Episode 2: "Why Is It So Hard To Find An Egg Donor?"
Did you know that one in six Australian couples of reproductive age experience difficulties conceiving? Egg donation is an amazing contemporary approach offering women unsuccessful in using their own eggs, the opportunity of pregnancy, and the dream of creating their family.
If you are considering using donor eggs to create your unique family, or just simply want to learn more about the ins and outs of using an egg donor, then this episode is for you.
In today's episode, I fly solo and share with you the most important things you need to know about using donor eggs to create your family. Topics we will cover:
- Who is egg donation for
- How to find an egg donor in Australia & the Australian specific rules and regulations that make local egg donor processes so difficult, and why I want to advocate for change
- The differences between using an egg donor locally compared with overseas
- Known vs anonymous egg donor processes
- How the Pandemic has highlighted the difficulties even more for Australians seeking to use donor eggs
- The live birth success rate using donor eggs
- To tell or not to tell
Because every woman deserves the opportunity to be a mum and every man a dad....
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