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Sarahjane88
Sep 20, 2012, 04:42 PM
Hi I'm thinking of donating my egg but I want yo know I've just come of Dupo injection end of last month and I ready the hspc website and mentioned treatment is a injection to start my periods something do with hormone would they still able to inject me even Thou I haven't started my period naturally ?
Please help also a other question is it risky donating a egg would I still able to have a baby later in life ?

tickle
Sep 20, 2012, 05:00 PM
A healthy woman produces a lot of eggs during her fertile years. You don't just have one egg.

Sarahjane88
Sep 20, 2012, 05:32 PM
A healthy woman produces a lot of eggs during her fertile years. You dont just have one egg.


Ooooops I mean eggs

tickle
Sep 21, 2012, 04:31 AM
Why have you decided to donate an egg? Actually it is usually l0 or l5 eggs at a time for iinvitro fertilisation and is a highly regulated procedure.

joypulv
Sep 21, 2012, 05:02 AM
Besides self-administering injections of fertility drugs, you must attend doctor appointments for blood tests and ultrasounds, and stop drinking, smoking and having unprotected sex. You have to stop taking most nonprescription and prescription drugs.
The extraction itself is going to be physically uncomfortable. There may be bruising or hemorrhaging of the ovary caused by the needle used to retrieve the eggs. Fertility drugs can cause a condition called ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) in about 10% of women, causing bloating and digestive upset. So much fluid may collect in the abdomen (in rare cases) that the fluid will need to be physically removed. The needle used to retrieve eggs from the ovaries can cause bleeding and can (also rare) puncture other organs by mistake.
Make sure that you fully know how much of the cost your program expects you to pay. Egg donors should also find out rules of payment, such as whether the program pays for costs if a fertility cycle has to be stopped before eggs are harvested. When you donate eggs without reading the fine print, you may receive less money than you expect for your time or troubles.

Sarahjane88
Sep 21, 2012, 07:51 AM
Besides self-administering injections of fertility drugs, you must attend doctor appointments for blood tests and ultrasounds, and stop drinking, smoking and having unprotected sex. You have to stop taking most nonprescription and prescription drugs.
The extraction itself is going to be physically uncomfortable. There may be bruising or hemorrhaging of the ovary caused by the needle used to retrieve the eggs. Fertility drugs can cause a condition called ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) in about 10% of women, causing bloating and and digestive upset. So much fluid may collect in the abdomen (in rare cases) that the fluid will need to be physically removed. The needle used to retrieve eggs from the ovaries can cause bleeding and can (also rare) puncture other organs by mistake.
Make sure that you fully know how much of the cost your program expects you to pay. Egg donors should also find out rules of payment, such as whether the program pays for costs if a fertility cycle has to be stopped before eggs are harvested. When you donate eggs without reading the fine print, you may receive less money than you expect for your time or troubles.

Wow I didn't know that now it's making me re consider donating my eggs if it could Damage my Ovary etc then I defo don't want to do it as I want to have kids

tickle
Sep 21, 2012, 08:06 AM
Wow I didn't know that now it's making me re consider donating my eggs if it could Damage my Ovary etc then I defo don't wanna do it as I want to have kids

I didn't say it would damage your ovaries (you have two for egg production). You can still have kids, that has nothing to do with donating eggs, but its not like they have an 'egg bank' where they keep them for later use and you get paid for giving them, if that is what you are thinking. All of your genetic information has to be with the eggs you donate so that whoever wanting invitro knows your basic physical characteristics.

joypulv
Sep 21, 2012, 08:07 AM
Inability to have kids from this would be extremely rare. These are all just warnings to let you know what you are getting into, and might be facing in some cases, if the object is income. You can make several thousand dollars.

tickle
Sep 21, 2012, 08:23 AM
object is income. You can make several thousand dollars.

I wouldn't jump out of bed and say this (sorry, play on words) because there are many many variables; OP's eggs may not be suitable for one reason or another, so then all the preparation and testing is for nothing.

joypulv
Sep 21, 2012, 08:28 AM
I wouldnt jump out of bed and say this (sorry, play on words) because there are many many variables; OP's eggs may not be suitable for one reason or another, so then all the preparation and testing is for nothing.

True! But young college students at top schools get offered a lot of money; I've seen it, and many of them take the chance.

Sarahjane88
Sep 21, 2012, 08:52 AM
True! But young college students at top schools get offered a lot of money; I've seen it, and many of them take the chance.

Well I was offered £750 as I'm from the uk that's a lot but I was reading this website
http://www.stanford.edu/class/siw198q/websites/eggdonor/procedures.html
And it's making me re consider it

tickle
Sep 21, 2012, 09:17 AM
Well I was offered £750 as I'm from the uk that's a lot but I was reading this website
The Medical Procedure of Egg Donation (http://www.stanford.edu/class/siw198q/websites/eggdonor/procedures.html)
And it's making me re consider it

Sarah, letting us know what country you are in always effects how the questions are answered because this is an international site. Rules and regulations and procedures are handled differently country to country.

Was 750 pounds from a private individual? Given the exchange rate, 750 x 2.5, I think, still doesn't add up to joy's estimation.