{"id":11520,"date":"2019-06-14T11:16:23","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T18:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.santamonicafertility.hk\/?page_id=11520"},"modified":"2020-05-29T10:19:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T17:19:31","slug":"egg-donor-medications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.santamonicafertility.hk\/egg-donation\/donate-eggs\/egg-donor-medications\/","title":{"rendered":"Egg Donor Medications"},"content":{"rendered":"

Considering to become an Egg Donor<\/a>, is a big decision and you likely have many questions about the medications used in the egg donation process<\/a>. You may have already heard a little bit about the egg donor medications; the fact that some of them are self-injectable, or that there are some possible side effects which you may expect. Here, we are not only listing the medications you take when donating eggs with Santa Monica Fertility<\/a>, but also explaining all you may want to know about them; why you take them, what do they do and what are the possible side effects that you may or may not experience during your journey. Please keep in mind that each egg donor will have their own medication schedule and may respond differently to an individual egg donation medications protocol. The side effects of egg donation medications are mainly mild and short term. There are effective ways of managing the side effects of egg donor medication that we discuss in our blog<\/a>. Your assigned nurse will guide you on how to self-administer medications and will be there throughout the whole process to support you as well as answer any questions or concerns you may have along the way.<\/p>\n

Birth Control Pills<\/h2>\n

We often begin the process of egg donation by starting the egg donor on the birth control pills<\/a>. The hormones (synthetic progesterone<\/a> and estrogen<\/a>) in the birth control pills suppress the ovaries and keep the resting egg follicles quiet (inactive). The very low dose of hormones in the pills lowers the hypothalamus<\/a>\u2019 (the part in the brain that is responsible for, among others, releasing hormones) production of GnRH<\/a> or gonadotropin-releasing hormone.<\/p>\n

The pituitary<\/a> (near the hypothalamus) depends on GnRH to release FSH\/LH<\/a>, the gonadotropins that tell the ovary to recruit and release an egg. Thanks to the birth control pills we can start the ovarian stimulation process with a \u2018clean slate\u2019 and wake up the follicles with medication when ready for the cycle.<\/p>\n

Another role that birth control pills play in egg donor medications protocols is synchronizing the cycles of egg donors and recipients (intended mothers) for fresh egg donation cycle; the timing of the menses can be changed to coincide with the specific week and to match the donor and recipient. The side effects of birth control pills are usually minimal.<\/p>\n

Possible Side Effects Of Birth Control Pills:<\/h2>\n

These side effects, if any, are usually mild and transient. The side effects should stop once you stop taking the pills.<\/p>\n