| In today's society people are "rewarded" for not | | | | diminished quality of their eggs. |
| getting children. If you want to have a good financial | | | | In fact 14,000 "egg donation babies" are born each |
| standing in life you usually have to study and work | | | | year in the USA according to the American Society |
| for the first 30 to 40 years of your life. Many | | | | of Reproductive Medicine. |
| women find that once they have achieved a | | | | That number in and of itself might not be surprising in |
| professional level of success where they are "ready | | | | a nation of 300,000,000 people, but if you look at |
| to raise a family" - their bodies are not willing to | | | | the fact that there has been a 40% growth in egg |
| provide them with a family. The fertility of women | | | | donation procedures since the year 2000 then that is |
| decreases significantly in her late 30's, which is often | | | | quiet impressive. |
| just the time they have a professional standing that | | | | It all started in 1978 when the first "test tube baby" |
| can provide them with a comfortable lifestyle. | | | | was born - her name was Louise Joy Brown and you |
| This is one of the reasons why egg donation is | | | | can still read about her today if you do a Google |
| becoming more and more popular in places all over | | | | search on her name. |
| the world nowadays. | | | | Technology has advanced a lot till then and |
| This article will look at some facts about egg | | | | nowadays it is even possible to freeze ones own |
| donation. | | | | eggs at a fertile age and "unfreeze them" years later |
| With economic wealth come many changes in society | | | | when you are ready to get pregnant. |
| and culture. Not too long ago it was quiet common | | | | While the results when using frozen eggs are still not |
| for young women to be pregnant with their first child | | | | as good as the results when using fresh eggs, the |
| by the age of 16 - nowadays it is frowned upon, and | | | | freezing technology is evolving constantly and |
| for a good reason. | | | | currently a process called 'vitrification' proves to be |
| In order to be able to provide a financially stable | | | | very promising and so far has shown to deliver good |
| environment for a child, we nowadays need to go | | | | results. |
| through many yours of schooling and acquire several | | | | There are many issues that need to be tackled in |
| years of experience in the business world. | | | | the egg donation industry of America, specially when |
| By the time we are "ready" for kids, our body often | | | | it comes to regulations and the need for proper |
| points out that "society might have changed, but | | | | documentation, but it looks like this will happen within |
| biology didn't". Meaning, if you want to get pregnant | | | | this or the next year. |
| in your late 30's or 40's, most likely you'll need some | | | | Established egg donation agencies who do their |
| help from fertility specialists. | | | | business in a responsible manner will only profit from |
| Egg donation is growing rapidly in popularity. Because | | | | a well-designed amount of regulation, as will both egg |
| the main factor in older woman that makes a | | | | donors and and infertile couples. |
| pregnancy either impossible or too risky is the | | | | |