Egg donation consists of one woman choosing to give her eggs to help another woman become pregnant. Women who want to be donors go must go through an intense screening process.
The egg donor procedure begins with hormone injections that help stimulate the ovaries to produce eggs. Once the eggs are ready for retrieval, a fine needle is inserted through the vaginal wall, into the follicles where the eggs are the removed.
Egg retrieval usually only takes 10-15 minutes and can be done under general anesthesia in the office.
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Center for Fertility and Reproductive Endocrinology
Women are at the center of all they do. They provide state-of-the-art programs in a warm, welcoming environment, giving them the distinction of being leaders in women’s health regionally, nationally and internationally.
Magee-Womens Hospital’s Center for Fertility and Reproductive Endocrinology offers a woman-focused approach, knowledge, and expertise to provide highly personalized reproductive health care, including evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment. They provide the full spectrum of infertility services for females and males. Treatment decisions are made in conjunction with the couple and may include semen analysis, ovulation induction, intrauterine insemination, to advance reproductive technologies, including in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), donor gametes (sperm and oocytes) and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD).
In addition, the Center offers an egg donation program. Some women are unable to achieve pregnancy with their own eggs for reasons such as premature ovarian failure, decreased ovarian reserve and poor oocyte quality. Advanced technology, ongoing research and a supportive team approach keep Magee’s Center for Fertility and Reproductive Endocrinology on the cutting edge, but listening keeps us in touch with what matters most. You.
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Center for Fertility and Reproductive Endocrinology
Gabriella Gosman, MD
Joseph S. Sanfilippo, MD
Anthony N. Wakim, MD
Robert L. Collins, MD
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