Pregnancy outcomes following oocyte donation

Pregnancy and child outcome after oocyte donation.

During the last decade oocyte donation has been highly successful for treating women previously thought to be hopelessly infertile. The pregnancy rate after oocyte donation is among the highest reported for any fertility-enhancing procedure. Most investigators have noted an increased rate of obstetric complications in these pregnancies. In particular, pregnancy-induced hypertension appears to o...

Outcomes of Fresh and Cryopreserved Oocyte Donation.

Pregnancy outcomes after kidney donation.

The outcome of pregnancy in kidney donors has generally been viewed to be favorable. We determined fetal and maternal outcomes in a large cohort of kidney donors. A total of 2102 women have donated a kidney at our institution; 1589 donors responded to our pregnancy surveys; 1085 reported 3213 pregnancies and 504 reported none. Fetal and maternal outcomes in postdonation pregnancies were compara...

Successful pregnancy following oocyte donation in a patient with Diamond-Blackfan syndrome and premature ovarian failure.

Diamond-Blackfan anaemia (DBA) is a rare congenital condition characterized by profound anaemia associated with an absence of red cell precursors on bone marrow examination. This report represents the first case of pregnancy following egg donation in a patient with DBA and premature ovarian failure. The patient was a 24 year old woman who had been diagnosed with DBA when aged 6 months. Shortly ...

Oocyte donation in women with recurrent pregnancy loss.

The prognosis of couples with recurrent miscarriage is controversial despite efforts made during this century to learn about the physiopathology and treatment of this troublesome condition. Here we present our experiences of employing oocyte donation in eight couples in whom the woman was a low responder to gonadotrophin stimulation and had a previous history of recurrent abortion with negative...