Often, such women have a question, directly related to what the consequences of egg donation for the donor itself, and how often you can expose your body to such a procedure. Let's try to figure it out.
What is the process of egg donation?
If we consider this procedure from the point of view of medicine, then it should be noted that doctors often treat it as a minimally invasive surgical procedure. In this case, the manipulation of the sampling of the egg is carried out under general anesthesia.
During the operation transvaginally the doctor takes a ripe egg, which is placed in a special container with a substance and stored for a short time. Then vitrification (freezing) of the biomaterial is carried out. In this condition, the egg is located until the time for the IVF procedure.
What are the consequences of egg donation?
Often, women, fearing this procedure, think about the consequences of a woman if she wants to become an egg donor.
It should be noted right away that the procedure of sampling a female sexual cell does not represent any harm to the body.
It is much more dangerous than the process itself, which precedes the donation of the ovule from the donor, which can result in consequences for the donor woman. The thing is that the puncture is preceded by a fairly long hormone therapy. It lasts about 10-12 days, during which a woman who will take an egg, prescribe drugs such as Gonal, Menopur, Puregon. These drugs promote the maturation of several germ cells at once, which allows them to choose the most suitable for fertilization after their collection.
Also among the negative consequences of oocyte donation for the donor itself, one can name such side effects as:
- the appearance of edema;
- development of bleeding;
- introduction of infection into the reproductive system during puncture (very rare);
- disturbance of general well-being (mood swings, depressive state).