Egg donor recruitment and screening
According to existing regulation on egg donation (ovum donation) in Russian Federation (Decree N67 of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation on ART application)
anonymous egg donors (ovum donors) can be healthy women of the age of 20-35, having healthy child/children. These conditions comply with the requirements of the European Society for Human Reproduction (ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law 2002). In case of a "known" egg donor (“own” egg donor) age limit can be raised.
The age of anonymous egg donors accepted in AVA-PETER averages 28.
Egg donor screening in our clinic starts with an initial interview to evaluate general abilities and intellectual capacity of a candidate.
According to Decree N67, and in compliance with ASRM and ESHRE recommendations (American Society for Reproductive Medicine. 2002 ; ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law 2002), ovum donors in our clinic undergo the following examination:
- Initial appointment with our doctor:
- general abilities and intellectual capacity of a candidate;
- common health history
- reproductive history/gynecology
- genetic history
- Ultrasound examination of ovaries and uterus
- HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C (every 3 months)
- Chromosome screening
- Clinical blood test (RBC, WBC, hemoglobin) (every month)
- Clinical urine test
- Biochemical blood test (liver and kidney values, sugar, protein) (every month)
- Blood coagulation (every month)
- Electrocardiography (every year)
- Lung X-ray (every year)
- Cytology smear (every year)
- Bacteriology smear (every month)
- Smears for genital infections (Chlamydia and others) (every 6 months)
- Annual appointment with general practitioner.
- Annual appointment with psychiatrist.
Related pages in other lnguages: English Egg donation Deutsch Eizellspende Netherlands Eiceldonatie Dansk Ægdonation
