Question 1

what is the risk to egg donor?

Accepted Answer

Gynecologist: This question is probably best answered by a ob-gyn doctor, or doctor specialized in infertility, rather than an allergist.  Please ask health tap administrators to refer ur question to a gynecologist.

Question 2

how to does the donor egg process work?

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Several steps: There are several steps to the donor egg IVF process.They include selecting and screening the donor, testing you, preparing your uterus for implantation, stimulating the donor's eggs, harvesting her eggs, fertilizing them with your husband's sperm, transferring them back into you, giving you meds to hold onto the pregnancy and then the pregnancy test.

Question 3

what is the definition or description of: donor egg?

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Donor egg: Donor egg in vitro fertilization is when the test tube baby procedure is performed on a couple and the husbands sperm is used but the egg that  is used is from a directed or an anonymous donor and the embryo is carried by the wife.

Question 4

what's the procedure if i want to try and use one of my own eggs with a amh of 0.1? iv been told to use an egg donor!

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Low AMH: Egg donation would certainly provide you with the highest chance of success. However, since you are young, you can still try to conceive using your eggs via ivf with protocols specifically tailored to your diminishing ovarian reserve. The outcome will also depend on your fsh level. Good luck.

Question 5

how do you become an egg donor?

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Contact the clinic: This is a local problem and one that we on health tap have little to offer you about. There are probably policies and requirements set by each fertility center. Please contact the one you are interested in helping out with.

Question 6

how can i deal with needing an egg donor?

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Difficult: As we deal with couples who need egg donor the universal first opinion is negative - "there's no way i'm doing that."  often th husband has the most concern.  Our experience though is for those who choose egg donor, all the feelings of strangeness and genetic inequalities etc are gone by the preg test.  Amazingly the children almost always look just like the mother!  overall positive for majority.

Question 7

what do i need to do to become an egg donor?

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Egg donor: healthy female with no medical issues, functioning ovaries and wilingness to under go a surgical precedure to start.  There is testing that is done as well in the process to be sure you are a suitable candidate.  Hope this helps.

Question 8

will my kid will look like  egg donor at all ?

Accepted Answer

Yes, of course.: The egg donor is the biological mother, so the baby will look "half" like the egg donor, and "half" like the "sperm donor".

Question 9

who is a good candidate for becoming an egg donor?

Accepted Answer

Egg donors: For donor screening information see:  http://americanpregnancy.org/infertility/donor-eggs/

Question 10

what risks are associated with becoming an egg donor?

Accepted Answer

No Major Known Risk: There are very small risks related tot he removal of eggs. They are extremely small and almost unheard of. There are risks of being overstimulated on medicines, but those risks are temporary and can be minimized. As far as we know there are no long term risks.

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