After a brief period in the recovery room, the donor will go home that same day. It is important that you do not blame yourselves or each other, if a pregnancy is not achieved in any given cycle. Unfortunately, there are factors that are unknown and therefore, no one has any control over that which can affect conception. Donor undergoes an ultrasound to examine her ovaries and blood tests to check her hormone levels. She is provided with disposable needles, and several vials of Lupron, an ovulation suppressant that she must inject into herself every morning for the next few weeks.
Donor undergoes another ultrasound and blood tests.
She continues taking Lupron and receives a nine-day supply of Pergonal, an ovulation stimulant that will cause her to produce a large quantity of eggs. At home, the donor receives her first injection of Pergonal. Because these injections must be given into muscle tissue, her husband or friend may be recruited to help. Donor undergoes a third ultrasound to determine how her ovaries are responding to the medication. More blood testing, and an ultrasound to measure the size of her eggs.