Have been thinking about this thread and egg donation. Is there a reason why they want you to have completed your family?
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Have been thinking about this thread and egg donation. Is there a reason why they want you to have completed your family?
At some stage if my Sisters health permits I'll be donating egg(s) for her as she doesn't produce them. However, with that is the pressure to have my family sooner than later.:
I think the reasoning for completing a family could be due to any complications that could occur. But I haven't read/researched the reason. I just know I have to be under a certain age and completed my family. Tho, my ovarian reserve is low for my age, so another factor thrown into the mix for donating to my Sister :rollseyes:
CheezelMonster, I have a close friend who donated her eggs anonymously in 2008 and 2009. It was explained to her that she had to have completed her family to avoid possible psychological and emotional complications of someone else having a baby conceived with her eggs if she still wanted more babies. The counselor suggested that if my friend were unable to conceive more children (had she NOT completed her family) it would be emotionally difficult to accept that someone else had conceived a child with her eggs. My friend (who has finished her family and whose DH had a vasectomy a few years ago) very much saw her eggs as tissue and not a baby so perhaps wanting the baby conceived with the eggs would never have been an issue anyway?? I guess it is just a safeguard to try to protect everyone involved.
Happily, my friends egg donations have resulted in the births of three healthy bubs!
Thank you to everyone who has replied to this thread, I've really enjoyed reading your responses and it has been very thought-provoking!
I've actually discussed this issue with my husband. There is a good chance that one of my close friends will never be able to conceive, and it breaks my heart. If I had finished my family I would be happy to be a surrogate.