Egg Donation
Donated eggs are needed by women who may have:
- a premature menopause, this affects 1-2 percent of women under 40
- ovaries damaged by chemotherapy or radiotherapy for cancer
- been born without functioning ovaries (e.g. Turner's syndrome)
- ovaries resistant to stimulation by the pituitary hormones
- a high risk of passing on genetic disorders to their offspring
- poorly functioning ovaries as they get older
