Egg Donation - Savannah,GA

Updated on June 28, 2010
K.B. asks from Savannah, GA
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I was just wondering if anyone has ever donated their eggs? I'd like any information on your experience and how you came to that decision. I am considering, but I'm worried about finding a legitimate agency, and I'm also worried it may be painful or too medically extensive to be worth it.

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...just to be clear, I am absolutely considering doing it, and I would prefer to donate to a gay couple wanting to start a family. I have several friends who have been married in Canada or out of state elsewhere and have been together 15, 20 years, and I'm considering doing it because I know the baby/babies would be extremely well taken care of, and I would be an Auntie.

Although I also see nothing wrong with donating to a couple you won't keep in touch with, or to an agency.

I'd like to know more about the physical issues, I am sincerely uninterested in the religious opinion associated with this topic. Thanks for what I have gotten so far - I was hoping it wouldn't be too painful but I appreciate the honesty!!

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D.K.

answers from Sioux City on

I would never do it. First off I would hate having children out there and not knowing them or if they were safe. Second I would feel like my children would have to have genetic testing done each time they dated. What if they end up dating a brother or sister? Then there is the thought that to many babies would take and the woman would abort some. Not to mention the studies that have come out on how the children who have come from such situations have a really hard time understanding where they come from. It isn't like adoptive children that have a mother and father out there that can be found. It just sounds like a can of worms that I am not willing to open.

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D.K.

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Good question! I can't help, since I don't have experience, but I just wanted to let you know that I've wondered about this and considered it too. I can't wait to read your responses.

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C.R.

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I had IVF treatments and they weren't bad for me. Everyone reacts differently to the medications they put you. There are a lot of shots and those can be painful because they are daily. I personally would never do this because I would hate the think that I have a child out there somewhere and would never know them. If you do choose to do this, just make sure to talk to your dr first because they will be able to tell you all the meds that you will need to be one. It's a tough road to go down.

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J.D.

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Any woman who has been through fertility treatment can tell you this is not an easy process. It is emotionally straining because they pump you full of hormones. There comes a point where your body is producing so many follicles you think your ovaries are going to explode and it is painful. Many women are not able to function from the pain and exhaustion. All that is before extraction by the doctor.

Also, unless you are done conceiving children of your own, I would not do this. There is always the chance it can cause fertility problems later since they do have to harvest the eggs from your system.

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