Egg Donation

Egg donation is the process by which a woman provides several eggs (ova, oocytes) for another woman who is unable to make her own eggs. Egg donation involves the process of in vitro fertilization as the eggs are fertilized in the laboratory. After the eggs have been obtained, the role of the egg donor is complete.

Egg donors are recruited only after they are screened and found healthy, between age 21-35 and have give consent prior to participation in the IVF process. Some patients bring their own, designated donors, while other patients rely on the services of often anonymous donors typically recruited by egg donor agencies or, sometimes, IVF programs.

Once the egg donor is recruited, she undergoes the IVF stimulation therapy, followed by the egg retrieval procedure. After retrieval, the ova are handed over to the recipient couple, fertilized by the sperm of the male partner in the laboratory, and after several days, the resulting embryo(s) is placed in the uterus of the recipient. For the embryo transfer the lining of the recipient has been appropriately prepared in a synchronous fashion. The recipient is usually the person who requested the service and then will carry and deliver the pregnancy and keep the baby Women who need Egg donation are those who have.

Reasons for Need for Egg donation:

• Gonadal dysgenesis.
  
• Premature ovarian failure( Stopaage of menses before age of 40 yrs)
  
• Iatrogenic ovarian failure due to ovarian surgery or radiation, or chemical castration.
  
• Women who have resistant ovary syndrome, or who are poor responders to ovulation induction.
  
• Women who are carriers of recessive autosomal disorders.
  
• Women who have attained menopause.
  

Results of IVF with the use of egg from donors often have a better than 50% chance of success.