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Starting a family is an exciting prospect, but it may not be entirely joyful for parents who struggle to conceive. Infertility is more common than many people realize, and donor eggs may be a part of your journey to parenthood.
Sperm donors are a crucial piece of the puzzle for many families who need assistance starting a family. Your role as a sperm donor is essential, but first-time donors may be nervous and unsure of what to expect.
Giving the gift of parenthood to others through egg donation is an enriching journey. Of course, it’s a journey that takes a serious time commitment, so ensuring you understand the requirements and potential disqualifiers is critical.
For individuals considering whether or not to become an egg donor, it may be a relief to hear that donation risks are relatively mild in most cases.
In this episode, Diana shares her own experience with fertility issues and years of fertility treatment, which led to her receiving eggs from multiple egg donors and later her 3 sons.
Congratulations on making the exciting decision to become a parent! Taking the first steps of this incredible journey can feel both thrilling and daunting simultaneously.
Freezing embryos, also referred to as cryopreservation, is a common fertility preservation measure that allows an individual to begin or add to their family in the future.
For those whose parenthood pathway requires the extra steps of IVF and egg donation, the preparation process can feel complicated or overwhelming, but it doesn't have to.
Biologically, an egg may be an egg, but how these eggs are procured and handled affects the donor, the intended parent, the clinic that will ultimately be responsible for offering these eggs to patients, and the children who may never know if the medical data was accurate and cannot reach the donor as a young adult.
Have you considered the safety, quality control and traceability of anonymous, imported donor gametes? What issues will you, the Intended Parent and the child resulting from egg/sperm donations encounter as shifting trends acknowledge the wellbeing of and obligations toward the resulting children who may want to confirm their health history and donor compliance from foreign countries?
