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If you are considering using a donor for fertility treatment, you are far from alone. More people are affected by infertility. Fortunately, today there are many opportunities and ways to become parents, and one of them is using frozen donor eggs, which you can learn more about here.

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<h2>What are donor eggs?&nbsp;</h2>
Donor&nbsp;eggs&nbsp;are&nbsp;eggs&nbsp;donated by a&nbsp;woman to a fertility clinic or to an&nbsp;egg&nbsp;bank, to be used in the fertility treatment of&nbsp;another&nbsp;woman hoping to get pregnant.&nbsp;In 2014 there were 9,815 donor egg-recipient cycles conducted in different fertility clinics across the United States. Each cycle brings with it the hope of creating a new life. 
<h2>The process of donating eggs&nbsp;</h2>
In order to donate&nbsp;eggs,&nbsp;the <a href="/en-us/us-shop/client/find-donor/search-for-egg-donor/">egg donor</a> will for 10-14 days have to take self-administered injections that will stimulate the ovarian follicles to produce and mature eggs as well as temporarily suppress her natural cycle.&nbsp;
When the eggs are mature, the eggs are retrieved with a needle through the vagina under ultrasound guidance. During the procedure, the egg donor will be given intravenous (IV) sedation. The procedure takes 20-30 minutes and the donor&nbsp;can return to work and&nbsp;other&nbsp;normal activities within 24 hours. Follow the link to learn more about the&nbsp;<a href="/en-us/us-shop/client/find-donor/who-are-the-donors/meet-our-egg-donors/">women who choose to become egg donors</a> at Cryos. 
<h2>Fertility treatment with donor eggs&nbsp;</h2>
After retrieval, the&nbsp;donor eggs are fertilized with the partner&rsquo;s or a donor&rsquo;s sperm, and the embryos are transferred to the recipient woman. This procedure can take place both with fresh eggs, shortly after the retrieval, or with frozen eggs that have been thawed.&nbsp;
Since the first human donor egg pregnancy, there have been many advancements in assisted reproductive technologies. The ability to use <a href="/en-us/us-shop/client/blog/fresh-vs-frozen-donor-eggs-can-using-a-cryobank-make-it-easier/">frozen donor eggs instead of fresh donor eggs</a> is one such advancement. If you are about to start your journey towards parenthood and need a little help to choose the right donor, then follow the link to our <a href="/en-us/us-shop/client/blog/how-to-choose-an-egg-donor-the-ultimate-guide/">guide on how to choose an egg donor</a>.

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Due to the&nbsp;above mentioned&nbsp;reasons the&nbsp;frozen donor eggs have&nbsp;made&nbsp;the process more efficient and easier for the recipient.&nbsp;Studies have shown comparable success rates between the two, and&nbsp;frozen donor eggs are as likely to result in a pregnancy as fresh donor&nbsp;eggs.
In 2012, the&nbsp;<a href="https://connect.asrm.org/home?ssopc=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">American Society for Reproductive Medicine</a>&nbsp;(ASRM) and the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sart.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology</a> (SART) announced that it no longer considered egg freezing to be experimental. In 2016, Cryos opened the first fully independent frozen egg bank in the U.S and has helped countless women and couples start the family of their dreams.
<a href="/en-us/us-shop/client/about-sperm-and-eggs/donor-eggs/why-use-donor-eggs/">Read more about the reasons for using donor eggs and who it is relevant for here</a>

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The first child born using donor eggs was reported in Australia in 1983. Since then many have used donor eggs with great success.&nbsp;Learn more about what donor eggs are, what the donation process is like and about the development within fertility treatment with donor&nbsp;eggs.&nbsp;