Egg Donor

WEBVTT 00:00:04.958 --> 00:00:08.042 Egg donation is where typically a young woman 00:00:08.458 --> 00:00:13.750 will donate her eggs so that a woman who has lost egg fertility 00:00:14.375 --> 00:00:20.125 can use those eggs to carry her own child and have that pregnancy experience. 00:00:20.292 --> 00:00:26.240 The typical egg donor is going to be a patient 30 or under, good health, 00:00:26.458 --> 00:00:31.000 their eggs are checked for fertility through fertility hormones. 00:00:31.625 --> 00:00:35.250 Occasionally, an egg donor is going to be somebody that 00:00:35.917 --> 00:00:39.375 is known to the woman who wants to get pregnant, 00:00:39.458 --> 00:00:41.292 like a sister or a friend. 00:00:41.375 --> 00:00:44.875 The reasons for visiting a clinic, if you want to donate your eggs, 00:00:44.958 --> 00:00:48.720 whether it's for somebody you know or you just want to be an egg donor, 00:00:48.917 --> 00:00:51.625 it's going to be to have your fertility evaluated 00:00:51.708 --> 00:00:54.237 to see if you're even a good candidate for this. 00:00:54.333 --> 00:00:58.960 Anybody who wants to donate their eggs should call Houston Fertility Center, 00:00:59.360 --> 00:01:03.960 and we can direct you as to whether or not you're a good candidate, 00:01:04.120 --> 00:01:07.500 explain to you what the testing process is, 00:01:07.833 --> 00:01:10.120 and that way you at least know, 00:01:10.400 --> 00:01:12.333 "Hey, I'm a good candidate, this is what it is," 00:01:12.417 --> 00:01:15.000 so you don't waste time running around in circles 00:01:15.083 --> 00:01:18.000 for something that is just not going to be right for you.