Assisted fertilization with donated oocytes: indications and results

Abstract

Women are increasingly delaying childbearing for different reasons, which causes
them to resort to in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments with their own oocytes or
donated oocytes to achieve pregnancy. In IVF treatments with donated oocytes,
donors are strictly selected and undergo ovarian stimulation with subsequent
follicle aspiration. The recommended age to donate is between 21–34 years old. A
maximum of 6 donations per donor is recommended. The recipient is the person
to whom the embryo transfer will be performed and who will carry the pregnancy.
Pregnancy rates with this assisted reproduction technique are high and the most
frequent indications are advanced maternal age and early ovarian failure.