Egg (oocyte) donation
Q:Can I become a donor?
A: The women who have willing and love to help others are suitable donors of eggs, and the criteria for donation are:
v 20-35 years old
v Physical and mental health, no smoking, drug abuse and other bad habits,
v normal BMI
v No genetic disorders or infectious diseases which influence the mother and baby, and doctor make a decision after the evaluations
v the first donation or past donation without successive delivery, these data is checked by the registration of National Health Service
v volunteer with or without participation fee
Q:How long does it take for the entire egg donation process?
A: It takes one month for the health assessment which is verified in the National Health Service. The course of treatment begins on the second day of menstruation, and lasting 2 weeks.
Q:What do you need to do and pay attention when you donate eggs?
A: 1. Medicine, herbs, hormone, diet pills, or sleeping pills should be suspended until the end of the treatment. There are no special restrictions on general daily activities, but please act as normal and eat properly. 2. Regular follow the order by your doctor to check the growth status and number of follicles. 3. If there is the poor or overreacting ovulation during the treatment, doctor may stop the treatment and arrange for the next course, or cancel the donation.
Q:How is the egg retrieval process carried out? How long to rest after operation ? Is hospitalization required?
A: The operation of egg retrieval is done under the general anesthesia which makes body painless as sleeping. Before operation, it is necessary to fast for 8 hours and no water drinking. The process uses the vaginal ultrasound to aspirate the follicles by the aspiration needle. The laboratory technician finds the eggs under the microscope immediately. The procedure takes 15 to 20 minutes and no suture is done. After operation, you don’t need to be admitted to the hospital. You can leave hospital if you have no discomfort. Take oral medication for 2-3 days by doctor's advice.
Q:Are there risks or side effects in the donation procedure?
A: Egg donors need ovulation injections and egg retrieval surgery, so that local discomfort or allergic reaction may occur caused by drugs. Few people have "Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS)". The medication can be carefully used to reduce the incidence of related adverse effects.
Q:Will you have an early menopause after donation?
A: Donation of eggs will not affect the existing of menopause. Women are born with one million to two million eggs and consume hundreds to thousands of eggs per month, but only one egg matures and ovulates. These eggs will be consumed in monthsif no donation, and shrink on their own, and it will not affect the remainder. Don't worry about the early menopause after the donation.
Q:How many eggs do you need to donate?
A: It depends on the ovary response to the ovulation stimulation. The stimulant is follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) which is one of body hormones. It is also effective for women to ovulate every month. The ovulation stimulation will make the follicles, which are not accepted enough natural FSH and consume, mature and then discharge the eggs. Therefore, more than one mature eggs can be used under the stimulation, and it provides about 10 eggs donating once in a young woman.
Q:How many times can I donate in my life?
A: If the recipient does not have a successful delivery, and who has no another cryopreservation of germ cells or embryos, you can make another donation.
Q:Can I donate eggs to other clinics after donating at your clinic?
A: No. Because the qualification of the donation was confirmed, it needs to inform the office of National Health Service. Donation can only be made if the recipient does not have a successful delivery, and who has no other cryopreservation of germ cells or embryos.
Sperm donation
Q:Can I become a donor?
A: The men who have willing and love to help others are suitable donor of sperm, and the criteria of donation are:
v 20-50 years old
v Physical and mental health, no smoking, drug abuse and other bad habits,
v normal BMI
v No genetic disorders or infectious diseases which influence the mother and baby, and the doctor makes a decision after the evaluations
v the first donation or past donation without successive delivery, these data is checked by the registration of National Health Service
v volunteer with or without participation fee
Q:What should I pay attention to when making a donation assessment?
A: Please abstain from sex for 3-5 days before the first appointment. Please bring your ID card, health insurance card and relevant information to the clinic counter on the day of assessment.
Q:How is the donation going on?
A: In our comfortable privacy room, the semen can be directly injected into the aseptic bottle by masturbation. It is necessary to go to our hospital for preliminary assessment and semen analysis. Abstain from sex for 3-5 days before the first assessment.
Q:Are there any side effects or risks of sperm donation?
A: Masturbation 2 to 5 times for sperm donation, and it is no need to use the drug before donation, so that there is no side effect of donation.
Q:What do you earn after the donation?
A: Six months after the donation, the test of infectious disease and latent disease will be arranged. After confirming that the report is normal, NTD8,000 is charged.
Q:Can I donate many times in my life?
A: After the donation, if the recipient does not have a successful delivery and no other cryopreservation of the germ cells, the next donation can be made again.
According to the rules of the Artificial Reproduction Law, the reproductive cells donated by the same donor shall not be used by two or more recipients at the same time, and shall be discontinued after the successful delivery of recipients.
Q:Will the recipient know who I am?
A: The medical institution shall provide recipients the inform nations of donor's race, skin color and blood type in accordance with the rules of the Artificial Reproduction Law. Other personal information is strictly private.