Oocyte donation is a confidential, altruistic, non-profit and voluntary process by which a woman gives her eggs to another woman or couple for assisted reproduction treatment.
What is egg donation?
It is a controlled ovarian stimulation by hormones (whose action is similar to those produced by the woman herself) and serial ultrasounds. Cause ovulation when the follicles are ready (within which are the eggs) and subsequent puncturing the ovaries via vaginal ultrasound in surgery and under anesthesia. After surgery, the donor remains under strict control until a few hours on the same day is discharged with recommendations.
When is indicated?
In cases of low ovarian reserve, failure of other assisted reproduction and genetic cases prevent diseases.
Who can be an egg donor?
Women aged 18 to 35 who meet a number of features. The law allows donation to generate a maximum of 6 children born from the same donor in Spain. Without prejudice to the altruistic part of the process, donors are compensated for the inconvenience and displacement, as well as its time dedication to each donation.
What tests should undergo the donor?
It must undergo a thorough medical history both personally and in which any family medical history is reflected. It is vital to good health examination because there may be hereditary diseases that are overlooked. He will undergo a gynecological examination and a psychological test. The blood tests will be done are the future donor blood count, biochemistry and coagulation, serology including sexually transmitted diseases, genetic and blood type and Rh.
The donor will facilitate future with absolute accuracy the requested data. You should also authorize the tests you going to do, all through the informed consent will be given professional play.
In the event that the donor does not meet any of the requirements is entitled to the doctor the reasons why it is not accepted as a donor, ensuring the confidentiality and privacy of information.
What risks may suffer donor?
Complications that can occur:
- OHSS.
- Psychological as anxiety or depression.
- Intolerance to medication.
- Abdominoperitoneal infection.
- Bleeding from accidental puncture of blood vessels.
- Abdominal pain.
- Puncturing intestinal loop or other organ.
- Ovarian torsion.
- Functional impairment and disability.
- Cycle cancellation due to poor response.
- No obtaining oocytes.
Anyway, they are usually avoided with a series of recommendations as are the administration of appropriate drugs that prevent hyperstimulation, psychological test which demonstrates a possible response to treatment, antibiotic prophylactic preoperative intravenous analgesia, puncture by expert qualified personnel and under strict ultrasonographic control, and report on the need to rest for 24-48 hours postpuncture.
Do you have any impact on the fertility of the donor?
Studies to date do not refer to the fact donating eggs affect the future fertility of the donor woman.
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