It is a program with one of the best success rates in IVF pregnancy treatment.
It is a very useful modality of treatment in women with low ovarian reserve (low AMH), Poor antral follicular count.
It is also very useful in multiple failed IVF Cycles where the quality of oocytes was not good in the previous failed cycles.
It is also very useful in women where there is a possibility of transmission of genetic diseases.
In this program, a young woman with proven fertility is chosen as the egg donor after a detailed evaluation. She undergoes an IVF cycle and her oocytes are used to form embryos that are then transferred to the uterus of the woman with subfertility. Hence one of the highest success rates can be achieved by this program.
Donor Eggs in Fertility Treatments
A couple may want to think about using donor eggs if they are unable to conceive after trying in vitro fertilization with the woman’s eggs. Donor eggs, and occasionally embryos, enable an infertile woman to become pregnant and give birth. If you have any of the following conditions, you may be a candidate for donor eggs:
- Menopause begins far earlier than usual in premature ovarian failure, usually before the age of 40.
- Reduced ovarian reserve, which translates to low-quality eggs; this is frequently brought on by aging, as fertility sharply declines beyond the age of 40.
- Genetically-based illnesses that your offspring may contract
- A prior IVF failure history, particularly if your doctor believes that your eggs’ quality may be the issue
Donor egg use is on the rise, particularly among women over 40. More than 42% of all assisted reproductive procedures utilizing newly donated eggs in 2018 produced a live child.
What to Expect with Egg Donation?
The process for donating and implanting eggs is the same as for regular in vitro fertilization. The recipient of the donor egg will require a course of hormone treatments following a comprehensive examination to get ready for the fertilized egg or embryo. They will require estrogen and progesterone treatments to sync their cycle exactly with the donor’s if they still have functional ovaries.
In the meantime, hormone treatments to induce superovulation will also be administered to the donor. The eggs will be removed and fertilized when they’re ready. The embryo or embryos are implanted in the recipient’s uterus a few days later. After that, they will keep taking hormones for roughly ten weeks.
Although donor eggs can be frozen for later use, using frozen eggs will reduce their success rate.
Donor embryo implantation is a recently introduced option. Using a previously frozen embryo that was left over from another couple’s IVF procedures, you can use this technique. It’s possible that couple chose not to use IVF or that they became pregnant. For whatever reason, they have given the clinic permission to distribute their remaining embryos to other couples. However bear in mind this one disadvantage: Donated embryos are frequently obtained from older couples who were most likely dealing with infertility issues at the time. Compared to using the eggs of a young, healthy egg donor, success is less likely.
