Resources
- Home
- Resources
- Fertility Resources
- Egg Donation: Easier Than You Think!
Egg Donation: Easier Than You Think!
Share
Egg donation can provide a ray of hope for many couples trying to fulfill their dream of having a child. But what are the requirements for egg donation? What is the "Nutritional Benefit" they talk about? If you want to know more about egg donation, NUWA's here to explain so that you can understand the conditions, costs, procedures, and precautions of egg donation all at once!
What is Egg Donation? Why Do I Need an Egg Donor?
Some women may not be able to have children or get pregnant on their own after a long period due to age, illnesses, or unknown factors, and would therefore need a selfless act from a donor to realize their dreams of parenthood. Therefore, egg donation refers to the act of a woman, who needs help from a professional reproductive organization, to receive donor eggs from a donor. According to the Artificial Reproduction Law, donors can receive NT$99,000 in nutritional benefits.
Egg Donation Conditions Explained
As long as a girl meets the following criteria, she can contact a qualified medical institution or fertility center for consultation. However, there are more requirements for the donor to be qualified to be able to donate by the regulations of each institution.
- Must be at least 20 years old
- BMI between 18.5 and 24
- No smoking, drug abuse, or other bad habits
- No anemia, hereditary, or chronic diseases
- No long-term use of drugs
- Have never donated eggs, or the recipient couple has not had a live birth as a result of your donation and have no stored embryos awaiting implantation
7 Steps of the Egg Donation Process
STEP 1. Donation Registration
Fill in the registration form for egg donation at a qualified medical institution. At NUWA, you can fill out an "Egg Donation Inquiry Form" online and someone will contact you by phone.
STEP 2. Health Assessment
Go to the hospital for health checkups, including ovarian function AMH test, HIV, syphilis, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, chromosomes, etc., and wait for the report of the checkups, which will take about seven to fourteen days.
STEP 3. Matching Process
Wait one to three months for the Health Promotion Administration to confirm your identity. Once your identity has been verified, you will need to start recording and reporting your menstrual cycle and await notification of your treatment.
STEP 4. Start Treatment
A customized schedule of ovulation injections will be planned for you, with follow-up visits and ultrasound observations of the uterus.
STEP 5. Egg Retrieval Surgery
On the day of surgery, you will need to fast for eight hours and undergo superficial general anesthesia. The egg retrieval surgery will take about fifteen to twenty minutes, and after waking up and resting for one to two hours to make sure that you are physically okay, you can leave the institution.
STEP 6. Receive Nutritional Benefit
You can receive NT$99,000 in Nutritional Benefits on the same day.
STEP 7. Post-operative tracking
Follow up 3 days after egg retrieval to check for ovarian hyperstimulation and inform the recipient of her condition.
Understanding Risks & Precautions
Egg donation is a safe medical practice, but there are some risks. The injection of ovulation drugs may cause localized discomfort or allergies. If you choose a fertility agency that has not been inspected by the Health Promotion Administration and the Ministry of Health and Welfare for egg donation, it may lead to OHSS (Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome) after the egg donation surgery. In addition, the following precautions should be taken before, during, and after egg donation:
1. Fully inform the physician of your physical condition
If you are taking Chinese medicine, Western medicine, or contraceptives, you should inform your doctor before entering the treatment program.
2. Regular visits to the doctor and follow the doctor's instructions
You have to cooperate with the doctor's instructions, return to the clinic at the appointed time, and take the medication and injections on time. You should not interrupt the medication on your own to avoid affecting the course of treatment and having to bear the cost of the loss.
3. Fasting and water fasting before surgery
Egg donation surgery requires 8 hours of fasting and water fasting before the surgery. Since general anesthesia is used, it is recommended to have someone accompanying you on the day of the surgery to ensure your safety on the way home.
4. Makeup-free on the day of surgery
On the day of the egg donation surgery, you will need to be makeup-free and those who are nearsighted will need to wear eyeglasses, and any manicures and pedicures will also need to be removed.
