What is important when choosing an egg donor
When searching for an egg donor, parents often want to find similar traits with family members. When searching, they look at height and build, eye and hair color, skin tone. It happens that there are requirements for the donor’s education.
But reproductive specialists focus not only on appearance. We will describe the important factors for pregnancy with a donor egg.
Quantity and quality of eggs
Reproductionists explain that the success of IVF depends on the quantity and quality of eggs. Pregnancy will occur in65%of cases after the first transfer of the embryo into the mother’s body, if the embryo is of high quality and in45%of cases, if it is of average quality. The more high-quality embryos it was possible to obtain, the more opportunities there are to repeat the procedure, and the greater the chances of success. And for this it is necessary to obtain the maximum number of eggs from the donor.
On average, 12 eggs can be obtained per puncture, from which up to 10 viable embryos can be cultured. Of these, two may be of high quality and this will be enough for two good embryo transfers.
Therefore, it is important to pay attention to the following:
Donor age.
Girls from 20 to 28 years old can donate 20 eggs or more with proper stimulation. This will be enough for 4-6 embryo transfer attempts and a high probability of a successful pregnancy.
Proof of fertility
If the girl has already had pregnancies and childbirth, this will only confirm that her eggs are viable and healthy.
The level of fertility hormones< /h4>The most accurate indicator of the donor's fertility will be blood tests for the hormones AMH, LH, FSH, and estradiol levels, carried out on the 2nd day of the cycle. The AMH level should be at least 1.0. The FSH level on the 2nd day should be less than 10.
Ultrasound of the ovaries
Also on On day 2 of the cycle, the donor undergoes an ultrasound or follicular scan. The number of visible follicles will indicate how many eggs are being produced that can be retrieved. To prepare for the IVF procedure, 6 visible follicles are usually required.
Select several donors
Together with As an agency manager, select several candidates, and then let fertility doctors help you make your choice.
Do you have any more questions about how to find an egg donor for the birth of your baby? We will be happy to recommend you verified candidates from our oocyte donor database. Leave a request for donor selection at the ISA Fertility agency.
