Egg donation – a gift of love and life

Having a baby may be the ultimate expression of a woman’s reproductive ability, but some women can’t fall pregnant using their own eggs. There are many medical reasons why this happens, but – at last – they may turn to IVF with an egg donor. This is a chance for personal fulfillment, to give help to infertile women everywhere. Egg donation is a great way to give love and life. Not all women want to become an egg donor and not all women are able to. Women who want to share their eggs with others who are not able to have a baby on their own must complete a personal profile that covers many qualifying medical and personality traits, which are then reviewed to confirm that they are prepared in every sense for egg donation. An egg donor , although one of the most important people in the lives of infertile women and couples, is anonymous by South African law. They will never meet each other and will have no idea of who the other person is. The egg donor profile gives just enough personality and medical information for Recipient couples to make an informed choice, but nothing more that could lead to identification. A decision to perform an egg donation is not like allowing others to have your baby. Unfertilised eggs are discarded by your body with your normal menstrual cycle. And to make a child, you also need an entire swagbag of goodies: sperm; a healthy womb, a mother. There aren’t going to be any of your children running around any where, but there may be children that carry some of your genetic material, loved by parents who have moved mountains to welcome them into their lives! An egg donor, surrogate or birth mother is special person who helped to create that child, but they are not that child’s mother. The mother who carries the baby provides the environment for the genetic expression of her baby has a defining influence. While you have performed an egg donation, you have imparted some genetic code, but the birth mother defines the baby's characteristics through the expression of that code. The love for your own child is unique. To pass the opportunity for this love to an infertile woman is the ultimate gift of life. If your egg donation is successful and the birth mother carries to term, then the life of that couple will be changed forever with the birth in which you played such a critical role. For more information and an opportunity to explore egg donation in South Africa, visit www,ababysa.com. This is where you will be able to become that incredibly special person, an egg donor. You may also find a donor to help you realise your dream of a family – it's a shared goal of a successful pregnancy!