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| Becoming a Parent using an Egg Donor | | |
| The highest pregnancy rates from assisted reproductive technology (up to 80%) are achieved with in vitro fertilization (IVF) using an egg donor. This is largely because of the young age of the donor (all donors are between 21 and 32 years old). | | |
| IVF using an egg donor is a personal choice and will be kept confidential by everyone involved with your care. | | |
| Many women have achieved healthy pregnancies by undergoing IVF using an egg donor. IVF using an egg donor is a desirable treatment choice in several instances: | | |
- Women with diminishing egg quality
- Women who produce few eggs when taking fertility medication
- Recurrent pregnancy loss (miscarriage)
- Inheritable maternal conditions that are very serious or fatal
- Inability to achieve a pregnancy using a woman's own eggs
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| The preparation for pregnancy with IVF using an egg donor is simpler than a traditional IVF cycle: | | |
- The intended mother (or sometimes a surrogate) is prepared for pregnancy by taking hormones to suppress ovulation
- The uterine lining is then thickened with medication so that it is ready and able to support a pregnancy
- Meanwhile, the egg donor (a young woman, frequently anonymous to the intended parents) takes fertility hormones so that she will produce multiple, mature eggs simultaneously
- The donor then undergoes an egg retrieval and her eggs are collected and donated to the intended parents
- In the lab, the eggs are fertilized with the intended father's (or sometimes donor's) sperm
- The eggs are assessed the next day to see if they have fertilized normally, and daily thereafter
- Embryos are transferred either on day 3 or on day 5 (the blastocyst stage)
- One or two embryos are placed inside the intended mother's (or surrogate's) uterus to optimize the chances for pregnancy
- Often, there are extranumerary embryos that may be cryo preserved (frozen) for another pregnancy in the future
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| Becoming an Egg Donor |
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| Thank you for your desire to help someone achieve their dream of becoming a parent. In order to be an egg donor you must be a mature, healthy and dependable young woman. First, you will need to complete an application to determine if you qualify to be an egg donor. All of the information that you share with us is kept confidential, but you must answer the questions honestly. Then, if you qualify, you will be contacted and brought in to the office for a consultation with the doctor. Once we have determined that you are a good candidate to be an egg donor, you will undergo in depth testing to confirm that you are healthy and psychologically prepared to undergo IVF. You will be compensated for your time during this process. | | |
| To be an egg donor you must be: | | |
- A female between the ages of 21 and 32
- Healthy, with no sexually transmitted diseases
- Have regular menstrual periods each month without taking hormones
- Not using illegal substances
- Reliable
- Available for frequent office appointments, even daily while you are taking fertility medication
- Able to take fertility medication (some of which are injectable)
- Understand that you will not be able to find out about the outcome of your donation (e.g., pregnancies, children)
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Application to become an egg donor (Word 2003)
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