I think it's time for an update on Baby Quest. I've recently been trying to make a concerted effort to keep negativity in check here, but that's another conversation entirely.

When last we saw our heroine, the ethics of the donor selection process were weighing heavily on her. I jokingly referred to our selection as our brood-mare, because this process seems so de-humanizing I just needed to inject a little levity. Read on for more laugh-or-cry moments!

So we selected a donor, and signed a preliminary "on-hold" document. Then, and only then, did I decide to re-examine a little sentence that I had looked over in the most recent email from our donor coordinator. Because I am a numbskull. A nutjob. A scatterbrained dumbass. But  it's not my fault! It was followed by two very convincing sentences about how un-troublesome the original statement was. For your perusal:

The donor let me know that she had something called Factor 5 Leiden with her last pregnancy.  It is not a genetic disorder, just a blood clotting disorder that she had to take blood thinners for.  She no longer needs to take medications since she is not pregnant.

Are you soothed? I was. But still, due diligence and all that, right? Well guess what Wikipedia and a host of other websites had to say about the matter:

Factor V Leiden is the most common hereditary hypercoagulability disorder amongst Eurasians. - Wikipedia

Factor V Leiden is the most common hereditary blood coagualtion disorder in the United States. It is present in 5% of the Caucasian population and 1.2% of the African American population.
- FVLeiden.org

Factor V Leiden thrombophilia is an inherited disorder of blood clotting. Factor V Leiden is the name of a specific gene mutation that results in thrombophilia, which is an increased tendency to form abnormal blood clots that can block blood vessels.
- Genetics Home Reference, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Factor V Leiden (FAK-tur five LIDE-n) is a common inherited genetic disorder that can increase your chance of developing abnormal blood clots (thrombophilia), usually in your veins.
Most people with factor V Leiden never develop abnormal clots. However, some people with factor V Leiden develop clots that lead to long-term health problems or become life-threatening.
Both men and women can have factor V Leiden, but women may have an increased tendency to develop blood clots during pregnancy or when taking the hormone estrogen.
- Mayo Clinic