Donor Egg

A donor egg is an egg provided by a woman (the donor) to another person or couple who are unable to conceive with their own eggs. This is a form of assisted reproductive technology (ART) often used in cases of infertility, genetic concerns, or age-related fertility decline. The recipient can carry the pregnancy and give birth to the child.

The Procedure for Using Donor Eggs

1. Evaluation and Preparation:

• Recipient Assessment: The recipient undergoes a thorough medical evaluation, including hormonal testing, ultrasounds, and a uterine health assessment.
• Donor Screening: Donors are selected based on medical history, genetic screening, and other criteria to ensure the best chances of success.

Benefits of Using Donor Sperm: 2. Synchronization of Cycles:

• The menstrual cycles of the donor and recipient may be synchronized using hormonal medications to ensure optimal timing for egg retrieval and embryo transfer.

3.Egg Retrieval (Donor):

• The donor undergoes ovarian stimulation using fertility medications to produce multiple eggs.
• The eggs are retrieved through a minor surgical procedure using ultrasound-guided aspiration under sedation.

4.Fertilization and Embryo Development:

• The retrieved eggs are fertilized with sperm (from the recipient’s partner or a sperm donor) in a laboratory to create embryos.

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Indications:

• Azoospermia - Absence of sperm due to incorrectable causes.
• Severe oligo astheno Teratospermia - Abnormality in sperms, where ICSI treatment fails or when couples do not want ICSI.
• Inheritable genetic problems - To avoid genetic problems which cause disease in children.
• Medical Problems - Where semen/sperm is not obtained due to medical illness or chemotherapy.
• Lesbian/Single women - When women chooses to have child without a male partner/marriage.

Screening of Donor:

Donor undergoes detailed medical examination and also several blood tests are also done to rule out infections like HIV, hepatitis B &C, Syphilis etc. Physical features like height, color, built etc are noted in additions to qualifications and profession. The investigations are repeated after 6months quarantine period before the frozen sample is used for donation.

Donor Bank:

Frozen semen samples are stored in the donor bank after all the formalities are completed. The samples from each individual are donated only upto 10times as our policy to achieve donor pregnancy.
We have a policy of maintaining a healthy gene pool by choosing mainly from students of professional colleges.

High profile donor Banking:

We also offer high profile (eg:- doctors, engineers, professionals/tall/fair) donors for specific requests.

Matching

Color and physical features are matched before procedure by doctors, so the child will look similar to parents.Dark colored child to fair couple or fair child to dark couple can be socially embarrassing and demoralising.

Criteria

At GIFT we have strict donor criteria.

• Medically, physically, mentally healthy women <30 years.
• Minimum qualification of graduation or above.
• Colour matching is done.
• She should have at least one child.
• All lab tests, scanning, screening must be completely normal.
• All the legal papers must be signed.
• Doctors screen them to make sure, that they are good individuals to ensure a good younger generation.

We are very particular that Babies that we create must be good.
We are also particular that babies should be looked after well, so detailed counseling done before selection.

Confidentiality

Strict confidentiality is maintained in the hospital. All the staff of GIFT has taken the oath of secrecy and is aware that , any breach in this will result in imprisonment.
However only the doctors will know the exact identity of both, and will be never, ever revealed to anybody in the world.
Donation must be known only to partners and not to any family or friends. We will not do; if family is involved in treatment.