The idea of donating eggs to help infertile couples goes through your mind without knowing how to follow up? This Monday, November 18, the biomedicine agency is launching a new campaign with a device on the internet entitled “Egg donation near you” on his site dondovocytes.fr. The goal: “To support potential donors individually, everywhere in France, and to facilitate their passage to the act, by going from the wish to make a donation to the making of the first appointment with the most authorized gamete donation center. close to home “, explains the agency.
This space favors proximity and personalization of information thanks to a practical presentation that answers all the questions that a woman asks herself before initiating her process. In fact, to become a donor you must be between 18 and 37 years old, be the mother of at least one child and be in good health. This type of donation is anonymous and free in France, and all health costs are covered.
According to data from the Biomedicine Agency, the commitment of 402 donors and their egg donations made possible the birth of 208 children in 2011. “However, to meet all the requests, it would have taken 900 additional donors, knowing that a donation allows on average to help 2 couples “, adds the agency. At the end of 2011, 1,806 couples whose women had been diagnosed medically infertile or at risk of transmitting a serious disease to their offspring were still awaiting a donation …
