Egg Donation - Moreno Valley,CA

my take is kinda spooled off of others. Just because a person can afford a child and wants one badly doesn't mean they will be good parents especially if that child ends up with special needs. I have seen it first hand. May not be super common but does happen. I think it is a wonderfl thing that many woman choose to do. I however could never put my family through the process of this but that is me.

With all due respect the information Beth provided is incorrect.

It's a wonderful gift to give to someone if you feel so inclined. IMHO, you can't/don't think of the egg donation as "your child" though.

First off one mom stated you have to be okay with the ramifications of what if. If a family can afford to go this route to produce a child i guarantee you that kid will be well taken care of. This isn't some kid on the street deciding they want a kid, these are parents who have tried and tried and tried to have a kid and couldn't so I have to disagree with that post. You also can't think of the kid as yours, you didn't carry it full term you don't even know if one of your eggs will even successfully bear a child. It's a great thing to do and I know if you do someone out there will be eternally grateful to you! I'd be proud if someone I knew went this route.

I agree with BUG. When I was younger, I considered the procedure. Admittedly for the money because of our huge debt. Ultimately it was a psychological deal. I'm a type or person that holds on to small keepsakes and wonders how classmates are doing years after I haven't seen or spoken to them. I couldn't imagine handling the thought that DNA from me was roaming around in the world and I would most likely never meet them. Aside from my selfish ambitious as a youngster, I think it would be a lovely and precious gift if you can handle the psychological ramifications.

I give a lot of credit to those who can do this, and know a few families whose children are the result of those generous women who could bless others with their eggs. However, the thought of someone out there being half of my child just tears my heart apart - I could do it for one of my sisters, because I can justify it by thinking that our eggs are from the same genetic material so it doesn't really matter whose body they're in, but I couldn't do it for anyone else. I was a gestational carrier and that was easy for me because I wasn't related to the children I carried.

The procedure isn't easy - you have to go through a lengthy qualification process and then take a lot of hormones to stimulate your ovaries to release many eggs at once. The harvesting process is no picnic, and some women have complications afterward called OHSS and that's not a day in the park either, but for most women, even with complications, the process is ultimately safe and worth the side effects.

Good luck with your decision!

My sister donated her eggs. Her and i dont see eye to eye. We had a couple of heart felt conversations about it. We have not discussed it since. I personally feel that it is my child. I feel like god gave me my eggs to protect. I cant do that if i dont know what is happening to them.

Sadly, my sister has recently found out that she has a congenital heart defect. She did not know this when she donated. I suggested she contact the place that she donated.

I would have gladly surrogated for someone. I am all for helping others. (i cant now due to medical issues). Please be sure that you can handle something of this magnitude. I have a feeling that my sister is having regrets. It is not my business to bring it up or judge her though. She did mention once something about not knowing if she passed her child in a store. She sees the approximate age and thinks uh oh, you look like me. I could never handle that. That is just me though.

There is a documentary out called Eggsploitation.http://www.eggsploitation.com/index.htm
I highly recommend that you get it and watch it. The industry is terrible, especially for the egg donor.
Also, what are your thoughts about having offspring out there somewhere that are yours, but you have no idea where they are and how they are doing? Do you think that would haunt you? Would you ever wonder when you see little children who look like they might be your children? Just some things to think about.

I think that this is an awesome way to help someone else become a mama :)

I have a friend who donated , to help pay her way through college. She has only spoke positively about her decision to do so. Sorry, I don't have much more info.

Make sure you are positive you want a child of yours to be somewhere else in the world. It is a cool thing to do, but is an actual surgery, not an out patient procedure. Really think it through before you do it.

And, yes it is your child. That thought would never leave my mind. If it is going to someone you know it would be easier. You have to think the whole thing through.

amazing way of helping others to have the family they desire.

I think its a very gracious choice. I signed up to do it, but I was only a few years away from the age max so I never got the chance to do it. I have however, been through egg retreival (with IVF) and really its not bad at all if you don't mind shots.

I agree it would be easier to know that your egg/child is going to someone you know. I could see where the psychological effects would probably be the hardest ones to overcome. It is all up to you though (no judgment here.) I can see benefits on either side.