Donor egg and pregnancy

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Today we will talk about such a topic as donor eggs and the IVF procedure. This topic is very popular in modern society, as many women have various pathologies and disorders in the reproductive sphere. According to statistics, the success of the procedure is guaranteed by 50-57%. In some research centers, the efficiency increases up to 70%. An interesting fact is that with a repeated procedure, the effectiveness remains the same. Egg donation IVF, which has flooded the net, is an effective, natural and safe way to become parents!

How to become an egg donor?

A donated egg is known to be implanted in a woman's uterus in order for pregnancy to occur. Anyone who meets certain, clear and strict parameters can become a donor. In order to make sure of this compliance, the future donor undergoes many examinations. Only after carefully checking a person for various diseases and tendencies, he can become an egg donor.

It is worth understandingthat egg donation is an anonymous and disinterested procedure that requires only your desire. Naturally, only a woman can be a donor of this material.

Today, there are many charitable foundations and special organizations that help women who want to have a he althy child. Egg donor programs offer selfless help to desperate women. It is very important to acquaint the public with the situation when other members of the fair sex cannot become pregnant. If girls and women are aware of such a problem in others, then the chance of donation will increase many times over.

What is this?

In order to understand this topic in more detail, it is worth understanding how everything happens in natural conditions. Every he althy girl or woman produces one egg every month, which can be fertilized. If fertilization occurs, then the egg turns into an embryo and pregnancy occurs. If pregnancy does not occur, the egg is excreted by the body during menstruation.

A woman with normal development produces about 400,000 oocytes during her entire life cycle - future eggs. At the same time, only one in a thousand oocytes can become a full-fledged egg and be fertilized. A certain number of oocytes begin to develop in a woman's body every month. This process ends on the day of ovulation. Only one cell becomes suitable for fertilization, while others simply die. Thus, the body prepares for the onset of pregnancy.

Donor's eggs, reviews of which filled the entire network, are transferred from one woman to another. It turns out that this procedure is completely natural and normal, because the material is taken from a he althy person. Planting other people's cells is safe if done correctly. In the body of a he althy woman, this biomaterial can be stored for a very long time, and so it will not be useful, while in the uterus of another woman, the egg can be fertilized. It follows from this that the donor egg does not mean the absolute loss of its biomaterial by the donor woman, since it is quickly compensated. Such a donation makes it possible to use material that would otherwise not be used by another woman.

IVF with egg donation

Have you heard of IVF with a donor egg? Feedback on this procedure is mixed. Let's take a closer look at these points. To begin with, it should be noted that in some cases IVF is the only way out for a couple. For the IVF procedure, the consent of all participants is required, which is documented. It is also important that the donor does not have any rights to the unborn child. The parties agree that they will not try to find out about the future identity of the child. IVF with a donor egg, reviews of which are different, has 4 directions:

• with a fresh egg;
• with frozen (at least 6 months) semen;
• with donor embryo;
• with a surrogate mother.

It is based on the above,you should carefully read the reviews about the procedure, and specifically about its specific direction.

Donor for IVF can be close relatives or friends. You can also contact special centers that provide eggs in fresh and frozen (vitrified) form.

Psychological side

The psychological side of the issue is very important. The procedure itself is difficult for both parties. The donor agrees that he will undergo rather complicated and unpleasant procedures, and will also become a biological parent, but will never see his child. Despite the fact that every person has the instinct of procreation, the need to take care and give love is manifested much more often and stronger. A woman has a much easier attitude to a situation when donor sperm is needed, because the born baby will be native to the mother.

Despite the fact that the biological mother of the child may be another woman, the recipient woman will carry the baby, breastfeed him and raise him. Some mothers are afraid that the baby will seem like a stranger, but these are just fears, since the connection will go on even at the hormonal level. The IVF procedure is recommended for all women, especially those who have already undergone many different, but ineffective procedures, since there is no time to waste. You should also take into account the fact that for some couples even this option is not suitable, and the most difficult thing remains - the adoption of a child. Just think and compare.your feelings if the child is taken from the orphanage, and if the baby matures and grows inside you.

