Overview
Egg donation is a clinical process that helps infertile women conceive. A fertile woman donates an oocyte or egg to a barren woman to help her bear a child. It is a type of assisted reproductive technology. Your doctor will remove one or more eggs from a fertile woman and continue its fertilization in a lab. The fertilized egg is transferred into your uterus. This process is done with an implantation process, like in vitro fertilization. In some cases, the scientists at the laboratory may inactivate some or all the fertilized eggs for other procedures or to be transferred to other women.
Egg donation is a procedure for women who have issues with their eggs. So, women cannot use their eggs due to old age, risks of congenital conditions in the fetus, and ovarian failure.
According to studies, about 90 percent of fertility facilities in the United States provide egg donation procedures. Studies also show that clinical practice leads to a successful birth 50 percent of the time. This article will discuss the system, the criteria for choosing an egg donor, and the legal processes involved in egg donation.