Suite 102
Orange , CA 92868
(714) 771-7800
Suite 102
La Jolla, CA 92037
Egg Donation Program
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For Patients Using Egg Donation
Reasons for Egg Donation:
- Premature ovarian failure
- Repeated failure of in vitro fertilization
- Carriers of genetic disorders
- Unexplained and repeated miscarriages
- Previously treated with cancer therapy
- Poor fertility potential based on hormonal study
- Advanced maternal age
The Egg Donation Process
Donor egg program patients have an initial consultation visit to learn about the donor egg program. The Donor Egg process is explained to the patients, conduct a physical and order several diagnostic tests including an ultrasound and semen analysis. The patients are also required to be screened for sexually transmitted diseases.
The second step is donor matching where an egg donor is selected based upon the recipient's ethnicity, physical characteristics and patient desires. Egg donors are anonymous or known donor. A Donor profile of the egg donor will be disclosed, which enables the recipient to make an informed choice about the donor's appropriateness. i.e. physical appearance, career goal, medical testing.
All egg donors undergo screening in an effort to insure their suitability an egg donors. The screening begins with a thorough review of their personal and family medical histories to exclude egg donors whose families have members with inheritable disorders that could produce serious handicaps. Her marital status, sexual orientation, as well as medical and surgical conditions will also be disclosed.
The patient (and her partner) signs an informed consent agreement using Egg Donor.
The in-vitro fertilization process starts as the recipient's and donor's menstrual cycles are "synchronized", using medications, to insure that the recipient's endometrium is prepared to accept the embryo when it is ready for transfer.
The donor starts the in-vitro fertilization (Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation, Transvaginal Egg Retrieval, Fertilization). After three days, the resulting embryos will be transferred to the recipient. Patients will continues taking hormones supplements and a pregnancy test is performed two weeks later.
Choosing an Egg Donor
Please inquire about our own database of egg donors. If we can't provide you with a donor of your choice, there are other egg donor agencies available online.
Donor programs vary widely as to the profile selection size, availability, fees for the services, etc. We suggest you do your own research -- obtain a lot of catalogs, and look into your options.
Key to the services:
• Identity Release / Willing-to-Be-Known Donors
• Donor Audio Tapes / CD/ Video
• Pictures of Donor as Adult
• Pictures of Donor as Child
• Anonymous / Known Donor Services
Choosing a Sperm Donor
If you require sperm donor services, we recommend the following local sources in Orange County, who offer a large pool of sperm donors to choose from:
Contact us today and take the first step in achieving your dream of having children! We look forward helping you achieve your dream.
For Egg Donors in Orange County
Egg donation is a wonderful way to help infertile couples. We have our own Orange County egg donor program and are looking for healthy women between the ages of 21 and 30, who are willing to donate their eggs.
Egg Donor Requirements
All donors must have two functioning ovaries, be non smokers, and have no evidence of drug use. Sexually transmitted disease testing is performed on all egg donation candidates.
Each potential egg donor must complete a screening questionnaire followed by a complete physical exam.
Egg Donation Process for Egg Donors
Once the screening process is complete and the consent form(s) have been reviewed and signed, the process is ready to begin. Egg donors receive daily injections of FSH hormone to stimulate the ovaries to produce numerous eggs for retrieval. The number of days is determined by the donor's response to the medication which is usually about 7 - 9 days. The patient's response to the medications is monitored closely by blood estradiol level , and ultrasound. The medication can be conveniently administered at home via intra-muscular or subcutaneous injection.
Once the eggs are mature, the donor comes to the fertility clinic where her eggs are retrieved trans-vaginally under mild conscious sedation. The eggs are fertilized with the male partner of the recipient using IVF and ICSI. The resulting embryos are transferred to the uterus of the recipient.
Egg donor (and her spouse if married) signs an informed consent agreement.
Why would you want to become an egg donor?
There are many reasons for a woman to need an egg donor, many of them tragic. Some women have lost their ovaries or ovarian function to illness or a genetic condition. Facing losses caused by cancer, surgery, extensive scarring, and adhesions resulting from surgery, hormonal conditions or injury, a woman who can no longer produce eggs of her own must turn to the generosity of others if she is to conceive and carry a child to term.
Other women face the brutal choices imposed by their own genetics. If faced with the choice of passing a serious genetic condition down to future generations, many women choose to turn away from the temptation to have children of their own genetic line, and look to other genetic sources instead. Rather than pass on conditions causing mental or physical damage, they make the sacrifice and accept another path to motherhood.
You can contribute to others who desire to have children. Women and their partners who might otherwise never have a child can enjoy the experience of bringing a child into the world, and you can make it possible.
Egg donors are compensated for their time and inconvenience. If you are interested in becoming a donor, please contact us at (714) 771-7800.