Who needs donor eggs?

Donor egg (embryo) is needed for those women for whom the IVF procedure is the only chance to have children. They are used in cases where surgical or medical influence cannot help the couple to conceive a child naturally. There are quite a few such cases.

Women choose IVF for many different reasons. Sometimes these are personal motives that are difficult to understand. Still, if you try to generalize and understand the reasons why women choose artificial insemination, it turns out that they are all divided into two main groups:

1. When there are no eggs in the ovaries.
2. When the available eggs are unsuitable for development.

Why don't you have your eggs?

Let's consider these two cases in more detail. IVF after 40 with a donor egg is an option for women who have experienced early menopause. In this case, one cannot say that the woman is infertile, but at this stage and in the future she will not be able to have children. Early menopause appears 15-20 years earlier than expected, so it is impossible to prepare for it in any way. It turns out that it occurs in a very young woman, who should be at the peak of reproductive he alth. And yet, if this happens, then the only way out can be artificial insemination. This is especially true for youngpersons who have not given birth before.

If we take into account epidemiological studies, we can say that only 5% of the population develops such a female pathology. This percentage is too high, but it is not given due attention by patients who hear about the possibility of early menopause. But at the same time, the reason for the absence of one's own eggs may be some kind of medical operation that was performed earlier. For example, it may be the removal of the ovaries due to a tumor. It is impossible to neglect such an operation, since the general state of he alth of the female body depends on it. After the successful completion of the operation and recovery, the woman will still not be able to have children, so the most suitable option for her is to use a donor egg, which will allow her to become pregnant and give birth to a child.

Incapable of living eggs

The bank of donor eggs will allow giving birth even to women who have every chance of getting pregnant, but fertilization still does not occur. We are talking about such cases when a woman has eggs that are not capable of life. The reason for this is most often genetic anomalies that will not allow you to conceive, endure and give birth to he althy offspring. Genetic anomalies most often consist in the fact that the chromosomal structure of cells is disturbed.

After IVF with a donor egg, you can not worry that any hereditary disease will be passed on to children. That is why for women who have significant hereditary problems, it is very importantknow about the egg donation procedure. Doctors should tell those who want to have he althy children about all the dangers and opportunities that exist at this stage in the development of medicine. If we turn to statistics, we can see that the most common hereditary disease is hemophilia (poor blood clotting), which can be transmitted to the baby.

Egg donor can be any he althy woman who fully meets certain criteria. The main thing in the donation procedure is the synchronization of the menstrual cycles of both women so that the removal and implantation of the egg is as effective as possible. Regulating the female menstrual cycle is very easy thanks to pharmacological therapy.

Indications and contraindications

IVF with a donor egg (reviews about it are very numerous) has a number of contraindications that should be carefully studied. Contraindications:

• presence of psychological illness;
• inability to bear a he althy child due to hereditary diseases;
• uterine pathology;
• any history of cancer;
• ovarian tumors.

If we take a closer look at the reasons why an IVF procedure with donor eggs is recommended, we get the following:

• removed ovaries;
• ovarian pathology;
• menopause;
• inability of cells to develop;
• use of radiotherapy or chemotherapy;
• lack of ovulation.

How can I become a donor?

You canoffer donor eggs? Reviews about this procedure should not confuse you. As we already know, within one month only one egg cell capable of development matures in a woman's body. The donor woman undergoes a course of therapy that aims to stimulate the simultaneous development of several viable eggs. This is necessary in order to increase the likelihood of egg implantation, since in the end not all cells are suitable for fertilization. What happens to the eggs? The fact is that some cells begin to develop, but the process goes wrong, so he althy offspring will not work. Other cells are unable to fertilize for reasons that modern science is not yet able to explain.

In order to monitor the donor's progress in therapy, doctors regularly perform ultrasound examinations and hormonal tests. After all the preparatory and control measures, he althy eggs are removed by aspiration.

