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The Egg Donation Process
August 13, 2007 | Author: admin | Filed under: Egg Donation
The Egg Donation Process
By Katie Matheson
When it comes to fertility and reproductive services, egg donation is part of third party reproduction methods. An egg donor refers to a woman who supplies several eggs (or ova) for another woman or couple who are trying to have a child. The donor is only needed to obtain the eggs. Once that has been completed, in vitro fertilization takes place where the eggs are fertilized in a lab.
The egg donation process may be used for a number of reasons. It is becoming popular with women (particularly older women) who cannot have children of their own due to eggs that cannot be fertilized. The older a woman gets, the more difficult it becomes to conceive because of advanced reproductive age. Other reasons would include disorders or illnesses that can be evaded through the egg donation process.
Egg donors are chosen through a meticulous process where they are recruited (online and newspaper ads are popular), screened, and give their consent prior to their participation. Some couples will bring their own donors, most often a close friend or relatives. Others will go through egg donation agencies that supply anonymous donors. Some centers allow the couple to choose the donor based on their appearance and intelligence.
Once a donor is recruited, she undergoes the in vitro fertilization process, followed by egg retrieval. Once completed, the ova are fertilized by a sperm sample from the male in a Petri dish, and after several days, the consequential embryo is positioned in the uterus of the recipient female. She will carry and deliver the pregnancy and keep the baby. Egg donation methods have a better than 50% chance of successful fertilization, allowing women who are past their reproductive abilities or have experienced menopause, can become pregnant.
An egg donor may be motivated to give eggs for a variety of reason. Some egg donors may feel benevolent and participate in the egg donation process because it provides a benefit for another person, sometimes a person they know or are related to. Others may be attracted to the monetary compensation; some centers offer up to $10,000 for one donation cycle.
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