Surrogate Mothers Online Q & A: I am getting ready to be an egg donor for a couple.What is the kind of drugs and trements do i have to go though?How long do I have to wait before i donate eggs again? - <a href="mailto:cherryroot@excite.com">Angela</a>

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Q & A: Medical Issues - Egg Donation

Topics may include the risks involved in egg donation, side effects from meds, questions about protocol, etc.

5. I am getting ready to be an egg donor for a couple.What is the kind of drugs and trements do i have to go though?How long do I have to wait before i donate eggs again? - Angela - Top

Dear Angela,

Although all Dr's have a diffrent protocol here is the basics on what you will take for your egg donation.

The Dr (RE) may decide to put you on either Lupron or birth control pills (sometimes even both ), to suppress your cycle and to match your cycle to that of the recipient. You will then begin the egg building drugs called Pergonal, Metrodin, Fertinex, Humegon, or Gonal-F. These drugs are given by injection directly into the back of your upper hip or thigh (except Fertinex which is a tiny needle). You usually start these on day 3 or 5 of your menstrual cycle and it use the meds for between 7-11 days depending on your protocal and the size your follicoles grow too. During this time you will have blood draws before 9am as often as every day to every other day , to check your hormone levels, as well as interior ultrasounds to check the folicle development.

36 hours before egg aspiration or retrieval you will be given a shot of HCG (profasi) which must be taken at the precise time the Dr. tells you. This is given so that the eggs will be ready for pick up at the scheduled retrieval, and not release on their own.

Good luck with your egg donation

Lori - Updated: January 21, 2000
Topics may include the risks involved in egg donation, side effects from meds, questions about protocol, etc.

5. I am getting ready to be an egg donor for a couple.What is the kind of drugs and trements do i have to go though?How long do I have to wait before i donate eggs again? - Angela - Top: Dear Angela,

Although all Dr's have a diffrent protocol here is the basics on what you will take for your egg donation.

The Dr (RE) may decide to put you on either Lupron or birth control pills (sometimes even both ), to suppress your cycle and to match your cycle to that of the recipient. You will then begin the egg building drugs called Pergonal, Metrodin, Fertinex, Humegon, or Gonal-F. These drugs are given by injection directly into the back of your upper hip or thigh (except Fertinex which is a tiny needle). You usually start these on day 3 or 5 of your menstrual cycle and it use the meds for between 7-11 days depending on your protocal and the size your follicoles grow too. During this time you will have blood draws before 9am as often as every day to every other day , to check your hormone levels, as well as interior ultrasounds to check the folicle development.

36 hours before egg aspiration or retrieval you will be given a shot of HCG (profasi) which must be taken at the precise time the Dr. tells you. This is given so that the eggs will be ready for pick up at the scheduled retrieval, and not release on their own.

Good luck with your egg donation

Lori - Updated: January 21, 2000

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