Surrogate Mothers Online Q & A: I am scheduled to start the process of donation with a local agency this month. I recently found a couple on the internet that I would really like to work with. At this point I do not want to break my commitment with this clinic. How long would I have to wait after this donation to donate to the other couple? What is the maximum amount of donations a woman can do without causing harm or lowering the quality of her eggs?

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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.

1. I am scheduled to start the process of donation with a local agency this month. I recently found a couple on the internet that I would really like to work with. At this point I do not want to break my commitment with this clinic. How long would I have to wait after this donation to donate to the other couple? What is the maximum amount of donations a woman can do without causing harm or lowering the quality of her eggs? - Sarah in OH - Top

The minimum time you should give your body to rest in between donations is one complete drug-free cycle. This would give you about 3 months inbetween retrievals. I don't think there are any statistics yet as to the maximum number of donations that are safe and the maximum number of retrievals for a donor varies from clinic to clinic. Personally, I would not want to do more
than 4-5 egg donations since the long term effects of the egg stimulation drugs is still mostly unknown.

Linda P
Mom of twins via GS/DE - Updated: April 17, 2000
Topics may include the risks involved in egg donation, side effects from meds, questions about protocol, etc.

1. I am scheduled to start the process of donation with a local agency this month. I recently found a couple on the internet that I would really like to work with. At this point I do not want to break my commitment with this clinic. How long would I have to wait after this donation to donate to the other couple? What is the maximum amount of donations a woman can do without causing harm or lowering the quality of her eggs? - Sarah in OH - Top: The minimum time you should give your body to rest in between donations is one complete drug-free cycle. This would give you about 3 months inbetween retrievals. I don't think there are any statistics yet as to the maximum number of donations that are safe and the maximum number of retrievals for a donor varies from clinic to clinic. Personally, I would not want to do more
than 4-5 egg donations since the long term effects of the egg stimulation drugs is still mostly unknown.

Linda P
Mom of twins via GS/DE - Updated: April 17, 2000

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