Center for Reproductive and Fetal Medicine

EGG DONATION

EGG DONATION

Worldwide 10-15% of reproductive age pairs show difficulty in achieving pregnancy. Nevertheless, there are women who will fulfill a child's dream only with the help of another woman who will donate her eggs.

THE egg donation enables women who in no way could become pregnant to complete their family. They are mainly the ones that do not have eggs or the ones that do exist are few and of poor quality as in women of great reproductive age. Also women with premature ovarian failure, ie those whose period ends before the age of 40 or with a genetic disease such as Turner syndrome at risk of transmitting the problem to their children. Finally, patients with cancer or autoimmune diseases who have undergone chemotherapy or radiation therapy where they have irreparably damaged their ovaries need borrowed eggs.

The dilemmas that the recipients more concerned with the health of the resulting child. As we know the eggs of a woman over 40 have a high chance of chromosomal abnormalities and serious health problems for the child. So the woman benefits from a healthy baby since the eggs come from young women.

THE egg donor before the procedure will be submitted to thorough control where we get a detailed medical history, blood tests are performed as defined by the new law and gynecological examination. If her health condition is good then she will take hormone therapy for 10-12 days to stimulate her ovaries just like in a normal IVF cycle.

Modern prenatal testing of fetuses either in the laboratory or in pregnancy leaves no room for doubt for new parents. In the Clinic  of specialist doctor Alexandros Traianos provided to couples all legal and clinical information around egg donation to secure the future family.

 

 

* The content on this blog is not intended to replace professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of qualified health care providers with questions you may have about medical conditions.

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FREQUENT QUESTIONS

The association of IVF drugs with cancer risk is a major concern for women enrolled in these programs. But the plethora of bibliographic reports collected from credible scientific studies and published in reputable medical journals worldwide are reassuring and do not confirm this concern.

Of course not. In about a third of cases, infertility is due to the woman (female factor), while in a third of cases, it is due to the man (male factor). The remaining one-third is due to both (both men and women) or even to unknown factors.

The quantity and quality of a man's sperm can be affected by his health and lifestyle. Some factors that can reduce the quantity and / or quality of sperm are:

  • the alcohol
  • drugs
  • environmental toxins, including pesticides and lead
  • smoking
  • health problems
  • medicines
  • radiotherapy and chemotherapy
  • the age

Success rates vary at each IVF Center. Very important factors are also the age of the woman, the levels of her hormones and of course the sperm of the husband. Rates generally range from 45% or slightly higher for women up to 35 years old.

Infertility is defined as the failure to conceive after one year (or 6 months, if it is a woman over 35) with normal, regular sexual intercourse. In other words, when a year passes without the woman becoming pregnant, the couple should consult their doctor to determine the cause of the pregnancy and then treat it. We must all, however, be aware and not forget that the age factor is the most critical for female fertility and that the individualized approach of each couple is the "golden key" that solves the problem.

The number of treatment cycles a woman can undergo is not specified. It is certain that in our country there are high level obstetricians-gynecologists and organized infertility treatment centers, which offer impeccable medical services at this level. If there are correct indications (eg ovaries that respond to stimulation therapy, good quality endometrium, etc.) the success rate -especially with the use of newer techniques and biotechnological drugs, which show increased bioactivity compared to conventional drugs from urine- totals approximately 65%-70% after 4 cycles of treatment.

At the Center for Reproductive Medicine of Dr. Traianos we offer egg / sperm cryopreservation services for those who have a personal or medical reason and need this service. We use the most modern vitrification technique in the freezing of sperm and eggs.

The collection of eggs takes 10-15 minutes, it is not painful, it is done under intoxication and after the end of the process you return to your activities.

In general, experts agree that the fact that a couple has already had a child can be considered evidence that there is no infertility problem in the first place. It is like a small test that has been done and proves that they "succeeded" at least once. On the other hand, we need to know that in the meantime things may have changed and a problem may have arisen (eg the man may have had some inflammation that affects the quality of his sperm or has mediated something that affects female fertility: an inflammation, a gynecological surgery, an abortion, etc.). In any case, if a reasonable period of time (one year) passes and a couple can not achieve a pregnancy, then he should with the help of his doctor investigate if there has been a problem that causes infertility.