Penn Fertility Care Offers Comprehensive Donor Egg Program
Women with fertility challenges have more conception options today than ever before. Egg donation is an excellent, medically appropriate therapy used to achieve pregnancy. Penn Fertility Care offers fertility evaluation, available egg donors, pre-implantation hormone therapy and IVF procedures, all in one convenient location.
Why receive a donated egg?
There are many circumstances that would lead a woman to receive a donated egg. Some women are unable to use their own ova (eggs) to conceive a baby due to health limitations.
Today, more women are choosing to have children later in their lives and age is a key factor for successful conception. As women age, their fertility declines, and therefore many women in their late 30s and 40s have difficulty starting or extending their families.
Women are born with approximately 1 million follicles in their ovaries, and by puberty only 300,000 remain. This number continues to decline until menopause, when almost no follicles are available.
Reasons Infertile Couples Use Donated Eggs |
- Premature ovarian failure (premature menopause).
- Absence of ovaries due to surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
- Poor quality eggs (age can be a primary factor).
- Being a carrier of a genetic disease.
- Age.
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Egg-recipient patients review donor biographies that include personal, family and genetic histories, as well as photographs. After a donor is selected, a physical, genetic and psychological work-up is completed for the intended parents and donor. Then, the donor and recipient’s menstrual cycles are synchronized to prepare for in vitro fertilization (IVF). After a pregnancy test confirms the IVF was successful, the recipient is able to enjoy a typical pregnancy and delivery.
What is the success rate for egg donation?
With the use of donor eggs, the success rate of IVF for a woman in her mid-40s can increase from approximately less than 10 percent to almost 60 percent, since the age of the donor determines the success of the cycle. In addition, an IVF cycle often results in excess embryos. These embryos can be frozen, which gives the patient future opportunities to achieve pregnancy at a tremendous cost savings.
Additional information
Penn Fertility Care offers fertility evaluation, available egg donors, pre-implantation hormone therapy and IVF procedures, all in one convenient location.
For more information about egg donation or Penn Fertility Care services please call 800-789-PENN (7366) or request an appointment online.
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