subject: What is Egg Donation [print this page] What is Egg Donation What is Egg Donation
Egg donation is a procedure that involves a woman being injected with hormones that stimulate her ovaries to produce multiple eggs. The eggs can then be used to help an infertile couple have a child through in vitro fertilization.
The procedure for in vitro fertilization begins with finding an inclined egg donor. In most cases, egg donation is carried out anonymously but the recipient does have the option of choosing an identified donor. Most egg donation agencies prefer to donors that are between the ages of 21-35 years. Another preference is for an egg donor who is in good physical shape, with a clean medical history and who doesn't smoke. Egg donors often must agree to a complete physical examination and may be asked to meet with a counselor. After successfully completing these tests, the egg donor is paired with a receiver. Most egg donation programs adopt the policy of matching donors and recipients that have similar attributes such as eye color and skin tone.
The egg donation process takes about 3 months. During this time, the donor must be available for appointments and checkups. The first part of donating eggs involves getting hormones into the donor's body that will enable the production of new eggs. The second part of the process is removing the new eggs in an egg surgery known as egg retrieval. Finally, the new eggs are either inserted into the recipient or frozen for future use.
Egg donation involves an egg retrieval operation and so there are certain risks involved in the procedure. One risk is ovarian hyper stimulation, which occurs when medicines taken by the donor result in excess production of eggs in the ovaries. This may cause health problems such as ovarian cysts. However, ovarian hyper stimulation is not a common situation with less than 2 % of egg donors experiencing this complication.
Despite the known risks, many women choose to become egg donors because it is a chance to help an infertile woman have a child. Another incentive for women to become an egg donor is a monetary incentive.
For more information on egg donation or to apply to be an egg donor for a couple who needs assistance to conceive a child, visit http://www.SimpleSurrogacy.com or call 214-673-9321. Simple Surrogacy is a Surrogacy Agency based in Dallas, Texas founded in 2002 to assist couples and individuals with the desire to achieve a family through third party assisted reproduction. Simple Surrogacy was founded on one simple principle: to provide our clients with the highest standard of care in the surrogacy industry at an affordable price.
