Oocyte donor

It is known that the first donor pregnancy was successful in 1984. Since that time, only in the US were born more than fifty thousand children as a result of using this method. Today, an egg donor is involved in almost 10% of all cycles In vitro fertilization. If the blood donor is always announced (his name and surname are written on medical packs with blood), the donation of eggs is usually anonymous. This measure is adopted to protect both the donor and the recipient.

Indications in which IVF is carried out using borrowed oocytes:

1. When there is no possibility to get your own egg. This situation can arise for various reasons. For example, due to the syndrome of ovarian malnutrition (premature) or removal of the uterus.

2. Also, the reason may be absence of eggs in natural menopause or abnormal development of eggs.

Of course, such indications force a woman to make a difficult decision. An egg donor is selected, the fertilization of the borrowed cells with the husband's sperm is carried out, and then implantation.

This technique doctors recommend if a woman's own eggs mature, but at the same time:

- there is a weak response to stimulation, that is, one or two follicles ripen, despite the use of significant doses of hormones;

- There were frequent attempts of IVF, but as a result nonviable embryos were obtained, the transfer of which did not lead to the onset of pregnancy;

- the likelihood of a transfer from a mother to a future child of any complex hereditary disease is too high;

- a large number of unsuccessful attempts of IVF and borderline indices of the hormone AMG, FSH;

- Age over thirty-nine years.

Of course, the decision that an egg donor is required is given to every woman very hard. But, as practice shows, no mother has regretted that she gave birth to a baby due to this method.

After receiving the result of HG (positive), the first ultrasound is performed and there comes the realization that this is a native child, which is accompanied by a burst of emotions. If the oocyte donor is not your friend, then his name will always remain a secret.

To date, there are two special programs that are officially permitted by law:

1. Anonymous donation.
2. Non-anonymous donation.

Of course, when a barren woman has friends or relatives who wish to share their egg and act as a donor, in this case, non-anonymous donation takes place.

According to the Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 67, any woman can act as an anonymous donor of the ovule if she meets the following requirements:

• Her age is twenty to thirty-five years;
• She has her own child with good health;
• It lacks bright phenotypic features, bad habits, chronic and genetic diseases;
• She does not have excess weight and healthy internal organs;
• There are no contraindications to puncture of follicles and induction of superovulation.