Donor Egg(oocyte) - Jilla Hospital

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Who needs donor eggs ?

Patient with advanced maternal age , or the ones who have less eggs , or bad oocyte quality or women who are trying to conceive post menopause. Also women with multiple failed cycles or repeated missed abortions opt for donor oocytes.

What is donor egg?

Human reproduction consists of 3 main constituents, they are the sperm (comes from the male partner), the egg (oocyte which comes from the female partner) and the uterus which is the house for the embryo for 9 months. Even If egg is unable to make an embryo or the number of eggs is less or there is no egg in a patient, they can conceive using donor eggs. This means eggs are taken form a donor, injected with the husband’s sperm and the embryo formed is inseminated in the mother’s uterus. Once the pregnancy is confirmed, it is just like a natural pregnancy.

If you have been advised for donor egg please call us on 8080943943.

Which patients opt for donor eggs?

Patients who want to conceive post menopause opt for eggs oocytes because there is no ovulation or formation of eggs post menopause. In this process the ...
... mothers lining (uterine lining) is created and simultaneously the embryos are formed in the lab and then inserted in the uterine lining.
Patients with multiple IVF failures or with repeated bad quality of embryos and who know that the oocyte quality is leading to bad embryo quality. These conceive immediately with donor oocyte. You can talk to you embryologist or your consultant clinician and understand the reason for previous IVF failure or bad embryo quality and if it is because of the oocytes then donor egg is the best way forward.
Patients with premature ovarian failure , their ovaries fail at a very early age and hence they cannot form oocytes in by themselves opt for donor egg and conceive within a month
Patients with low AMH or low ovarian reserves also respond well to donor eggs though they still have the option to take their own eggs.
Recurrent abortions due to poor oocyte quality
If the patient is a carrier of a genetic disorder
How much time does it take for a donor egg cycle?

Donor egg cycles generally takes about 1 month form start to finish. The oocytes , sperms and the endometrium are prepared simultaneously in the 1st 15 days of the treatment and then the embryo formed is inseminated in the uterus and 14 days of medication is given to the embryo for supporting the intra uterine growth, After 14 days a Bhcg blood test is done for the conformation of pregnancy.

How is a Donor Selected?

Donors are generally selected based of a few generic criteria that come from the clinic which is all the blood records and medical records are checked , the family history of the donor is checked and the skin , hair and eye colour is matched , the height and body structure is matched to the couple. A lot of times couples option for Donor egg come with special requests for the type of donors they want these are generally a specific religion or specific level of education or matching blood group these requests are then fulfilled by the clinic.