What does egg donation involve?
Egg donation makes use of the in vitro fertilization or test tube baby procedure. There are three steps in the process: 1. Evaluation and preparation The first step is to evaluate your health and prepare you for the medical procedures. You will have an interview with the nurse who coordinates the care of our egg donor program. This visit is designed to answer your questions concerning the egg donation process and to make sure that this is an appropriate program for you. Later you will see us for a medical history and physical examination to make sure that you have no undiscovered health problems. Laboratory tests will be performed to evaluate your fertility and check for common illnesses. 2. Administration of fertility medications Fertility medications used to help a womans ovaries produce from 10-30 eggs. We use three (3) principal fertility medications to make this happen. A highly purified Follicular Stimulating Hormone and Pergonal are purified forms of the natural hormones your bo
