Making a baby is not always such an easy, fun experience. In fact, for some infertile couples, the creation of a family is not possible without the help of another person. Success rates for in-vitro fertilization have improved dramatically. Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive or bring a pregnancy to term after a year or more of regular, unprotected intercourse. The Center for Disease Control estimates that there are 6.1 million infertile couples in the United States alone.
Many women are unaware that egg viability drops dramatically with age .
Therefore, they may wait to attempt a pregnancy until it is too late. Women in this category are considered perimenopausal . They have regular periods and ovulate but the quality of ovulation is very poor. In response to this need, a number of egg donation centers, including our own , have created extensive online databases of egg donors to meet the demand for a more diverse pool of egg donors. These egg donation centers offer a large number of candidates from which a family can choose.