General donor requirements:

• age must be between 25-35;
• absence of hereditary and inflammatory diseases, as well as a number of other diseases;
• positive psychiatric report;
• own child.

For the procedure to be successful, the recipient woman's endometrium must be prepared to accept the embryo. The epithelium is the inner layer of the uterus. It is on it that the embryo is attached. If pregnancy does not occur, then at the end of the menstrual cycle, the endometrium will be removed fromwoman's body.

Cost of procedure

Donor eggs in Moscow have a different cost, but it ranges from 17-30 thousand rubles. The cost of the procedure is very high due to the fact that pregnancy occurs in about 65% of cases, which is a very significant indicator. In some clinics, special attention is paid to the vitrification of eggs, that is, their freezing. The emphasis on this method is because it greatly simplifies the procedure itself.

If the price is too low, then you should be careful, as it is possible to conclude a contract with an unscrupulous institution. The total cost includes a full examination of all participants in the procedure, synchronization of menstrual cycles, ultrasound examination, stimulation of egg development, cell transfer, etc. Naturally, prices in the capital are much higher than in the regions. Also, the price may depend on the indicators of the donor and the clinic: the level of he alth, age and authority of the clinic.

In order to estimate the cost of the procedure, it is worth understanding it “from the inside”. Most often, donor eggs are used in conjunction with the IVF (in vitro fertilization) method. This technology is used very often, as its performance indicators are very high. Donor eggs are withdrawn in special laboratory conditions under the clear guidance of a doctor. After that, the extracted cells are transplanted into the body of a female recipient. If they take root, then their development continues, like embryos. Most often, the doctor transplants several he althy eggs, as this provides moreefficiency, because only one of 2-3 cells takes root. If the whole process was successful, then the woman becomes pregnant.

However, the success of the operation depends on two parties, so there may be problems on the part of the man. If there is a lack of sperm, then a small operation is performed - a sperm cell is introduced into the withdrawn egg under a microscope. After that, the already fertilized cell is introduced into the woman's uterus.

Summing up some results of the article, I would like to say that any willing woman who is suitable for donation according to certain parameters can be a donor. It is believed that the age can range from 18 to 35 years. The first threshold can be different (for example, some researchers believe that it should start at age 25), but the upper threshold is always the same - strictly up to 35 years. This is due to the fact that during this period of time the cells of a woman are most capable of life, that is, there is a peak in reproductive he alth. Also, a donor woman must be he althy not only physiologically, but also psychologically. Human he alth must be confirmed by certificates from specialists. Much attention is paid to characteristics such as height, weight, hair, eye and skin color, hair type, blood type and race. Many couples are willing to pay more for their child to have certain genes. In addition, each donor must pass about 6 different tests. He undergoes an examination absolutely free of charge, which means that for a donor woman this is a good opportunity not only to help a desperate couple, but alsoundergo a comprehensive examination. A written agreement is concluded between the parties, which specifies the rights and obligations of each of them. The important point is that the woman must be fully capable in order for her consent to be valid under the law. The process itself begins with the fact that you need to contact the appropriate organization, register there, and then follow all the necessary steps. Do you know those who did IVF with a donor egg? The reviews of these people are very important, but it should be understood that they can be subjective, so it is better to prefer the advice of a doctor to the advice of a friend. It is very important to choose a proven clinic that has a certain authority and status, because you can’t earn them in one day. IVF with a donor egg, the success rate of which depends on various factors, should be carried out only in an institution that has official permission for such activities. Documents should be interested immediately, because professionals have nothing to hide. In any case, if you are not given access to official documentation, then you need to think about it. If one of your friends gave birth with a donor egg, then you should ask them about the choice of the clinic, and also find out what criteria it was made for.

Another question of concern to many: "How is the pregnancy with a donor egg?". Reading reviews is not recommended in this matter, as it is very individual. Any specialist will tell you that everything will happen, as in a normal pregnancy. If at the very beginning the donor egg is attached, thenfurther scenario will be classic.