Author: Christian
• Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Most little girls grow up playing with their dolls, pretending they are mommies, and developing the skills they will someday need to take care of a real baby of their very own. Most little girls look forward to someday becoming a mother, being pregnant and giving life to a tiny version of themselves. Unfortunately, this is not always possible. However, there are many egg donor agencies that are there to help make your dreams of becoming a mother a reality. Women who are struggling to become pregnant have so many more options now than they ever had before. There are many reasons why some women fail to get pregnant. Tubal blockages (which can be operated on, but can increase your chances of tubal pregnancies), Hyperprolactinemia (elevated prolactin), endometriosis, early menopause, and thyroid problems can all cause fertility problems. If you are one of the women who desperately wants a baby, but is about ready to give up hope of every finding an answer, there is hope. There is always egg donation. This is a process that is not for everyone, but since nineteen eighty three, it has become a very real option for many women who would otherwise have very few other alternatives. Long ago, if you found out you were infertile, it meant that there was never going to be a chance of ever getting pregnant. Today, not only do you have the chance of having a baby, your chances of having multiples are increased as well. Donors are young females who are screened to make sure they are physically and psychologically capable of undergoing the process. Once they are found to be suitable donors, their eggs are fertilized by either your partner’s sperm or the sperm of a male donor. Once the egg has been fertilized and develops into an embryo, it can then be put into our own uterus. The egg may not be yours, but the child you carry will still be made partly of your partner, and you will experience pregnancy the exact same way you would, had the child been conceived of your own egg. Most donors are anonymous, but some agencies will provide you with profiles that detail the woman’s race, weight, height, body type, eye color, and hair color and texture. Some places may also provide you with personality description and the IQs of female donors. You may also choose to harvest eggs from a consensual family member or friend. The egg donors are not the only ones who are subjected to evaluations before they begin the process. Recipients also undergo giving detailed medical history, both male and female recipients are screened for diseases such as syphilis, HIV and hepatitis B and C. Males will have their semen analyzed. The attention given to the woman will be much more intense. This is to ensure that you are healthy enough to carry the newly implanted embryo and give you the best chances of success. Before actually being implanted, you may be required to go through a prep cycle. This is to ensure that the thickness of your endometrium lining is capable of producing optimal blood flow to support a healthy pregnancy. For a month to a month and a half, you will be given the same medication used in the real process. Progesterone and estrogen are some of the hormones that are used to help prepare your body for pregnancy. Egg donors are given fertility medication that makes it possible for her body to produce many eggs, as opposed to just one egg every month. Typically ten to twenty eggs can be harvested at a time. Once they have been retrieved from the body, they are put into a special dish and injected with sperm. After they have been fertilized they will stay in the lab and be monitored closely to see if they are maturing. When they’re ready to go, several embryos will be put into your uterus. One or several may implant into the lining, resulting in pregnancy. You will keep taking hormones all through the first trimester. These hormones will help to develop the baby’s placenta. Once the placenta has formed, it will then take over the job of producing the hormones that you and the baby need throughout the coming months. Donors are usually paid for providing their eggs, much the same way sperm donors are paid for their semen. However, it’s a much more invasive process for women donors than it is for men. Women will typically be paid several thousand dollars for their participation, which may or may not include medical expenses. Donors must be made very aware of what they are getting themselves into before they begin. The amount of money they receive may or may not be worth what they have to go through in order to complete the process. Before the nineteen eighties, this was something that could only be speculated about in futuristic movies. There is still some debate among certain groups of people as to how ethical this is, but most people tend to agree that having this option is something that makes them feel a whole lot better about their futures. Many women want nothing more than to experience carrying a baby and giving life to something that they nourished with their own body for so many months. This is something that you just can’t do with adoption. It is, of course, up to the parents of the child as to whether or not they are going to tell him or her how he or she was created. Most parents may find that their child has a much easier life if they are told from the beginning about how they were conceived. When children find out that their parents kept something from them for many years, it tends to lead to a loss of trust. With so many people using donor eggs, these days, it’s no longer such an uncommon, strange thing that many people may feel needs to be kept hidden.

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