Egg Donor Treatment

Egg Donor Treatment

When a woman is unable to generate enough of her own eggs to become pregnant, she may turn to an egg donor as a kind of fertility treatment. Through ova donation, infertile women can conceive with the aid of the eggs of other women. This is a component of assisted reproductive technology (ART), and even for women over 40, donor egg success rates are above 40%. 

Typically, the operation entails removing the donor's eggs, fertilizing them in a lab, and then placing the fertilized eggs with the resulting embryos inside the uterus of the recipient. In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) is used throughout the whole implantation process, and donor eggs have a low recurrent implantation failure rate.

Egg Donor Treatment: Who is it For?

Since donation egg pregnancy treatments have IVF success rates over 40, Nepal IVF urges women to deal with infertility issues by suggesting them. A series of consultations are provided to females who are unsure of donor embryo transfer success rates prior to pursuing donor therapy. Fertility experts at Nepal IVF usually recommend egg donor treatment when: 

  • The possibility of a hereditary disease in women.
  • Women have little luck utilizing their own eggs.
  • Women are having fertility problems.
  • Owing to early menopause or old age, women are unable to create their own eggs.
  • Women with congenital anomalies (born without ovaries)
  • Inadequate ovarian reserve.
  • Repeatedly unsuccessful IVF procedures
  • Gay male couples choosing to use a surrogate to conceive.

What are the Criteria For Egg Donor Treatment?

The average age of the donors for female egg donation is between 21 and 35 years old. These women have high-quality eggs and respond well to fertility medications. The donor must be free of any genetic disorders or illnesses like HIV and hepatitis C in order to increase the number of people who benefit from egg donation success rates. Therefore, a lady must go through a number of procedures before harvesting eggs, such as:

Egg Donor Screening

A method of screening to lower the chance of congenital defects and other related hazards. The criteria for egg donor screening are as follows:

  • Application
  • Physical examination
  • Blood tests
  • Drug tests
  • Ultrasound to examine the reproductive organs
  • Psychological medical history
  • Screening of inherited diseases
  • Infectious disease screening

Psychological Screening

Being such a personal matter It takes emotional stability to donate eggs. In order for donor egg IVF to be successful, it is important to assess the donor's mental health in order to protect the welfare of the unborn child and make sure the donor made an educated choice.

Steps of Egg Donor Treatment

Depending on the type of donor egg donor treatment program you select, a cycle might take anywhere between 3 and 6 months to complete. During this period different steps of egg donor treatment take place, such as:

1. Consultation

During a consultation, a reproductive endocrinologist will go over the available treatments with you and ensure that you fully comprehend each step of the process. Experts will go into greater detail about the treatment procedure, including medical evaluation and physical examination, if you decide to move through with the donor ovum cycle. Before providing eggs, egg donor organizations choose a candidate from a pool, and FDA tests are used to provisionally match an egg donor. Until the ideal match is found, the cost of the egg donor cannot be determined.

2. Cycle Preparation

Your doctor will advise you to undergo a number of tests prior to the procedure in order to detect and address any anomalies that might prevent the IVF treatment from succeeding. This comprises a thorough examination of the semen, saline ultrasonography, some simple blood tests, and thyroid function. Women over 40 have a high success rate with donor eggs; nevertheless, they must undergo a few extra examinations, such as a mammogram. Success with donor eggs is also feasible at 43, but after the age of 50, the risk increases. You must also undergo extra testing if you are 45 years of age or older, including a diabetes (sugar) test, an EKG, and general consultation with an obstetrician who specializes in high-risk pregnancies.

3. Selection of Donor

Selecting the ideal donor is crucial and very individualized. The donor coordinator must validate the egg donation procedure after the donor has been selected.

4. Synchronization

In order for the recipient's uterus to be prepared for implantation when the donor eggs are collected and fertilized, the cycles of the donor and recipients must be synced. Once the eggs are synchronized, the donor takes medication to promote development and egg maturation. Once the eggs are ready to be extracted, they are then further observed by ultrasound and blood tests for the following 10 to 14 days.

5. Embryo Transfer and Egg Retrieval

Once the donor egg is mature, a retrieval of the egg is planned. On the day of egg retrieval, the donor and your partner will provide eggs and sperm for the insemination of the eggs. We implant it to the uterus after three days. We normally advise transferring one or two embryos from the donor cycle to increase donor embryo success chances. A single embryo transfer lowers the possibility of having twins and increases the success of donor egg IVF.

6. Post-Retrieval Checkup

The donor will need to go back for a post-retrieval checkup after deciding to undergo IVF egg donation therapy at the clinic. Two weeks following the embryo transfer, recipients will have a blood test to check their hCG levels in order to determine whether they are pregnant. The cost of an egg donor may vary from person to person since a woman with medical problems requires extra care and frequent treatment in order to receive an egg donor therapy that is successful.

Are there any Risks involved with Egg Donor Treatment?

The danger involved with IVF using donated oocytes is quite minimal. The medicines used in the procedure and the donation egg IVF method are identical to those used in IVF therapy and carry the same risk. There are very few major problems associated with egg donation IVF, however, a small number of women may have bleeding after the doctor puts a needle in their ovary. little danger of getting an infection after removing the eggs.

In severe situations, hospitalization may be necessary, and symptoms may include:

  • Rapid weight gain
  • Having trouble breathing
  • Nausea and Abdominal pain

If a person is unwilling to utilize donor eggs for IVF, they can use their own eggs for traditional IVF, use an embryo donor, seek donation, or decide not to have children at all.

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