Posts Tagged ‘Egg Donation’
Monday, June 6th, 2011
At The Reproductive Science Institute, we offer donor oocyte (egg) services; however, patients usually many questions about the processes. That’s why we’ve developed a short guide to give you more information and education to read and, if applicable, share with your family.
Throughout the guide, you’ll learn more about:
- What Is Oocyte (egg) Donation?
- Why Choose Oocyte (egg) Donation at RSI?
- Oocyte (egg) Donor Categories
- Sperm Donor Considerations
- Preparation for Oocyte (egg) Recipients
All information contained within this guide should be considered an overview. As such, it is intended to be supplemented with discussions with your physician, a critical component in providing you with a clear and realistic picture of your own medical situation.
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Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Have you been considering undergoing fertility treatments? If so, make sure the reproductive health clinic you choose has the following 10 attributes:
- Clean, inviting, state-of-the-art facility with highly accredited physicians and staff.
- Clinic has a comprehensive, educational website.
- Clinic offers numerous fertility treatment services.
- Clinic offers surrogacy, egg donation and other options.
- Clinic has worked with hundreds of individuals and/or couples.
- Clinic’s laboratory is CLIA approved.
- Clinic’s laboratory is certified and accredited by The College of American Pathologists (CAP) and The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).
- Clinic has higher-than-national-average success rates.
- Clinic offers appealing hours that fit with your lifestyle and schedule.
- Clinic’s team is constantly on the cutting edge of reproductive health medicine.
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Friday, February 25th, 2011
It is understandable that individuals who fought cancer and are in remission want to go on and lead their normal lives. For those in the childbearing years, this could very likely include starting a family at some point. Unfortunately, though, the odds are high for female infertility in individuals who have undergone chemotherapy. Why do we only mention women, you may ask. Because women are born with their ovaries containing all the eggs they will ever have in their lives, where as men’s sperm is continually replenished throughout their reproductive lives. Thus, chemotherapy is much more likely to spread to and effect a woman’s ovaries than to have a long-lasting effect on a man’s sperm.
Luckily, there are so many options for a woman who wants to have children these days. If you have not yet undergone chemotherapy, but know that you will, talk to your doctor about the state of your health and whether a procedure of removing some of your eggs to have them frozen for future use would be something you could withstand prior to your chemotherapy treatments. If not, or if you have already undergone chemotherapy and now find that you are facing infertility, there are still plenty of options for you! You could look into egg donation and IVF or perhaps surrogacy. A study is also currently in the works in Melbourne, Australia, testing the effectiveness of goserelin in protecting the ovaries of the women to whom it has been administered prior to their chemotherapy treatments. Please feel free to contact us at RSI for a consultation or if you have any questions.
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Tags: Cancer, Chemotherapy, Chemotherapy Treatments, Childbearing Years, Consultation, Egg Donation, Eggs, female infertility, Goserelin, health, Infertility, IVF, Lead, Melbourne Australia, Odds, Ovaries, Reproductive Science, Rsi, sperm, surrogacy
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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Perhaps you can relate to this scenario: After a year or two or maybe more of trying to get pregnant, your doctor breaks the news that your most likely options for having a child are egg donation or surrogacy. You and your partner are devastated that your dream of raising a child has been dashed. It is perfectly normal and appropriate to grieve over this news.
However, you are not alone. First of all, there are counselors and fertility specialists who can help you walk through your decision. At RSI we treat every patient with compassion and carefully help them consider their options. It is our #1 priority to help you successfully become parents. Secondly, there are millions of other couples out there who have found themselves in your shoes and are now parents. Look through websites and agencies to read some testimonials of people who have started their families by way of egg donation, surrogacy and gestational carrier. You may appreciate knowing that the Reproductive Science Institute of Suburban Philadelphia, P.C. has excellent egg donor and surrogate programs.
If you are new to all of this, some things to think about before your first appointment with your chosen infertility doctor:
Egg Donation: A donated egg will often be fertilized by the male partner’s sperm and the resulting embryo will then be implanted via IVF either into the female partner’s uterus or that of a surrogate. Many egg donors choose to remain anonymous but every once in awhile you will have the option to know more about your egg donor. In rare, but not unusual, cases, an egg donor might be a family member or friend of the couple.
Surrogacy: A surrogate always is impregnated via IVF, either with an embryo created by the male partner’s sperm and a donor egg or by an embryo created by the sperm and egg of both partners in the couple hoping to be parents (in this case, the surrogate is referred to as a gestational carrier). Again, it is typical to choose a surrogate carrier by way of an agency or often through your fertility clinic but every once in awhile, a couple will have a known family member or friend carry their baby.
After you’ve taken some time to process your situation, schedule a consultation as a couple with a fertility clinic that you have found based on recommendations or based on its reputation. From that point on, the health professionals at your clinic will: see to it that each and every one of your questions is answered; help you assess all the options available to you based on your unique situation; carefully guide you through the screening and selection process of choosing either an egg donor or surrogate if that is the route you choose to take. We wish you the very best of luck!
