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More young women than ever are donating their eggs to help other people become parents, according to a new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association. From 2000 to 2010, the number of donor eggs used for in vitro fertilization, or IVF, increased about 70 percent, from 10,801 to 18,306.
The increase in egg donation is more likely due to advances in assisted reproductive technology, and more acceptance of the idea culturally, Dr. Jennifer Kawwass of Emory University, who led the study.
“I think that there are more 40-year-olds who are more comfortable with the concept. I think that the concept of donor eggs is becoming more acceptable," Kawwass says.
The report includes some great news for women who want to be moms but have had trouble getting pregnant using their own eggs: Donor eggs reduced some of the complications often found in pregnancy as women get older. For example, the numbers show a low risk for premature birth, and a higher rate of single births vs. multiple births when using a donor egg.
But some doctors and...
The increase in egg donation is more likely due to advances in assisted reproductive technology, and more acceptance of the idea culturally, Dr. Jennifer Kawwass of Emory University, who led the study.
“I think that there are more 40-year-olds who are more comfortable with the concept. I think that the concept of donor eggs is becoming more acceptable," Kawwass says.
The report includes some great news for women who want to be moms but have had trouble getting pregnant using their own eggs: Donor eggs reduced some of the complications often found in pregnancy as women get older. For example, the numbers show a low risk for premature birth, and a higher rate of single births vs. multiple births when using a donor egg.
But some doctors and...