What exactly does the egg donation process involve?
The egg donation process is simple and relatively painless for most donors. Your time -We will ask you to come in three or four times before 9:30 a.m. during the nearly three weeks prior to egg retrieval for monitoring and tests. The process prior to egg retrieval involves: • 10-12 days of self-administered hormone injections to induce ovaries to produce several eggs per cycle (instead of one). • Ultrasound and blood screening to monitor egg development. • A different hormone injection to stimulate ovulation. Egg retrieval procedure -This is a day stay procedure in the IVF Unit at the Chestnut Surgery Center. You will not have to stay overnight, and you will be able to return to work or your usual activities by the following day. Once egg retrieval is done, your donation process is complete. You will need to have a follow-up ultrasound approximately two weeks after the retrieval.
