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OHSU Infertility Program
Becoming an egg donor requires a time commitment and a responsibility to follow
through with the procedures outlined by our physician. This process requires
taking
injectable medication to stimulate the ovaries to produce eggs, and monitoring
your response by ultrasound and measurement of blood estrogen levels. An
ultrasound guided office procedure is performed to retrieve your eggs with
sedation by an anesthesiologist. During the egg donation cycle monitoring
appointments of 15 -20 minutes will be needed. This happens during a window of
about 10 -14 days and will require you to come into the clinic between the hours
of 7:30 am and 10 am. for about 4 to 5 times. A flexible schedule for these 15
-20 minute appointments is very helpful. We are sensitive to the fact that
donors are making a sacrifice of time and a commitment to their recipients so
the clinic opens each morning at 7:30 a.m. to accommodate donors who may need to
get to work or school on time. You will need to take a day off from work or
school on the day of the egg retrieval. You are welcome to have someone
accompany you during the egg donation cycle appointments including the egg
retrieval. You will also need someone to drive you home after this procedure as
you will have been sedated, and cannot drive.
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection is now an established technique for the
treatment of male based infertility in the context of assisted reproduction.
Originally developed by
groups in Norfolk, Virginia, and Belgium, it has gained international
recognition. Encouraged by worldwide success, the IVF lab at OHSU helped pioneer
the technique in the Northwest in 1994.
ICSI is particularly of benefit to patients with severe male-factor infertility.
It enhances the likelihood of fertilization in even the most difficult of cases,
including extremely low sperm counts and motility's, sperm abnormalities after
vasectomy reversal, and sperm recovered from epididymal or even testicular
aspiration.
The technique is based on depositing or "injecting" a single sperm into the egg,
thereby bypassing many steps in the fertilization process. ICSI has proven that
these steps are not required for successful fertilization, the establishment of
a pregnancy, and the birth of a healthy baby.
www.fertilityoregon.com
OHSU Fertility Consultants
OHSU Center for Health & Healing
3303 S.W Bond Ave., 10th floor
Portland, Oregon 97239
(503) 418-3700
(503) 418 -3708
Oregon Reproductive Medicine
IVF involves removing eggs and sperm from the body, combining them in the
laboratory to achieve fertilization, and then transferring the resulting embryos
back into the uterus through the cervix. Candidates for IVF include women with
tubal disease, unexplained infertility, and male factor infertility.
OK, you've decided to seek help after unsuccessful attempts at conceiving a
child. One of the first things a specially trained reproductive health care team
will do is
thoroughly assess each partner's reproductive system. In addition to looking at
the couple's history, a series of tests initially determines whether or not all
the integral parts of each partner's reproductive system are working properly.
The assessments include: uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, cervix, and the sperm
quantity and quality for the male partner. Once the team has diagnosed the
problem (if any), we then discuss treatment options with the couple -- helping
them take an active role in the decision-making process about their health care
choices.
Once all the tests have been completed and a couple decides to pursue treatment,
it's time to enhance chances of conception. Depending on diagnosis, we will
increase the number of eggs that are released from the ovaries starting with
first oral medications and then moving to injectable medications if oral were
unsuccessful. If these more simple forms of treatment do not work (or they are
not suitable for the diagnosis), we must move to the next level of treatment: in
vitro fertilization (IVF).
Dr. Bankowski completed an internship and residency in Gynecology and Obstetrics
at the Johns Hopkins Hospital which has been ranked by U.S. News and World
Report as the #1 hospital in the U.S. for the last 17 years. As a resident, he
was the Chief Editor of the Johns Hopkins Manual in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
He was a
Parke-Davis Scholar Lecturer, an Organon USA Inc. Resident Research Award
Winner, and twice elected Outstanding Medical Student Educator. During medical
school and residency, he participated in health-care programs in Baja, Mexico,
Thailand, and Kenya. Dr. Bankowski spent whatever free time he had in residency
with his family sailing on the Chesapeake Bay.
www.oregonreproductivemedicine.com
2222 NW Lovejoy. St., Suite 304br>
Portland, Oregon USA 97210
877-567-4994 or 503-274-4994
FAX 503-274-4946
Northwest Surrogacy Center
NNorthwest Surrogacy Center supports your desire to assist a family in their
pursuit of becoming parents. It is an incredible gift that will bring joy to
another family for years to come. Our goal is to find and match our surrogates
with the ideal intended parents to ensure a pleasant and mutually beneficial
experience.
Whether you are in search of an intended family or have already established a
relationship with an intended family, we bring over fifteen years of working
with experienced and highly qualified legal and medical professionals to assist
you. A unique aspect of our services is our ability to provide structure and
flexibility to enable you and the intended parents to design your own program
and relationship by providing the outline and tools to allow you to do so.
Most intended parents want to have contact with their surrogate during the
pregnancy because they want to experience as much of the pregnancy as possible.
They would love to be invited to attend your obstetrical appointments,
ultrasounds, and the birth. Surrogates and intended parents vary in their desire
for a continued relationship after birth. Some families and surrogates become
very close and choose to continue their relationship. Others choose not to have
much contact. NWSC tries to match families with surrogates who desire the same
level of future contact.
Most first time surrogates receive a base fee of $20,000, but in addition, you
will also receive payments for the mock cycle, embryo transfer, a monthly
allowance, maternity clothing allowance that will increase your fee to
approximately $24,000. There are also other amounts paid to you for various
items, such as an additional fee for carrying multiples, additional fees for
undergoing a cesarean section or invasive procedures, and medical and life
insurance if you do not have coverage. If you are required to reduce your work
hours because of the pregnancy or are placed on bed-rest you will receive lost
wages, childcare, and housekeeping. Intended parents will also pay the expenses
for your medical and psychological screening, medical expenses at the fertility
clinic, uninsured medical expenses during pregnancy, counseling, and attorney
fees.
www.nwsurrogacycenter.com
2722 NE 33rd Ave
Portland, OR 97212
Phone Number:
(503) 233-2818
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