Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Donor Eggs

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Things You Probably Didnt Know About
Donor Eggs
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• Things You Probably Didnt Know About Donor Eggs

Egg donation, or using donor eggs, is a
comparatively new concept. The first successful
donor egg transfer was done in the US in 1983.
Egg donation gave new hope to infertile women,
gay couples, pre-menopausal and menopausal women
to have kids. Donor eggs are gaining popularity
and many couples are opting for donor
eggs-based IVF treatment. If you are considering
donor eggs then there are a few things that you
should be aware of before taking the leap.
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Mom and Baby Will Not Be Genetically
RelatedDonor eggs will let you become a natural
parent. The baby would be very much your own,
however, the mother and the baby will not be
genetically related. The child would be
genetically related to the father if his sperm
has been used, but not to the mother.

• Women Can Use Donor Eggs Even After Menopause
• As strange as it may sound, the uterus does not
  age, and even after menopause uterus is capable
  of carrying on with a pregnancy. Women are unable
  to produce their own eggs after menopause but
  with the help of donor eggs, they can still carry
  a full-term pregnancy and become a mother.
  Estrogen and progesterone injections would induce
  a menstrual cycle and prepare the uterus for
  implantation.

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There Are Primarily Two Options To Select An Egg
Donor
Eggs can be available as two options frozen and
fresh. Choosing frozen eggs takes less time as
eggs have been frozen and you just select. Some
women even freeze their own eggs and use them
later to have babies. Using fresh eggs is a
time-consuming process as it involves ovarian
stimulation and egg retrieval. Mention worthy,
the pregnancy success rate for using frozen donor
eggs and fresh donor eggs are the same.
Therefore, it depends on your discretion to
choose the best option.
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• Selecting a Donor is Time-consuming
• It requires perseverance and patience to select a
  donor. In the profile of egg donors, a lot of
  things like eye color, hair color, height,
  weight, skin color, ethnicity, educational level,
  religion, and other details are mentioned. The
  couple has to screen through the profile and
  select the one closest to their preferences.
• Screening is Involved Even For a Donor Known To
  The Couple
• In many cases, a woman may wish to take eggs from
  a known person for some sort of genetic integrity
  and comfort factor. It could be a family member,
  friend, or acquaintance. Choosing a known donor
  also involves screening. The donor would be
  screened for infectious diseases, genetic
  disorders, etc. Selecting frozen eggs allows
  parents to skip this step as frozen eggs have
  already gone through screening.

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• The Treatment Time Varies
• If a couple decides to use frozen eggs then the
  entire process of acquiring, thawing, and
  injecting the eggs with the sperm and then
  incubating the embryos may take between one and
  three months. The process for using fresh eggs
  can take up to 6 months as it also involves the
  process of screening. After injecting the eggs
  with the sperm and incubating the embryos, they
  are transferred to the uterus and implanted.
  After two weeks a pregnancy test is conducted.
• Egg Donor Cycles Do Get Cancelled
• In many cases, the process of retrieving fresh
  eggs from the donor gets cancelled as the donors
  ovaries are unable to produce an adequate amount
  of eggs even after medication. Sometimes, even
  after successful implantation in the uterus, the
  pregnancy is not confirmed.

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• Donors in Their 20s Have More Success Rate
• It has been observed that the success rate is
  higher if eggs are retrieved from young donors.
  There is a 75 success rate if eggs are used from
  women in their 20s.
• Using an Egg Donor Involves Legal Procedures
• In most countries, using an egg donor has legal
  formalities involved. Should you decide to use
  donor eggs, always enquire with your local law
  enforcement agencies about the law of the land
  regarding egg donation.
• Egg Donation Formality in India
• As per ICMR, egg donation is legal in India but
  it has to be anonymous, consensual, and
  confidential.

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