What is egg donation?

Egg donation: everything you need to know

Nowadays there are many people who long to be parents and who, for different reasons (infertility, sexual orientation, etc.) cannot be. In many cases, the woman who wants to be a mother no longer has eggs or her own, for some biological reason, are not suitable for fertilization.

While adoption is a great option for starting a family, there are ways to have a genetic child. Thanks to methods such as in vitro fertilization, womb surrogacy and egg donation, the above is possible. Today we want to talk to you more about the latter.

Egg donation

When we talk about egg donation, we are referring to when a woman anonymously gives some eggs so that another woman can have children. How can this be done? Each woman has approximately 400,000 oocytes at birth. These are future eggs that can mature and be fertilized, or discarded during menstruation in the absence of sperm. When a woman decides to be an egg donor, some of this natural reserve is taken from the ovaries. These are preserved with special substances and techniques. Once the eggs are donated, in vitro fertilization is used to fertilize the eggs and implant them in the uterus of the future mother.

How to be an egg donor?

In order to be an egg donor, you must have a healthy background and be free of genetic diseases in the family tree, to ensure that the future baby will be healthy. The ideal age to donate is between 18 and 28 years of age. Donors have to undergo a medical and gynecological check-up and provide specific information about their physical condition and family medical history. All studies are carried out by FertyCare and are carried out at flexible times for the candidates. Being an egg donor is an act of love and altruism that can make someone's dream of motherhood possible. Because donors undergo hormonal medication (injections) that can be somewhat uncomfortable, and they take their time to attend medical appointments, they receive a bonus or financial remuneration. Most girls who decide to be donors also feel emotionally gratified and usually donate on several occasions.

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