Safe? Here’s What You Need to Know
BY – RITE OPTIONSRisks Specific to Egg Donation
Some risk factors are associated directly with egg donation, specifically fertility stimulation medications. The regular check-up appointments during the egg donation process will monitor your response.
Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS)
Some women are extremely sensitive to the medications used to stimulate egg production for the retrieval cycle. This syndrome can happen to any woman who takes fertility drugs, and in less than 5% of patients, it causes swelling of the ovaries and fluid buildup.
Risk of Pregnancy
As a fertile egg donor who is stimulating her egg production, you are at a high risk of pregnancy. Egg donors cannot use chemical birth control, so barrier contraception or abstinence is recommended during egg retrieval cycles.
Risks Associated with Any Minimally Invasive Procedure
Low-level risks are associated with the retrieval procedure, which is inherent in most medical procedures. For healthy young women, these issues are very rare.
Future Fertility Is Not Affected
There is no basis for rumors that donating eggs reduces a woman’s supply in later life. Each donation is 10-15 eggs— so, if a woman donated six times, she would, at most, provide 90 eggs from her original supply of millions or 300,000-500,00 at puberty.
Egg Donation Is Life-Giving and Safe
With the compassionate care Rite Options provides, you can become an egg donor for IVF with the confidence that your safety and wellness are our highest priority. You are providing the most precious of resources to a loving parent, and we will be with you every step of the way, informing and empowering you as you make this life-affirming decision.