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The donor egg program at Dallas- Ft. Worth Fertility Associates, Dallas Texas is one of the most successful programs in Texas and the Southeast. We present this page as an overview of our donor egg program and have a separate Web site with extensive details. 
Dr. Chantilis has personally conducted well over 2,000 donor egg cycles. “Numbers of donor egg cycles” is important because it increases the physicians’ and staffs’ experience and expertise. As our donor egg success rates demonstrate, we have one of the most successful egg donation programs. Be sure and visit our expansive donor egg program Web site.
The demand for donor egg services in Texas and throughout the United States continues to grow as the female population ages. Many women delay childbearing until later in life and couples are marrying at “older ages”. As women age, so do their eggs, ultimately climaxing in menopause and ovarian failure. Sometimes a woman’s egg quality declines at younger ages, which is known as premature ovarian failure. The donor egg program is often the only hope for many of these women.
We include a brief discussion of our program here and cover the egg donation process extensively in the “Donor Egg Program, TX” section of our Web site. There you will find detailed discussions of how egg donor cycles are conducted, how egg donors are chosen, donor egg success rates, and much more.
Donor eggs are indicated when a woman cannot user her own eggs for conception. This may be due to advanced female age, premature ovarian failure, unexplained infertility, ovarian cancer and its treatments, and other conditions.
The egg donor’s eggs are used in an IVF cycle with the husband’s sperm. She must undergo ovulation induction with gonadotropin hormones, ultrasound and estradiol monitoring, and egg retrieval. During the donor’s stimulation, the birth mother’s cycle is synchronized with medications so that her endometrium will be ready to accept the developing embryo.
Egg donors for our donor egg program are carefully chosen and we use the services of several donor egg agencies. These women undergo extensive physical and emotional screening. Sometimes a couple will supply a “known donor” such as a sister or personal friend.
The best news is that donor egg success rates are equivalent to the donor’s age group (if there are no other contributing factors, such as male factor). In other words, if eggs are retrieved from a fertile 22 year old and used in an egg donation cycle with a 40 year old, the success rates equal that of the 22 year old age group. With high success rates it is often less expensive to produce a pregnancy and much wanted child using donor eggs. This is because fewer cycles may be required thus lowering infertility treatment cost.
Be sure and visit the Donor Egg Program section of our Web site where you will find in depth information on this topic.
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