Why Egg Donation?
After having worked with potential recipients for several years, we observed recurring patterns in the life circumstances leading to this parenting option. We found it helpful to think of archetypes of egg recipients. Over the past decade, we have found at least a dozen instances (and usually considerably more instances) of each of these archetypes. We described many of these archetypes in our book, Getting Pregnant When You Thought You Couldn’t. We began to ask couples to write their “stories” – the paths that led them to try egg donation as their parenting option. Here are some sample stories that exemplify these archetypes. Secondary Infertility The most frequent archetype we have met are couples experiencing secondary infertility. Both the woman and her partner are in their early 40’s. They have a child but would like another. Here is one such couple’s story: “We are the proud parents of a happy and healthy 3 1/2 year old boy. Our love for our child and each other leaves us with a