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Monday, February 21st, 2011
In the United States, our laws currently protect all egg donors and sperm donors with anonymity. People looking for donors for their future child(ren) look through a list of the donors that identifies them solely by characteristics that could be pertinent to the future parents.
In Australia, however, legislation is being looked over at this time which, if passed, would give more rights to the conceived child. At the age of 18 a donor-conceived individual would be allowed to identify their donor if they wished to, much like American laws for adopted children. On the other hand, donors would not be allowed to find their offspring. Separate rules would have to be put in place to deal with the situation regarding siblings and half-siblings as well. It is quite feasible that a donor would become the donor parent to more than one child, possibly from different families, and if they had their own offspring as well, all of those children would be biological half-siblings at least.
Everything is yet to be finalized as far as the laws regarding egg donation and sperm donation in Australia, but the situation certainly raises a number of opinions and ideas for discussion.
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Monday, December 27th, 2010
Celine Dion. Giuliana Rancic. Neil Patrick Harris. They’ve made headlines the past year as they’ve openly discussed their experiences with assisted reproductive techniques (ART).
In Dion’s case, her fertility treatments may have been long and uncomfortable, but she recently gave birth to twins and is reported to be happier than ever.
For Rancic, fertility treatments haven’t provided her with a child yet, but she and her husband are hopeful that they can still conceive.
Harris and his male partner opted for surrogacy to fulfill their dreams of becoming dads.
Thanks to the openness shared by celebrities like Dion, Rancic and Harris (through their publicity managers, of course), men and women have a better understanding of what IVF, IUI, egg donation and surrogacy are all about.
Though no one who hasn’t been through the experience of infertility can truly appreciate the challenge of the journey, having Hollywood’s elite tell their stories does provide a much-needed opening for discussions about ART.
Our question to you is this:
Does reading about stars’ difficulties with their fertility help you in any way?
Tags: Assisted Reproductive Techniques, Celebrities, Celine Dion, Course Men, Dreams, Egg Donation, Elite, Experiences, Fertility Treatments, Giuliana, Hollywood, Infertility, Journey, Male Partner, Men And Women, Neil Patrick Harris, Openness, Publicity, surrogacy, Twins
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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Since the first “test tube baby” (a child named Louise Brown) was born in England in 1978, more than 3 million children have come into the world thanks to fertility treatments… and more are likely to become part of our society as reproductive health science procedures become even more refined.
There’s little doubt that fertility treatments have radically changed the way women and men feel about themselves, their relationships and their lives. Whereas before there was little hope for someone who couldn’t conceive, now there is a decent chance that, if nothing else, an answer can be found to his, her or their issue.
This type of paradigm shift in the way we think about conception and birth is powerful. It’s also stressful on some levels, as the decision to embark upon fertility treatments is a very personal journey that takes a lot of soul-searching.
Fortunately, the next generation (and the generation after that and so on) will likely experience less of the stigma of seeking fertility treatments than do some modern individuals and couples. As more education and information becomes available, the realities and understanding of procedures like IVF and egg donation will no doubt become less mysterious and more commonplace.
In the meantime, we feel privileged to be a part of the industry that’s brought happiness to so many people throughout the world for the past 30+ years.
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Monday, March 22nd, 2010
Courtney Cox Arquette gave birth to her daughter, Coco, in 2004 thanks to help she received from IVF treatments.
Now, Cox Arquette has announced that she’s ready to have another child and would be willing to again undergo IVF to achieve her goals of a larger family.
Cox Arquette is 45, and as our last post on Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross notes, a woman in her mid-40s may not have the eggs necessary for IVF to succeed. In that case, egg donation is often considered. (Or, in the case of Sarah Jessica Parker, surrogacy.)
We wish Cox Arquette and her family much success regardless of which way they decide to go with this personal issue.
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Tags: Coco, Courtney Cox Arquette, Cox Family, Desperate Housewives, Egg Donation, Eggs, Housewives Star, IVF treatments, Marcia Cross, Mid 40s, Personal Issue, Sarah Jessica Parker, Woman
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Saturday, March 20th, 2010
Recent news outlets have picked up what many people didn’t realize — Marcia Cross, starlet of Desperate Housewives, did not conceive her twins in 2007 via IVF. Instead, she chose to treat her fertility issues by using an egg donor.
Cross, like many post-40 women, did not have enough (if any) viable eggs of her own to even consider IVF. Thus, she and her husband, stockbroker Tom Mahoney, turned to egg donation.
Stories like this emphasize just how many different choices there are for couples of all ages who struggle with infertility. If you’re interested in learning more about choosing (or becoming) an egg donor, visit our site today.
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
This article about egg donation recently caught our eye. Rather than looking from the point of view of an individual or couple, the piece tells the story from the egg donor‘s experience.
As Cathy Sidaway, a three-time egg donor, explains her desire to be one of the countless “Samaritans” for childless couples:
“I know about the heartache infertility causes… My cousin has endometriosis, and it’s been torturous for her. Another friend had seven miscarriages and was desperate for the family other people have quite easily…”
Thanks to the selflessness of women who choose to become egg donors like Sidaway (who receives zero remuneration for her good deeds according to the article), hundreds of babies will be born into loving families in the coming year.
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