Egg donor blog

I have a lovely young lady who is 28, and has decide to become my egg donor.  On first speaking to her she told me that she and her partner were not thinking of having any more children at this point in there lives. However, now, having discussed it further with him, he has decided he wants another child (not now, as she has a 1 year and 2 year old, but in a few years). This has caused her some concern, as she believed she had finished, she wants to help us, but also wants to make him happy. He believes she may not be able to conceive after a donation, and this is what some doctors tell donors, this is why they ask for donors who have finished having a family, which I find strange as the age group they are after for donation is between 25-35, and who has finished there family at that age?  I hadn’t even thought about it at that point in my life, and hadn’t found the right person to be doing that with until 8 years ago; I am now 46. Which brings me to my question:  Can a 28-year-old, very healthy young lady still conceive after having donated eggs?

Very  simply, if not, I’m in trouble.  I have never had a doctor tell me that egg donation puts my chances of having children of my own at risk.  Ever.  As long as you’re continuing to menstruate, you’re able to have a baby.  Period–no pun intended.  That’s biology 101.  And my gut is telling me that every doctor I’ve worked with is not lying to me.  It doesn’t make any sense whatsoever to think that egg donation thwarts future conception.  I’m not a doctor, so none of this is 100% medical fact.  But there is 100% no chance in the world I’d have become an egg donor if my chances at having my own children were to lessen even in the slightest.  Egg donation is what I’d call a cottage industry, and there aren’t too many of those where the players involved would suffer such incredible personal risk as inability to conceive.  Further to the point, according to this theory that you may not be able to conceive after donation as your eggs are no longer viable, were I a donor one time, and I wanted to donate again, no one would have me.  But here I am, six cycles under my belt, and if I were able, I’d still be in the ring donating eggs with no questions asked.  As far as I’m concerned, your lovely 28-year-old donor should go for it.