5. Sufficient rest after surgery
Until your next menstrual period, it is important to stay hydrated and avoid strenuous exercise and sexual intercourse for your body to get enough rest.
NUWA Fertility Center’s egg donor is equipped with a top medical team and medical equipment, which can minimize risks significantly, so the girls can rest assured.
What Are Nutritional Benefits?
Egg donation is a legal donation. According to the Artificial Reproduction Law, as long as the egg donation is performed at a medical institution that has been evaluated and qualified by the Health Promotion Administration, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and at the same time meets the conditions of egg donation, health examination, evaluation as regulated by the law, and completes the egg donation, the egg donor will be able to receive NT$99,000 in nutritional benefits on the day of the egg donation treatment.
In addition, from the pre-treatment physical assessment to the subsequent egg retrieval surgery, the entire process is complimentary, including the registration and consultation fees.
FAQs
Q1: Is there a limit to the number of times I can donate eggs?
According to Taiwan regulations, a woman can only have one egg donation opportunity in Taiwan. When the recipient mom gives birth to a baby, the girl cannot donate again, and can only donate again if the recipient mom fails to give birth to a live baby.
Q2: Will egg donation lead to early menopause?
Egg donation will not cause early menopause. Normal women produce a certain number of eggs every month, but only 1 to 2 eggs are mature, while the rest will naturally shrink and be consumed. Egg donation is a method of using injections and medications to mature eggs that would otherwise be eliminated and consumed, and therefore will not cause early menopause.
Q3: Do donor eggs cause period disruption?
Since ovulation injections are hormonal drugs, some women may experience "early or late" menstrual cycles after egg retrieval, but these are temporary phenomena and will usually return to normal after 1 or 2 cycles.
Q4: Does egg donation cause weight gain?
Some women may experience a weight gain of 3 to 5 kilograms as a result of their diet and work routine. However, this is due to the effect of the hormonal medication in the ovulation injection, resulting in temporary edema, which will be restored after the treatment is completed and the medication has been metabolized.
Q5: Would I accidentally donate eggs to a relative?
Don't worry! There will be no cases of donation to relatives. Before the egg retrieval surgery, the information of the donor and the recipient couple will be sent to the Health Promotion Administration, and the Ministry of Health and Welfare to confirm that they are not related within the fourth degree of consanguinity before the beginning of the treatment.
NUWA Fertility Center: Professional and Safe for Egg Donation
If you would like to donate your love and eggs, you can go to NUWA Fertility Center. We have the following 4 features that make egg donation a safe choice for women.
- Provide specialized ovulation injection services to help donors reduce the psychological barrier of the injection.
- You can choose to be taken care of by a team of female fertility specialists throughout the entire process so that the donor can have a good egg donation experience.
- As an artificial reproduction organization approved by the Health Promotion Administration and the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the process of egg donation follows the Artificial Reproduction Act.
- We have a professional medical team and advanced equipment to ensure that the risk of egg donation is minimized for each donor.
NUWA Fertility Center has clinics in Taipei, Taoyuan, and Taichung, so donors can choose the clinic nearest to them. If you have any other questions about egg donation, please feel free to visit our clinic directly. 👉 Make an appointment online.
Author's Information
NUWA Fertility Center
With many infertility experts and more than 10,000 doctors with successful IVF experience, the company has 5 clinics, including 3 high-specification IVF reproduction centers, 2 TCM centers, and 3 international embryo laboratories, which are located in Taipei, Taoyuan, and Taichung.
Main Services: Infertility treatment, IVF, artificial insemination, egg freezing, egg borrowing, and pregnancy preparation. In 2021, NUWA Healthcare will formally cooperate with Dianthus Medical Group to provide one-stop integrated services for preparation, pregnancy, labor, and postpartum care, which will bring the greatest convenience to the patients. 👉Learn more about NUWA Healthcare