MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'egg donation'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:24:44 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4532274&cid=t_196510_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fhappy-patient-from-europe-who-did-donor.html I am the classic case of a woman who postponed starting a family to focus on her career while never believing that one day she would be facing infertility issues. I even believed that I could choose the month I wanted to get pregnant! I was almost 34 years old by the time my husband and I were out of school and settled enough in our jobs to start our family. I guess that is not really so old if there are no fertility issues, but if there are then time is definitely not on your side. By the time I turned 35 years old, we were living in Europe and began seeing a infertility specialist. In the middle of all the standard infertility tests, I managed to fall pregnant naturally. Our joy did not last long because at 8 weeks pregnant all that could be seen on the ultrasound were two empty gesta... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4532274 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:11:00 +0100 4532274 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4495256&cid=t_196510_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fday-in-life-of-embryologist.html This is a guest post by Saiprasad Gundeti, Senior Embryologist, Malpani Infertility Clinic.As an embryologist, I help in making the dreams of infertile couples come true ! Most couples do not know what happens in an IVF lab, so I am happy to describe a day in my life !This is the daily routine we follow at our centre :First thing in the morning –Cleaning Cleanliness is a very important factor in IVF Lab. We need to make sure everything is sterile ! Because I work alone in our lab, it's much easier for me to ensure that everything is clean !Hood and bench work surfaces (including microscope working areas, heat baths, petridish warmer) are cleaned and wiped down with 6% Hydrogen Peroxide.Once a week centrifuge rotors and carriers as well as outside area of the centrifuge are cleaned and di... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4495256 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 04:43:00 +0100 4495256 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4445986&cid=t_196510_136_f&fid=39025&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Feverythingchangesbook%2F%7E3%2FOvY8ljUZCck%2Fhaving-children-after-cancer The thought of carrying a child for nine months and having them pass through my crotch is about as appealing to me as having a recurrence of my cancer.  I’ve flat out never wanted to become pregnant or be a mom. When I met my husband, I told him on date number two that I had cancer.  On date number three I told him I didn’t want to have kids.  I added the caveat that if I ever changed my mind, I’d want to adopt.  Agreed.   That was six years ago and we are still happily “childless by choice.” But what choices would I have available to me if I do someday change my mind and as a cancer patient want to adopt or even foster a child?  Cancer conferences, organizations, or projects dealing with family planning dominate the issue with an often exclusive focus on fertility. Adopti... Everything Changes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4445986 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:27:49 +0100 4445986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4304944&cid=t_196510_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fbehaviour-nurture-not-nature-says-ivf.html A long-term study following 1,000 families with children born using IVF between 1994 and 2002 in the UK and US has shown the importance of parenting in the outcome of a child's behaviour. In the study, which investigated the mental wellbeing of both the parents and children, some of the children were biologically related to their parents, while others were unrelated and conceived using either donor sperm or eggs, or both. This gave the researchers a unique opportunity to compare the role of nature (genes) and nurture (the environment) in the development of a child's behaviour.This is why patients who use donor gametes for IVF after counselling and forethought are usually very happy with their kids ! (Source: The Patient's Doctor) The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4304944 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 05:41:00 +0100 4304944 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4207352&cid=t_196510_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fcanadian-couple-success-story.html We have been married for 7 years now. We tried to get pregnant after the first year of marriage with no success. We then tried IVF clinics in Canada the first Doctor we went to we did IVF it was a positive result only to find out that it was a chemical pregnancy. We took that very hard because we wanted to have a baby and we wanted to start our family right away. This Doctor told us that because of age that we had to use a donor’s egg we despised that thought we did not accept it so we decided to go to another Doctor. We were with this Doctor for 2 years trying all kinds of treatment, firstly , IUIs with no success, we then decided to try IVF again but every cycle my eggs got lesser and lesser and not developing the way they should for a successful IVF procedure so I we would be detour t... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4207352 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:18:00 +0100 4207352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2916047&cid=t_196510_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F21%2Fat-our-bodies-our-blog-the-risks-of-egg-donation%2F At Our Bodies Our Blog today I have a bit about a California law requiring disclosure of potential health risks to women interested in being egg donors, an egg donation book for younger readers (sounds weird, I know), and a couple more related resources. Posted in Access, Rights, & Choice, Ethics, Laws, Legislation, & Courts, Women's Health (Source: Women's Health News) Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2916047 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:24:04 +0100 2916047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2510321&cid=t_196510_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E5%2F7x7v5Us6dDM%2FESSCB_Statement_on_Compensation_of_Oocyte_Donors.pdf According to The Scientist, the Empire State Stem Cell Board determined last week that it's ethical to pay women to obtain eggs for use in stem-cell research.The ESSCB points to the practice of paying women who donate eggs for reproductive purposes, which is not prohibited under New York law, and argues that donation for research purposes is not meaningfully different from that practice. You can read the ethics board's statement here.An interesting difference in this case, however, compared with the reproductive instance, is that ESSCB will be using taxpayer funds to buy eggs. (Yeah, yeah, they're careful to say they're not buying eggs ... they're paying donors. Anybody buy that distinction?) (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2510321 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:52:50 +0100 2510321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1688977&cid=t_196510_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F08%2F07%2Fdonating-eggs-to-make-financial-ends-meet%2F CNN writes in a recent article, Dim economy drives woman to donate eggs for profit, that fertility clinics across the country are reporting they are fielding more calls lately from women interested in egg donation that this time last year. They cite people like Robin von Halle, president of Alternative Reproductive Resources, who reports that her Chicago agency is currently getting up to 50 calls a day. This time last year, they were only recieving 10 to 30 calls a day. But is it hard cold cash or increased awareness that is fueling this apparent surge in egg donation interest? Given that these are tough economic times and an egg donor can recevie compensation in the range of $5000 to $10000, it stands to reason that there is a strong financial motive behind becoming an egg donor. But whil... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1688977 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:30:50 +0100 1688977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1671427&cid=t_196510_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F07%2Fhazardous-pay-creating-market-for-eggs.html This is a tale of two stories: I have long said that what I call the "egg dearth" will stymie the drive by biotechnologists to engage in human cloning research. That is happening now, and the scientists are none too happy about. And, as I predicted, the push is on to permit buying eggs for cloning research.But we've discussed that before here at SHS. The good news in the latest report from the AP about the push to allow eggs to be purchased for research, byline Mrcus Wohlsen, actually discussed the risks to women. From the story : Critics of the egg-dependent approach to stem cells say the promise of the research is outweighed by the potential harm to women, a view that has prevailed among regulators.Even under normal doses, drugs used to coax eggs for use by fertilization clinics can occa... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1671427 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:04:00 +0100 1671427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1508123&cid=t_196510_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F06%2Fdangers-of-egg-donation-being-on-supply.html Hit this link to view a video presentation is by Calla Papademus, a young Stanford student who donated her eggs for a fertility treatment and suffered some serious health consequences. From an earlier story about her ordeal: For eight weeks last fall, Calla Papademas, a 22-year-old Stanford graduate, slipped in and out of a coma in the intensive care unit at Stanford Hospital while her mother, Nancy, kept vigil...Months earlier, Calla had answered just such an ad, eventually agreeing to donate her eggs for a fee of $15,000. Now she was lying in a hospital bed, fighting for her life. Calla had an extraordinarily rare reaction to Lupron, a synthetic hormone administered to prepare her body for egg donation. [Me: This is an off label use, the dangers of which I have commented on before.] A fe... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1508123 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:38:00 +0100 1508123