Who Could Become An Egg Donor?
Hello, I am Carrie Bloedorn. I am the owner and Program Director of Eggspecting, Inc.an egg donation agency. I am also a multiple time egg donor. TodayI would like to discuss with you about some basic qualifications for becoming an egg donor plus some things that a women contemplating egg donation should think about prior to donating her eggs.
An egg donor is a woman who donates her own eggs to another woman, for the purpose of the other women to potentially achieve a pregnancy through in vitro fertilization. After the egg donation process has been completed and the donor eggs are retrieved, they’re fertilized by the intended father’s sperm, and implanted in either the intended mother or a surrogate’s uterus. Then hopefully 9 months later a baby comes into the world and the happy couple has achieved their dreams of parenthood and so they couldn’t have done it without their egg donor.
There are many reasons why a woman would want to become an egg donor, but the most typical reasons may be the wish to help other women experience the joys of mother hood and also the generous financial compensation given to an egg donor to acquire her amazing gift. There may a number of women desiring to be an egg donor, however, only some who’re willing actually qualifies. The qualities of being an egg donor include being healthy, a nonsmoker, a non-drug user, and within ages 21-32. A donor candidate should be height-weight proportionate having a body mass index between 18 and 27%. A donor candidate must have a normal menstrual cycle. This disqualifies any woman who currently uses Depo-Provera, an IUD, or any hormonal implant like Norplant. A donor candidate ought to be healthy in body and mind; with a family history without any genetic abnormalities, birth defects, significant health issues, psychological disorders and addictions.
The donor ought to be compassionate, mature and responsible as it is vital that you be flexible within the many stresses and time commitment of the entire egg donation process. Having the comprehension of the entire egg donation process from beginning to its end is essential for the donor.
The following are the considerations a potential egg donor must think about:
What motivates me in being an egg donor? Is this my willingness to help other women, the financial compensation, or each of it? Should the egg donor base her decision far more from the money she will be receiving, then she must look into it.
Which leads me into another thing to consider; how can I fell about my donation years from now? Particularly if the cycle is successful where there are children directly genetically connected to me somewhere in the world whom I have never met. The egg donor’s born children ought to be made crucially clear to the egg donor that they’re true half sibling with their children in the future. One should realize that the egg donor only donates her unfertilized eggs to the prospective couple so the eggs are then fertilized using the potential father’s sperm. The donor is giving a present of hope and not an actual child. The egg donor will not be the carrier of the child with the better half of this child being biologically through the intended father, a guy she had never met nor emotionally been intimate with. Naturally, the anonymity of the whole egg donation process is very important for some emotional reasons. It’s highly discouraged for a potential egg donor to be emotionally attached to her genetic material.
Will I be flexible and patient enough to be committed in this matter? An average donor cycle may last anywhere from 3-5 months with lots of required visits to the doctor. Some of it will be flexible like rearranging personal schedules so to finish the entire cycle well. You should stay committed and complete the cycle as directed with the physician; altering your mind or not following physician’s instructions can lead to an emotionally and financially devastating situation for the intended parents.
Becoming an egg donor should not be a determination made lightly, but if you choose that it is the right decision for you, then you are giving an incredible gift of hope which could touch another for a lifetime….lifetimes actually….with our children and grandchildren. As an egg donor for some intended parents could be both special emotionally and financially.
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