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Donor Nexus Testimonials

Browse testimonials from parents who used our Donor Egg Programs or our Donor Embryo Program to grow their family. We are honored to share them.


“Donor Nexus was one of five different agencies we contacted while searching for an egg donor. Not only did we find them to have an excellent database of donors, but they were the most responsive and helpful of all the agencies, always responding to phone calls and emails the same day. The donor lived out of the country and Donor Nexus took care of the entire process to ensure everything ran smoothly. I am now 20 weeks pregnant and couldn't be happier. A big thank you to Ashley for helping us along this process!

– J.E., Intended Parent, Los Angeles


“I hesitated for many years before finally deciding that donor eggs could offer a solution to the fertility challenges I faced. Having done so, I undertook careful research into finding the perfect donor. Donor Nexus stood out as providing the most comprehensive information on the widest range of potential donors from whom to choose a “match”. The staff were supportive, kind, friendly and professional through every step of the process. In the end, 15 good quality eggs were retrieved from the truly extraordinary donor and 12 of these fertilised. I cannot wait to move to the next step of the process and hopefully to having a little baby or babies of my own soon! The only thing I regret is my earlier hesitation. It is without reservation that I would recommend the clinic to any would-be parent or parents.”

– M.F., Intended Parent


“The team was amazing from start to finish. I recently finished retrieval with a donor and now in the middle of the Surrogacy process. As a first time parent the company walked me through the process, was very responsive to my questions, had a lot of options of great experienced donors and overall supportive. Would recommend them especially for families of color and LGBTQ.

– M.C., Intended Parent, New York


“We are SO excited and still cannot believe how blessed we are! We are so grateful to have made it to this point in our journey and we are so grateful to our donors, Donor Nexus and Dr. Potter for being such an integral part of it! We definitely have an incredible story to share with our children because of all of you!

– A.F., Intended Parent, Las Vegas


“We are enjoying our baby and we just love him so much!! Thank you again for this amazing gift- I’m so forever grateful. My pregnancy was so wonderful and I am really looking forward to everything. Thank you both again for all you have done for me. It’s amazing what you do for people-my dreams have come true!!”

– B.M., Intended Parent, Northern California


“Our hearts are bursting with joy and love for this precious little girl! Our family is complete, and again, I definitely have you to thank for that. If you weren’t so kind, supportive and helpful when I initially reached out to Donor Nexus we wouldn’t be holding our daughter in our arms. We would probably still be reaching out to other places and barely getting any responses back, or being put on 2-3 year wait lists. I can’t tell you how happy we all are, and I hope you know what an important role you play in the lives of people searching for donor embryos and how much it’s appreciated!!”

– M.C., Intended Parent, Pennsylvania


“This was truly an amazing process. In fact, we are thinking about doing it again in the future, if possible. Thank you for existing, because of you, we have her!”

– S.V., Intended Parent, Colorado


“I’m so excited! I can’t believe my dreams are coming true. Thank you so much for helping make this possible!”

– M.J., Intended Parent, Southern California


“Donor Nexus helped us achieve our dream of becoming parents! The team is very professional and has access to great fertility resources. They helped walk us through every step of the decision process so you are never alone. We welcomed our twins December 2017 and we could not have done it without Donor Nexus.”

– A.W., Intended Parent, Orange County, California


“I’ve been talking about how beautiful embryo donation is and how it has given us this dream that we never thought possible. I will always carry the message of Donor Nexus and hope I get this opportunity to bring this baby or babies into this world so that they can be the example of what a wonderful program it is!”

– A.W., Intended Parent, Orange County, California


“I can’t believe my journey has come to an end with IVF. It has been a long painful 10 years of my life to conceive both kids. I want to say a big thank you for your support and understanding! I am so glad I turned to your clinic and agency. I made the right choice. My son is a very proud big brother. Thank you so much for giving me the gift of a life changing miracle!”

– S.K., Intended Parent, Australia


“We are so very excited! Thank you for your help in making this experience so easy. I will absolutely recommend Donor Nexus. We had been to 3 other doctors who had told us there was a 2-year waiting list for donated embryos. Finding this program was a godsend. You, Donor Nexus and HRC made this process so easy and comfortable for us.”

– J.D., Intended Parent, Orange County, California


"I know we will continue to work together in the new year, but I'd like to take this opportunity to say Thank You before the holidays. We appreciate your support through the ups and downs of our journey. It's not only that you did a great job helping us find a match meeting our unique criteria, but you were able to support us when something went wrong. When our first cycle got cancelled, Miranda quickly provided additional [egg donors] that might work for us, and Lucy worked out an alternative plan with all parties. Without your help, we were not able to bounce back fast and focus on our next cycle. So, Thank you!"

