The human female is born with about a million eggs and this
number does not increase. With age, there is a dip in female
fertility. Egg donation or oocyte donation makes it possible for
those women to get pregnant who cannot do so with their own
eggs. Older women most often opt for this method of fertility
treatment. Attempts to conceive with donor egg IVF have a high
rate of success. What Exactly is Donor Egg IVF? Donor egg IVF is
a fertility treatment or Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)
in which the egg from a donor is subjected to IVF. That is, the
egg from the donor is mixed with the sperm from the biological
father in the laboratory. If embryos are produced, they are
grown in a lab dish and then transferred to the recipient’s
uterus. If this results in a pregnancy, the baby thus born will
have genetic linkage to the donor of the egg. Who Qualifies to
Receive an Egg? The criteria for women to qualify to receive
eggs are: - Early menopause - Abnormal ovarian reserve -
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