I'm considering donating my eggs does any one have any advice?
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My aunt had an absolutely gut wrenching experience with this and so I advise you to proceed with caution. There was hormonal havoc and a reluctance to let go that she hadn't expected. While this is a generous gesture, please speak to a counselor who does *not* have a vested interest in you doing this (ie: not employed by the harvesting agency) before you make your final decision. You may still decide it's worth it, but a professional can guide you through facing the harder aspects you may not think of on your own.
this is something i have always wanted to do. i think what you are planning on doing is excellent, to give some one the oppurtunity to have a baby that cant with their own fertility problems, good on you hun, im sorry i cant be of any help to you, but ill also look forward to any replies you get. good luck hunni, xxx
First of all, I just want you to know that I think it is absolutely WONDERFUL that you want to do this. Because of women like you women like ME have a chance to have a baby!
OK, enough of that. The RE's office that I go to actually deals with egg donors. You may want to look into some Reproductive Endocrinologist office's in your area and give them a call.
Hope this helps, and thank you very much!
What you are wanting to do is a very wonderful thing. Being a mother is the best gift of all, and giving that to someone who cannot have children is very thoughtful of you. I only ask that you research this more. Make sure you do all the background searching you can on doing something like this. I once wanted to do this exact same thing BUT you have to be in tip top condition, and i had cervical cancer at 20 so theres no way id ever be able to do it :( Just make sure you investigate everything you can and follow your gut on things. If you speak to a company and it seems strange listen to that feeling and find somewhere else...!! GOODLUCK to you and god bless you for doing such a wonderful thing!
My roommate in college was an egg donor. It was a while ago, so things might have changed, but from what I remember it was physically and emotionally hard for her.
Every day, she gave herself a shot to hyper-stimulate her ovaries, which were monitored by ultrasound at the doctor's office until enough eggs matured. She said the shots weren't bad, but the way they made her feel was pretty terrible. She had a lot of abdominal pain (over her ovaries), and what felt like "the worst PMS ever." I remember her face really broke out, and she was so bloated she couldn't button her jeans. When the eggs were harvested, she said it hurt pretty bad, and she had some cramping. Once the shots stopped, her body went back to normal.
I remember she wondered a lot about what happened to her eggs. Last I knew, she belongs to the Donor Sibling Registry in hopes that one of her offspring might contact her. I think it's much harder for her to let go than she thought it would be, even though she's divorced with kids of her own now. She told me once that she started out feeling good about egg donation and ended up wishing she hadn't done it.
It can be a wonderful thing, a precious gift to give to another family. I admit, though, after seeing what she went through--and knowing some of what she was feeling--I'm glad I never did it. If you decide to do it, good for you. I hope you have an easy time of it.
You also should consider that they only recruit the most beautiful and most intelligent women for this. So unless you are 5ft 10in, athletic, with a college GPA above 3.75, you might be putting yourself through hormonal hell only to have your eggs sit on a shelf somewhere.
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