– A.C., Intended Parent


"I was just thinking of you and feeling so grateful for all you have done for me. I am SO excited for my transfer and I feel so blessed. We love our baby boy so much and I know he will be so in love with his baby brother. I am forever thankful for you and I hope you know that."

– B.M., Intended Parent


"Thank you again for all your ongoing support; you also have been part of the village I was talking about. Words cannot express how amazing it has been to experience this journey of creating a little human being called Ava."

– C, Intended Parent


"I hope you are well. Our donor had the egg retrieval this past Tuesday and everything went really well. We have a quite a few embryos to work with, and the transfer is scheduled soon. We are so relieved especially after our experience with two prior donors from other agencies. We appreciate all your help and listening to us when we reached out to you. We wouldn't have made it this far without you. We will definitely keep you in the loop when the embryo transfer is a success."

– A & N, Intended Parent


“I thought I would give you a quick update- I'm 28 weeks pregnant today, just starting the 3rd trimester and all going really well. Really starting to expand now and feeling properly pregnant. It's taken awhile for it to feel real and sink in after all these years and we are both so excited now as we count down the last few months I really appreciate all the help from you from the start of our journey, so professional and caring.”

– K.A., Intended Parent


“I tried finding private donors and honestly, its a nightmare. Most, if not all, want open adoptions and they seem to give the impression you have to be nothing less than perfect in addition to seeming very intrusive and controlling. Some also requested the option to deny the final paperwork/reserve the option to recover the child after birth. It's really quite terrible and I had almost given up on this option. I am so happy I found your agency. We're not even clients yet and you've restored my hope as embryo donation being a viable option for us.”

– B.K., Intended Parent


“Thank you for spending such a long time with us and answering our many questions. You made us feel so welcomed into a unique community of beautiful families! We are excited to become a part of something so special! Thank you for creating a space where we feel seen and heard and are confident we will have partners along this journey with us.”

– N.H., Intended Parent


“I wanted to share my good news with you- I’m finally pregnant!! Thank you sooooo much for all your help throughout the years… I couldn’t do it without your guidance and support!”

– T.R., Intended Parent


“Thanks so much for your support on this journey. I love your very diligent personality and attention!”

– G.K., Intended Parent


“Embryo donation has been amazing and I feel so blessed to have her and get to be her mom!”

– A.N., Intended Parent


“I really really appreciate what you have done for me personally, including our heartfelt chats!! Your honesty and care really made all the difference for me and finding me a donor like my one. She seems one in a million!”

– E.I., Intended Parent


“I just wanted to share with you some exciting news… I had my first ultrasound today and we saw a baby measuring 6 weeks, 2 days and a beautiful heart beat! Thank you so much for everything. You have been an incredible, amazing support to me and I literally can’t believe how lucky I am…. Truly blessed! Please also pass on my appreciation to Dr Potter. Thank you!”

– F.G., Intended Parent


“Thank you so very much. I’ve been wanting a baby girl for as long as I can remember so this is an absolute dream come true. I wouldn’t be in this situation if it wasn’t for your kindness, responsiveness and helpfulness. My initial contact with you was so positive that it made everything so much easier and enabled me to be more confident in making the decision to travel to CA for this. I will absolutely give a positive review. I want more women who are in my situation to feel like they have hope when hope is almost lost. I really mean it. Thanks a million!”

– M.O., Intended Parent


“I just wanted to send another email just to you to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for your wonderful support on my journey to motherhood. You do a fantastic job at Donor Nexus under what I can only imagine is a fair amount of pressure with so many women longing for an embryo. You made such a difference in my life and on this journey…what an honor it has been to work with you and Donor Nexus!”

– J.P., Intended Parent


“Thank YOU for the amazing support and service you have provided, you have made this process so clear and easy!”

– E.P., Intended Parent


“We appreciate all your help and patience though out this whole process. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!”

– M.R., Intended Parent


“I have read several online reviews and forums pertaining to Donor Nexus, and I just wanted to let you know that your name in particular was mentioned several times with nothing but praise. It made me feel confident in my decision to go with Donor Nexus for my transfer, and I couldn’t agree more with the reviews. I truly appreciate all your patience, answers, and quick responses.”

– B.M., Intended Parent


“It was SO nice speaking with you and refreshing to finally find someone to talk to who actually takes the time to explain things and answer my questions in such a professional and positive way. It means a lot to me. I have been in contact with many, many agencies and you are the first one I was impressed with.”

