Fertility and Sterility 2012-06-01

Effect of ovarian stimulation and oocyte retrieval on reproductive outcome in oocyte donors.

Dominic Stoop, Lynn Vercammen, Nikolaos P Polyzos, Michel de Vos, Julie Nekkebroeck, Paul Devroey

Index: Fertil. Steril. 97(6) , 1328-30, (2012)

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Abstract

To assess whether there is an increased risk of infertility in women that have previously undergone ovarian stimulation and oocyte retrieval for oocyte donation.Cross-sectional survey.Tertiary referral center.A total of 194 past oocyte donors.Telephone questionnaire.Incidence of infertility after oocyte donation.Of the women who indicated having pursued conception after oocyte donation, 95% (57/60) became pregnant unassisted. Before oocyte donation, 41 women in this cohort had already been trying to conceive, of which 38 had delivered a child and 3 (7.3%) had needed infertility treatment.The data suggest that oocyte donation does not affect short-term reproductive health.Copyright © 2012 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.