Donor Eggs - Female Infertility
Egg Donation in IVF is usually not the treatment of first choice when a woman or couple visits a fertility clinic, as patients usually want to attempt pregnancy with their own gametes first.
What is Egg Donation in IVF?
In vitro fertilization (IVF) with egg donation is an assisted reproductive technology that allows a recipient woman to achieve pregnancy using the eggs of an anonymous or known donor (in case the donor is a family member or a relative).
Is Ovum Donation & Egg Donation same?
Yes. Both ovum donation and egg donation are same
indicated for women who cannot have children with their own eggs,
indications :
1. advanced maternal age
2. Genetic abnormalities
3.Gamet issue
4.premature ovarian failure
5. primary ovarian failure
6. menopause
7.absent ovaries
One of the advantages of Egg Donation or embryo donation in IVF, is that it has a high probability of success as the donors used for retrieval of eggs are young
We use one donor one patient as per the law and guidelines .
Directions for Egg Donation-
steps involved :
Evaluation of the recipient
Evaluation and selection of donor
Counseling of recipient couple and donor
Consents of recipient couple and donor
Controlled ovarian stimulation of egg donor
Oocyte retrieval of egg donor
Endometrial preparation of the recipient
Invitro fertilisation and embryo development
Embryo transfer to the recipient
Pregnancy test
What is the Success rate of IVF with egg donation?
A young woman would have the same or better success rates in self cycle compared to donor cycle. But for older women or young women with low egg reserve, it may be true that donor cycles have better success rates because, as we know, donor eggs come from young and healthy women with a good ovarian reserve.
When a woman uses egg donation, the technique offered to her is in vitro fertilization (IVF), whether it is conventional IVF or the more sophisticated technique called ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection).
Success rate by age of patient-
While the average pregnancy rate achieved for an IVF cycle with the patients eggs is around 35-43%, the rate can increase to approximately upto 70% success per IVF cycle with egg donation.
We use different protocols for the embro transfer depending on multiple factors .