feeling tomorrow!
-Lisa, Donor
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Friday, February 20th, 2009
I came back to Dr. Sahakian’s yesterday morning for my second ultrasound. We took a look and everything came back fine. The follicle count didn’t go up, so now we just had to take another round of blood work to make sure my levels were still stable. If they were, then it would be a green light to go ahead for my retrieval. The doctor’s office said they would call me back before 4PM. Happily, I heard back from them at 2:30 and was told that everything was fine and to go ahead with my final shot, my HCG shot, at 7:30PM. So next is my egg retrieval! I’m a little nervous, but I know I will be in good hands. I will report back after retrieval and let everyone know how it went! Until next time!
-Lisa, Donor
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
BHED (Beverly Hills Egg Donation) helped make our dreams come true!! It took me many a month to find my donor; only because it did not turn to BHED first! There were so many egg donor agencies out there, but none measured up to the quality and standards of BHED. When I went onto their site it was three minutes until I saw the face of our egg donor. I panicked thinking it was all too good to be true, and it was a matter of minutes before Lisa, the founder of BHED, got back to me! The information on my donor was more extensive and complete than any of the ten other egg donation agencies I had been looking through day after day, trying to find “her”. Not only that, but Lisa answered hundreds of questions of my behalf and always got back to me asap with a very caring, businesslike, and to-the-point attitude. When dealing with even “noted” and highly recommended agencies, besides BHED, no such thing happened. I caught some of the other reps, many a time, trying to “back-peddle” the information they had given me.
Then came our dear Ellie, our donor rep., who became my friend. She would email me anything I asked for whether it be more pictures of our donor, a calming note to help me in a panic attack, continual updates on the movement of everything, and even passed along notes that I wised for our donor to read. These people became family to us, and it felt like they wanted this dream to come true for us just as much as we did!
They truly have the most beautiful and highest-quality egg donors and a professional, NO B.S., to-the-point staff; and I know because we went looking through many different agencies before I found My BHED. We had actually found an egg donor through one of the others, but our doctor advised us against her because of her family’s medical history. It is something BHED puts extensively right out in front so we were aware of everything before making our choice, and as not to waste precious time. When I saw our donor at BHED, I knew we had found her, we had found each other! They talk about that “feeling” you get when it is all just “right”, but I was not aware of it until BHED. We are now five months pregnant, and all our prayers have been answered. Thank you my donor, and thank you Lisa, Ellie, our amazing lawyer connected to the agency, and all at BHED!!! Happy New Year, this one will truly BE a happy one for us! God bless, and may all your dreams come true on your journey!
-Wendy, Recipient
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
It takes a village.
There are a lot of people involved in making a successful egg donation cycle happen. There are doctors, nurses, schedulers, attorneys, paralegals, lab techs – not to mention donors and recipients. Perfect cycles are easy – donors go to their appointments, test results are ideal, contracts are signed quickly, no one has a vacation or a sick day and we’re in and out before we know it. That doesn’t happen very often. It is far more likely that an unexpected bump in the road will present itself and it will require everyone to rise to the occasion. On those days the true professionals literally shine.

I am lucky to work with a number of doctor’s offices and attorneys who understand what it takes to get the job done. They are patient, fast acting, flexible and magically easy to reach. Nurse coordinators, especially, are the heart of the egg donation cycle machine. Their willingness to be a team player, to be communicative, to stay calm in the face of any surprise is invaluable. Nurses are often the unsung heroes in the shadow of the incredible work of the doctors and embryologists but their role will impact the cycle profoundly. Unfortunately there aren’t SART statistics about the positive outlook of the nurse coordinator at a particular office or “number of phone calls returned per week” but there should be. If you’re in the process of choosing a fertility clinic for your cycle – spend some time with the IVF nurses before you make your decision. Ask them what would happen if the donor needed to adjust the calendar by one day for a family event and how often that happens. Their answer will tell you a lot about how they would approach an unexpected issue – big or small.
-Ellie Klein, BHED Cycle Coordinator
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Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Hello, and welcome to Beverly Hills Egg Donation!
BHED is a nationwide egg donor program that helps to guide prospective parents and qualified donors through the egg donation process with care, professionalism, and respect. We strive to maintain a donor database of exceptional young women, and our experience in the industry drives us to provide the best possible experience for our clients.
This blog will be a place for you to connect with us on a more personal level. We’ll answer your questions, as well as post pictures, success stories, and news from the fertility community.
We look forward to getting your feedback and hope this blog will serve as another great resource in your journey to have a child.
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