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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.
Dr. Neeoo Chin reviewed this
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A 38-year old asked:
How many kids have been born from donor eggs?
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A 37-year old asked:
Will older women be more likely to die if they use donor eggs?
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A 32-year old asked:
What is best for 43 yo woman. Donor eggs with surrogate or using her body and donor eggs?
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A 31-year old asked:
I really want to have a baby how do donor eggs work? Whats the procedure.Can I pick my own donor
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A 41-year old asked:
What is the latest IVF with own eggs will be done? I don't want donor eggs
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A 35-year old asked:
I feel bad that my classmates are having to use surrogates or donor eggs when I got pregnant without trying at 42. What should I tell them?
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A 42-year old female asked:
I am about to start a frozen donor egg cycle. I'm 41 years old and have had linning issues in past. Is there anything i can do to improve lining?
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A female asked:
I am just experiencing my 6th failed IVF cycle with donor eggs. Two RE's can't figure out the problem. Is there anything you recommend investigating?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I have low AMH. Does that mean donor eggs would be better for IVF?
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A 35-year old asked:
Older, single and I want to have a baby, would artificial insemination or donor egg be the solution?
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A 30-year old asked:
Why do ovaries start to fail us women so young? I was prepared to start ttc at 35 but postponed till 40 and needed donor eggs.
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A 43-year old asked:
37 year old IVF patient with decreased ovarian reserve. Should i continue trying or use donor eggs?
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A 43-year old male asked:
39 y f. AMH .21 on 19.07.2014. Took 2 Ovares daily for 60 days. AMH .1 on 24.09.2014. Doc suggested IVF with donor's egg. Any chance with own egg?
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A 46-year old asked:
How can I find information about in vitro fertilization procedure using donor eggs?
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A 32-year old female asked:
What other options do I have apart from donor eggs ? Can't the FSH and amh values be corrected. I want to conceive with my own eggs
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A 46-year old female asked:
I had donor egg ivf, 16 days post fertilisation (13dpt 3dt). Past 4 days most tests were very faint +, 'first response' getting darker-ish. Why faint?
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A 40-year old female asked:
I am doing IVF treatment with donor eggs. I have to use buserelin. Can I do the injections myself in the abdomen area?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Mild Azoospermia with 40 million/ml prgress-A grade, 25% motility & 12% morphology Plng to for ivf with donor eggs. Which is the best? Is ivf or icsi?
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A 47-year old female asked:
4 miscarriages.Now 5 wk pregnan, semi-natural donor egg cycle. I am on 10mg Progynova and 800mg Utrogestan. I am spotting again.Can it be Utrogestan?
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A 32-year old female asked:
34 years old.Amh 1.02 and FSH level is 30.1. Ivf cancelled because of poor stimulation response. Doctor suggests donor eggs. Need second opinion?
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A 46-year old female asked:
I am going to have donor egg ivf. I had buserelin 5 w/ks. Since i strated progynova a week ago my pelvic triangle feels very tender. Is this normal?
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A 35-year old male asked:
If overies are atrophic, does placenta can make own hormones after 13th week of pregnancy if ivf is done with donor eggs after stopping progesterone?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Is it normal to still have ovary pain after IVF pregnant with donor eggs? I am 15 days post egg transfer. Had very high hCG beta so hopefully no ectop pre
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A female asked:
Can an ovarian cyst effect embryo implantation? 3 failed donor egg cycles have no other problems. Last cycle positive urine test neg blood test.
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A 46-year old female asked:
Donor egg ivf. I have been on buserelin 0.5mg/ml for 5 w/ks, then progynova 6mg 1w/k ago. For 5 days now I have pms-pain in pelvis. Is this normal?
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A 30-year old asked:
What is the risk to egg donor?
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A 25-year old female asked:
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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A female asked:
How do you become an egg donor?
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A 35-year old asked:
How can I deal with needing an egg donor?
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A 19-year old female asked:
What do I need to do to become an egg donor?
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