– B.J., Intended Parent


“We cannot say thank you enough to Dr. Potter, Dr. Ghazal, and everyone at HRC and Donor Nexus who helped our dreams come true. We have been so blessed by this little boy and will forever be eternally grateful to all of you. Thank you for changing our lives, giving us the best days and memories of our lives, and filling our hearts with the purest love and joy!”

– A.F., Intended Parent, Arizona


“Donor Nexus is AMAZING!! My husband and I can only say wonderful things about them. We adored working with Mackenzie who was so warm and helpful and made the whole process run so smoothly. I was delighted to be able to meet her in person and she was so excited for us when we shared our good news – she honestly is like family to us. We decided rather late to add to our family and this could have been a stressful process but instead was amazing with a wonderful pregnant outcome. Thanks Donor Nexus for all that you do!”

– J.L., Intended Parent, Orange County, California


“It wasn’t easy to hear that my eggs and my wife’s eggs weren’t really viable for IVF. Neither one of us was really expecting that, but that’s when Dr. Potter told us about donated embryos and Donor Nexus. He has such a passion for what he does and feels a personal responsibility to care for these little people just waiting to be born. We were fortunate enough to become pregnant on our second attempt and are expecting our little man in just a few weeks! My wife and I will forever be grateful for the incredible generosity of the couple who donated their embryos so that my wife and I could have a family. The staff at HRC Fertility and Donor Nexus worked together to make sure that the process was seamless. They were always available to answer any questions and were simply amazing. If you find yourself in the same situation as we were, don’t even think twice. You will not be disappointed!”

– D.M., Intended Parent, Orange County, California


“We are super excited! We are so grateful! Thank you so much for all your help and being so wonderful and kind through this process! You were amazing and anytime we had questions you were right there to answer all of them!”

– S.K., Intended Parent, Florida


“Thank you so much for all your help with our process. We wouldn’t have been able to get through this without you! You truly kept us positive throughout it all. We thank you so much and so does future baby O 🙂 Thank you!”

– C.O., Intended Parent, Orange County, California


“You all made our dreams come true!! We will definitely have you all be apart of baby #2 when we are ready! I cannot ever put into word how thankful we are for all of you. Take care and hopefully we will be working to together again soon!”

– L.C., Intended Parent, Missouri


“I just wanted to say thank you for being a great Case Manager. Although we haven’t interacted much, you have been so refreshing! We have been going through our infertility struggle for over 7 years and have met with a lot of people. Your quick responses, follow up, and cheery demeanor makes a whole difference. And for that, thank you!”

– L.A., Intended Parent, Portland, Oregon


“You have been my go to girl from the start. Having you with me in this journey is a blessing. Thank you for always being so positive even when it seems impossible. I love that you count down the days too. You always keep me on track. THANK YOU!”

– Y.N., Intended Parent, Orange County, California


“I would like to thank you for taking the time to answer all my questions and making me feel better. This is so stressful and I would like to go with your agency simply because your service is amazing and that’s because of you! Thank you for making a difference in someone else’s life. I truly appreciate all that you have done for me!”

– S.Z., Intended Parent, Orange County, California


“We are just so happy to welcome these babies after everything that we’ve had to do to bring them into the world. I would do it all over again in a heartbeat… seeing their sweet faces has made everything completely worth it. I can’t tell you how grateful I am that we worked with you to make all of this a reality. You really did help to make our dreams come true, and I can’t thank you enough.”

– L.W., Intended Parent, Orange County, California


“Thanks so much for the update and helping the donor and us through this process. You have definitely made it less stressful on our end and we appreciate that!”

– C.A., Intended Parent, Los Angeles, California


“I am over the moon and pinching myself every day. I will of course post about our wonderful experience with you and Donor Nexus. You went out of your way to ensure we had a personalized experience and we really enjoyed working with you!”

– R.T., Intended Parent, Sydney, Australia


“We are so blessed with our boys and we appreciate all you and Donor Nexus has done for us. If you ever want to know if what you do matters, just ask ME!!”

– L.M., Intended Parent, Los Angeles, California


“We just wanted to take a moment to say “You are the BEST and thank you for always going above and beyond expectations in all that you do!” We truly appreciate that you always correspond with us so quickly. We are so grateful that in the midst of all this, you have been the one we can always count on!”

– V. & R. E., Intended Parents, Orange County, Calilfornia


“Thank you so much for being our number 1 angel from the beginning. We are extremely happy and feel so blessed to have met Dr. Potter and the HRC staff. Thank you for all you’ve done for us!”

