The concept of sperm donation
By choosing healthy sperm matched by a reproductive center, legal couples who are unable to successfully conceive due to severe male infertility or genetic diseases can achieve their fertility needs through in vitro fertilization.
Conditions for sperm donation
- Aged 20-50
- The couple has never donated or donated to the recipient couple but the donation was unsuccessful and no embryos have been stored for implantation.
Sperm donation recipients
- Before receiving cancer treatment or radiation therapy
- Those with unsatisfactory sperm test results several times
- People with family genetic diseases who cannot be assisted by preimplantation genetic diagnosis
Common problem
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Can I still donate sperm after getting married?
Yes, sperm belongs to an individual’s reproductive cells, so you can donate it if you decide. However, I would like to discuss it with my spouse to avoid subsequent disputes during the donation process.
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Do I need to bear the cost of various check-up items before sperm donation?
Before proceeding with the donation procedure, necessary examination fees will be charged. These fees, along with the nutritional supplements, will be refunded upon completion of the donation process. However, if the donation is canceled voluntarily during the process or if it cannot be completed due to factors such as non-compliance with the treatment, the incurred expenses and related compensation responsibilities will need to be borne by the donor.
The concept of egg donation
In society, some women, due to age or disease, or even unknown reasons, after trying many IVF treatments, find that due to egg quality, quantity or disease factors, they need to use egg donation to achieve pregnancy goals. This kind of through healthy women Egg donation, helping other couples get pregnant and have children, is egg donation. In addition to helping families in need realize their dreams, egg donation can also receive a nutritional subsidy of NT$99,000 for egg donors who comply with the Artificial Reproduction Act.
Conditions for egg donation
- Aged 20-40
- The couple has never donated or donated to the recipient couple but the donation was unsuccessful and no embryos have been stored for implantation.
Egg donation targets
- Ovarian function decline due to advanced age or unknown reasons
- The ovaries cannot develop normally due to congenital disease
- Ovarian function loss due to infection, surgery, immune factors, and chemical drug treatment
- Genetic diseases for which preimplantation genetic diagnosis cannot assist
Common problem
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Will egg donation cause ovarian failure and cause early menopause?
No, immature eggs are called follicles. In each menstrual cycle, a group of follicles are recruited, waiting to mature into eggs and be released.
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Will egg donation lead to blood confusion?
Because Taiwan’s artificial reproduction laws are very comprehensive, after confirming the matching conditions with the recipient couple, the information of both parties will be sent to the government agency for verification to confirm whether the egg donor girl and the recipient couple are relatives within the fourth degree of kinship. . According to surveys, after a successful match gives birth to a child, the chance of consanguineous marriage through sperm or egg donation is about one in 50 million, which is smaller than winning the lottery! If you are really worried, the National Health Department also provides the "Relationship Inquiry Method for Children of Artificial Reproduction". Egg donor girls can use their ID card information to check whether the children born through "sperm and egg donation" through artificial reproduction are related to their marriage partners. relation.
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Are there any risks with egg donation?
Egg donors need to inject ovulation injections and drugs before egg retrieval, which may cause local discomfort, allergic reactions, hematoma, hard lumps or infections at the injection site, breast tenderness, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, and anesthesia risks for egg retrieval surgery.
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Do I need to bear the cost of various check-up items before egg donation?
Before proceeding with the donation procedure, necessary examination fees will be charged. These fees, along with the nutritional supplements, will be refunded upon completion of the donation process. However, if the donation is canceled voluntarily during the process or if it cannot be completed due to factors such as non-compliance with the treatment, the incurred expenses and related compensation responsibilities will need to be borne by the donor.
Egg Donation Process Instructions
- Women who want to donate eggs are asked to register for egg donation surgery first, undergo egg donation consultation and health examination (blood draw, urine test, ultrasound, cervical smear), and wait for the health examination report and National Health Administration review (about one month).
- After the egg donation qualification review is successful, those who meet the egg donation conditions can then enter the egg donation treatment process. The egg retrieval surgery will be performed on the morning of the 12th to 16th day of menstruation. After the egg retrieval is successful, you will receive an egg donation nutritional subsidy of NT$99,000. You will be asked to return for a follow-up visit three days after the egg donation surgery to evaluate your post-operative recovery.
Sperm Donation Process Instructions
- In addition to semen analysis and examination, sperm donors must pass a medical examination and meet the qualifications before they can donate sperm. The nutrition subsidy for sperm donation is NT$8,000.
- The recipient couple needs to provide the recipient wife's "Fourth Degree of Relatives Form", the recipient husband's "Second Degree of Direct Relationship Form" and related documents, waiting for verification by the National Health Service. After the match is successful, the recipient wife will start the IVF treatment process .