What kind of complications can occur from the egg donation procedure?
There are four important actual or potential risks. anesthesia complications, risk of infection after the egg retrieval, risk of ovarian hyperstimulation, and potential health hazards from long-term use of the fertility drugs. The latter risk is a theoretical one as thus far no increased risks of any type of cancer (including breast, ovary and uterine) have been reported. It is nevertheless clear that we don’t yet know all there is to know about long range health problems from the egg Donor process and won’t for many years to come. In recognition of this fact we have a policy that young women should serve as egg Donors a maximum of 6 times during their lifetime.
