Age
Usually between 23 and 32 years old
Good General Health
No serious medical conditions or genetic disorders
Healthy Reproductive System
Regular menstrual cycles and good ovarian reserve
Non-Smoker and No Substance Abuse
Healthy lifestyle habits
Psychological Screening:
Emotionally stable and understands the donation process
Willing to Undergo Medical Testing:
Blood tests, genetic screening, and infectious disease screening
Gives Hope to Women with Poor Egg Quality
Women who can’t produce healthy eggs can still have a baby.
Helps Women with Premature Menopause
Women who have stopped making eggs early can have children.
Better Pregnancy Chances
Donor eggs from young, healthy women often have higher success rates.
Option for Genetic Conditions
Women who carry genetic disorders can avoid passing them on.
Screening and Matching
Screening and Matching The donor undergoes thorough medical, genetic, and psychological screening to ensure she is healthy. Once cleared, she is matched with a recipient.
Ovarian Stimulation
The donor takes fertility medications for about 10-14 days to stimulate her ovaries to produce multiple eggs.
Monitoring
During stimulation, the donor visits the clinic regularly for ultrasound scans and blood tests to track egg development.
Egg Retrieval
When the eggs are mature, a minor outpatient procedure collects the eggs using a needle guided by ultrasound.
Fertilization and Embryo Transfer:
The eggs are fertilized with sperm in the lab, and resulting embryos are transferred to the recipient’s uterus.
Poor Egg Quality
When a woman’s eggs are too old or damaged to fertilize properly.
Premature Menopause
When a woman’s ovaries stop working early.
Genetic Conditions
To avoid passing on hereditary diseases.
Repeated IVF Failures
When previous attempts with own eggs haven’t worked.
