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Using IVF, surrogacy and other reproductive technologies have enabled many families struggling with infertility to become parents. Another similar technique is egg donation, which is effective if the expectant mother has problems with her own oocytes. But how does it work? Specialists at Feskov Human Reproductive Group explain the procedure in detail.

Absolutely all parents must take the time to normalize alternative family-building methods for their children. And we are talking about all the parents. Since parents of surrogate, adopted or children born to a donor should not be solely responsible for teaching them various ways to create a family.

Egg donation is an emotionally rewarding experience for a donor woman who helps other people create complete, happy families with children, which they might not have been able to create on their own. 

When people are forced to use an egg donor to start a family, they seek to find a donor that is as similar to them as possible. Many of the intended parents are well educated, with advanced degrees and other academic credentials. Faced with a reality in which they cannot pass on their genes to a child, the search for an excellent donor begins.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about unprecedented changes around the world. And the field of reproductive medicine is no exception. However, the desire of many people to become real dads and moms outweighs even the fear of illness. 

When a couple is faced with the problem of conceiving an heir in a natural way, ART methods come to their aid. Often, IVF or “in vitro conception” under medical supervision resolves these issues. But what if there is no way to get normal oocytes from the expectant mother? In this case, donation is usually involved - when another woman donates her eggs to a couple to conceive a baby.

Ireland is a country friendly to assisted reproductive technology and oocyte donation in particular. The cost of egg donation in Ireland does not imply financial remuneration to the donor, but guarantees compensation for reasonable expenses and lost earnings. Donation in the country is not anonymous, but future parents are not given the opportunity to make personal acquaintance with a woman who donated oocytes. Couple can only hope that their donor has the maximum phenotypic resemblance to the future mother.

Many childless couples - clients of the Feskov Human Reproduction Group - before contacting our clinic, collected information about the cost of egg donation in Germany. This country with its more than 100 reproductive centers has been successfully helping couples overcome the most difficult cases of infertility for many years. But this is achieved exclusively by correcting endocrine factors and improving IVF methods and egg cell cultivation. The reason is prosaic: egg donation in Germany, together with surrogacy, is prohibited by law. 

For couples having difficulties with childbearing, finding an egg donor in Europe is often very problematic. In a number of countries (Canada, Great Britain, the Netherlands), donor anonymity is excluded, since according to the law, parents must provide full information about the donor at the first request of their child who has reached the age of 18 years. In Austria, Germany, Switzerland, egg donation is prohibited.

Childless couples from all over the world come to Georgia annually. In this country, the legislation in the field of reproductive technologies is loyal: commercial donation is allowed, strict selection is made of candidates who want to help childless couples become parents. A woman who wants to donate eggs should be physically and mentally healthy, preferably have at least one healthy child, be younger than 35 years old, have no bad habits (special tests are performed to identify traces of alcohol, nicotine and drugs) and hereditary burden.