OOCYTE AND EMBRYO DONATION FOR TREATING HUMAN INFERTILITY (REPRINTED FROM FOCUS AND OPINION - OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, VOL 1, PG 88-93, 1995)

Twelve years ago oocyte donation was first introduced for the treatmen t of infertility. Today donated oocytes are regularly used to assist w omen with a variety of reproductive disorders.(1) In the past few year s many assisted reproduction programs have incorporated oocyte donatio n into their fertility practice. Presently more than 2000 oocyte donat ions are performed annually in the United.States.(2) It is certain tha t this number will continue to grow A review of the clinic-specific da ta submitted to the American Fertility Society further illustrates the increasing use of oocyte donation for the treatment of infertility (T able 1).(3-8) Indications for oocyte donation are expanding, and the n umber of patients requesting care continues to escalate as its popular ity and acceptability increase.