Aura Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I'm actually considering this and looking for information on it: the good, the bad, you name it. Would love to hear personal anecdotes, too. Thx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabinfl Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Not personal experience, but I have several friends who were able to build their families using donor eggs. Having this option available was a blessing beyond measure to them. I do have experience with IVF (basically the same procedure leading up to egg retrieval). It's not a walk in the park, but nowhere near the worst medical procedure I've undergone either. I'd be happy to share the gory details privately if you want to hear more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aura Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 Gory details are great. :) I'm not squeamish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aura Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 Yeah, I'm noticing this. I don't think I'd qualify since I'm over 35. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckens Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 When I was a nanny out East, a local couple wanted to start a family, and they asked for donor eggs. (This would have been early 1990s). Ultimately, they didn't want me because I wear a strong prescription of glasses. The dad also wears glasses, and they worried about the double-whammy of eyesight. (My eyesight is totally correctable with surgery). They did ask if I would be willing to do a general donation to the clinic. If they brought in a donor of general eggs, they would immediately move to the top of the list for the next anonymous eggs to come in. I declined, because I was ambivalent about donating eggs to total strangers, and because I was a little put off that my eyesight was more of an issue that the mixed bag they may get from an anonymous donor. Keep in mind that was a straight-A college student with affinities for math, science, and languages, and that I could do the Rubik's cube in less than 5 minutes. As I understood the procedure, I would have to go for daily injections for two weeks to make several eggs mature. Then I would have outpatient surgery to remove the eggs. Recovery time would be a day or so. No money would have passed hands in our situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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