Ova donation it’s a procedure that arises from the impossibility or difficulty that some women has to produce their own gametes due to different motives such as:
Precocious menopause Alterations of the feminine reproductive system. Patients with hereditary genetic diseases. Advanced age.
For these couples, ova donation it’s a mean that permits them to conceive a child witch, to all effects, it’s their own and lets them complete a family unit.
According to establishment of law 14/2006 about Assisted Reproductive Techniques, all gametes or embryos donation is anonymous and voluntary for both the donor and the recipient. Both parties will be informed in writing and the informed assents signed for every procedure will be attached in their records.
Selection of donors is done by strict forms. For their admission, donors must fulfill these requirements:
Age: 18 to 35 years Having a genetic transfer is Normal karyotype Screening for Cystic Fibrosis and Fragile X Syndrome Normality of reproductive system Good physical and mental health Previous fertility history And / or adequate response to ovarian stimulation treatment Negative serologies for:
Hepatitis B and C Syphilis Chlamydia trachomatis
CMV Toxoplasmosis Measles
Although ova donation is voluntary and altruistic, law 14/2006 about Assisted Reproductive Techniques acknowledges an economical compensation to donors for troubles caused by treatment, displacements, etc.
Precocious menopause