– R.N., Intended Parent, Orange County, California


“Thank you so very much for touching base with me. You have no idea how much this means to me. I’m so frustrated with our more local clinics as no one seems to be as willing to help as you are.”

– C.S., Intended Parent, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


“I really can’t tell you how excited we are and how grateful we are for the role you have played on our journey to make our baby wishes come true! Thanks again!!”

– L.B., Intended Parent, Las Vegas, Nevada


“Thank you so much! You are such a bright spot in a challenging situation!”

– L.A., Intended Parent, Flagstaff, Arizona


“My husband and I are beside ourselves in happiness. I keep crying happy tears out of nowhere. Thank you for making this whole process as easy as possible. You guys have all been so amazing. I can’t wait to show my beautiful babies off to the world. Love the pregnant lady (it feels so good to say that!)”

– C.R., Intended Parent, Riverside, California


“We are over the moon about the pregnancy and words cannot express our gratitude of how you made this process very easy. You and Mackenzie have been a great addition to HRC’s office and I believe with your help it will be even more success than ever!”

– T.G., Intended Parent, Nairobi, Africa


“Thank you so much for everything! You have always been so wonderful, kind, and supportive of me! I truly appreciate it! I will forever be grateful for you and your kindness!”

– L.S., Intended Parent, Irvine, California


“I can’t thank you enough for your assistance, support and enthusiasm. It really makes a difference to the patient. You and Lucy have made things easier for us and we greatly appreciate it.”

– C.A., Intended Parent, San Francisco, California


“We would like to say a huge ‘thank you’ for the wonderful way in which you have assisted us over the past few months. This is such an emotional time for us and we really do appreciate how communicative you have been, as it has kept our stress levels to an absolute minimum. For that, we are so grateful!”

– S.D., Intended Parent, Australia


“Thank you! There are truly NO WORDS to tell you how happy we are. “Excited” minimizes how I feel now that we are pregnant!”

– N.S., Intended Parent, San Diego, California


“It turns out the transfer was successful! My husband and I are so excited. Thank you for all of your help and if you could pass a thank you to the egg donor and let her know we are forever grateful, that would be wonderful.”

– D.G., Intended Parent, Los Angeles, California


“Thanks again for all your help and efforts. We really appreciate it! We came for a baby boy and now we are pregnant with a healthy boy.”

– R.K., Intended Parent, India


“Thank you very much for all your help. We are very excited! We can’t wait to meet our baby girl.”

– S.S., Intended Parent, Sydney, Australia


“You were so amazing with helping us select the right embryo and with the whole process. We have referred your facility and HRC to so many people since. I am about to be 15 weeks and doing good. My OB is happy and the baby’s heart rate was 150 at the last appt. I cannot thank you enough for all that you did to get us going.”

– W.D., Intended Parent, Orange County, California


“Please extend my gratitude to the entire Donor Nexus Team. While no one wishes to have to use an egg donor agency it does provide us an opportunity that would not otherwise be available to us without you guys working on our behalf. So thank you and the team for your part in providing a seemless process, prompt feedback and clear communication to every email and phone call I made. ”

– T.A., Intended Parent


“We heard from our clinic that the retrieval went very well! Our donor did a great job and we wish her all the best. Thank you for all of your assistance and patience in directing us through this process and making it far easier than we had imagined. Despite the hardships of our infertility journey, the bright spots have been meeting people like you along with way. We will always be thankful to you and our donor!”

– Intended Parents K. & S.


“ It was such a breeze working with your team. Both of you have been very fast and patient in replying to my emails. I just wish I have found your agency earlier on in my search for egg donor so that I could have saved on time and effort. I will definitely recommend your agency to whoever will be interested in the future.”

– Intended Parent A.L.


“Ashley, I just wanted to say I appreciate you so much. You are wonderful. I am so grateful to have you in our court.”

– Intended Parent, New York


“Hey, Just wanted to thank you for that phone call, it was really sweet of you and appreciated. When we first ever spoke to now, you have been so amazing and supportive! I can’t tell you how every time you came back with answers to our questions just how much that positively impacted us. You help restore that excited feeling!”

– Intended Parent S.N.


Helping Make Dreams Come True Since 2012

We hope these testimonials have inspired and encouraged you. At Donor Nexus, we understand the emotional challenges involved when using donor eggs or donor embryos, and we are here to support you every step of the way. Please contact us with any questions or to learn more about how we can assist you in your journey.

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