Egg Donation

The patient who needs egg donation to become pregnant are people who have got uterus but no ovaries-either the ovaries are removed for some medical reason or a genetic defect as Turners syndrome.

Oocyte donation indications

• Gonadal dysgenesis.
• Premature ovarian failure.
• Iatrogenic ovarian failure due to ovarian surgery or radiation, or chemical castration.
• Women who have resistant ovary syndrome, or who are poor responders to ovulation induction.
• Women who are carriers of recessive autosomal disorders.

Courtesy: According to ICMR guidelines)

Authored By Dr. N.P. Vijayalakshmy MBBS, M.D., D.G.O