ALL YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DONOR EGG SURROGACY
Surrogacy using donor eggs is done fairly commonly.As many women grow older, egg reserve/egg quality may become poor and it is difficult to get a positive result, so good quality eggs are used from donors.At GIFT IVF Centre, we maintain the quality by strict donor criteria and complete secrecy will be maintained about the donor and the surrogate mother and your name or details will not be published or revealed without your written permission.We will provide you with Donor profiles to choose from.
Criteria for donors
1.Age should be less than 28, preferably less than 25.
2.All fitness tests should come out normal.
3.Donor should be healthy with no family history of diseases .
4.Scan should reveal normal pelvic, and good antral follicular
count (AFC).
5.Donor should be willing to take injections and undergo
General Anesthesia for egg collection.
6.Sign consent after detailed counseling.
7.Minimum education is graduation.
8.Color of hair and skin, height should be matching with the
mother.
9.Should donate only three times in lifetime
Medical History and Tests
1.Past Medical history
2.Surgical history
3.Family history
4.Gynaecological & obstetric history
5.History of smoking, alchoholism,drug abuse
6.Details of previous pregnancy
a.Normal delivery or Caesarian
b.Any complications
c.Birth weight of previous babies, if any
Cost of donor egg IVF
Cost includes preparation of donor , IVF/ ICSI and donors expenses and remuneration.Preparation charges of the donor involves the following.
1.Psychological analysis
2.Counselling.
3.Background check of donor
4.Blood tests, urine tests
5.HIV, HBASG,HCV,VDRL,RBS, FBC,LFT,RFT and other tests as required 6.Medical checkup
Examination
a.Blood Pressure
b.Weight
c.Height
d.Cardiovascular system
e.Respiratory system
f.Per abdominal examination
g.Per vaginal examination and speculum examination
h.ECG, CXR if needed
i.Trans vaginal scan
Other expenses
1.Transportation
2.Food
3.Accommodation
4.Consent by lawyer
5.Screening and blood test of donor’s partner for infections
6.Medicines - contraceptive pills to adjust date , folic acid,
multivitamins
7.Payment for coming for screening and checkup
8.Record and file keeping
9.Administration charges
10.Doctors fee , nursing charges
Total cost Depends on donor profile , caucasian donor is available on request , but cost will be extra , as the donors charge around *** US dollars.
Dr.Anita Mani
***Infertility& Surrogacy Specialist at Gift IVF Centre
