Egg Donation
Who needs egg donation? (Recipients)
- Women who are unable to produce eggs of their own.
- Women with genetic diseases who might pass on a disorder to
their children.
- Women over the age of 40 who want to have children.
Who is the egg donor? (Donors)
- Young women below 35 years old.
- Must be free of genetic diseases and viruses (the screening
will be done at our centre).
- Can be relatives and close friends, but not related to the
recipient's husband.
What is Egg Donation?
Eggs colleted from the donor are fertilized with a prepared sperm
sample from the recipient's male partner. Up to three embryo (resulted
from fertilization) are transferred to the uterus of the recipient
2 - 5 days after fertilization. The rest of the embryos are usually
stored for later use.
Step by step in Egg Donation
Donor
- Drug treatment to encourage several eggs to mature.
- Monitoring of treatment, to measure the growth of follicles,
individualize drug doses, and prevent serious side effects.
- Egg collection (guided by transvaginal ultrasound).
- In-vitro fertilization with sperm of recipient's male partner.
Recipient
- Previous investigations: no ovulation.
- Hormone replacement therapy several days before transfer to
prepare uterus.
- Embryo transfer (usually 2 - 5 days after fertilization).
- Pregnancy test / monitoring.
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