What are the primary reasons for women to pursue therapy through egg donation?

• She is of advanced reproductive age (over 44 years old).
• She is unable to produce her own eggs, due to:
  – premature ovarian failure
  – removal of the ovaries, in cases of dependent pathology
  – ovarian damage, after surgery
  – radiotherapy or chemotherapy, in the context of cancer treatment
• She has an egg quality problem and repeated failed treatments with her own eggs.
• She carries a genetic condition that shouldn’t be passed on to their child.

Medically Assisted Reproduction Units and Egg Banks conduct thorough clinical and laboratory evaluations of potential donors, in compliance with Greek legislation and the National Authority for Medically Assisted Reproduction guidelines. Required examinations include…

Many couples who want to have children face conception difficulties and resort to assisted reproduction (in vitro fertilization) using their own eggs and sperm. However, there are cases where they must use sperm or eggs donated by another person. Egg donation has enabled many women, whose ovaries do not produce enough high-quality eggs, to achieve pregnancy.
You might be reading this information out of interest in becoming a donor, or it might have been suggested to you by a friend or relative. If so, you need to learn everything you can about the process and seriously consider what it involves before starting. Being a donor of genetic material is a very important and courageous decision.