title: Oocyte donation programs: strategy for improving results.
abstract: Oocyte donation is now a useful option for women who cannot start a spontaneous pregnancy for reasons related to advanced age, iatrogenic factors, early depletion of ovarian reserve, or genetic disorders. Embryo implantation rates, pregnancy rates, and pregnancy outcomes among women included in oocyte donation programs were shown to be comparable to those of spontaneous or in vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancies. With oocyte freezing and cryobanks, recipients may have a successful response to oocyte donation, with no need to be on waiting lists, access to a larger number of oocytes from the same donor, and a lesser risk of infectious disease transmission.
authors.affiliation: Tecnobios Procreazione, Center for Reproductive Health, Bologna, Italy. borini@tecnobiosprocreazione.it
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borini
authors.forename: Rosanna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suriano
authors.forename: Marzia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barberi
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dal Prato
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bulletti
mesh_terms: D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000628:therapy; D018587:Oocyte Donation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D009865:Oocytes / Q000166:cytology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome