Dr. Hanna- Egg Donation
Program in Manhattan
Expert egg donation services guided by Dr. Hanna's personalized care — helping intended parents, same-sex couples, and single individuals build their families through safe, compassionate, and successful donor IVF in Manhattan.
What is Egg Donation?
Egg (oocyte) donation is IVF treatment where a healthy egg is provided by a female donor for the individual or couple (recipients) seeking pregnancy. Donated oocytes come from healthy, young women known to the recipient (directed donors), usually family members and friends, or from anonymous donors (unknown to recipients).
The egg is fertilized in the IVF laboratory with partner sperm to create an embryo. The embryo is implanted in the patient's uterus to conceive and carry the pregnancy.
Dr. Hanna's Egg Donor Services offer expert guidance and personalized care to help patients become parents through egg donation. Women who cannot produce healthy eggs, same-sex couples, single parents, and women after menopause who want to get pregnant, utilize donated eggs the most.
Pregnancy with Donated Eggs
Better than Adoption
Pregnancy with donor eggs is a more appealing option than adoption for many patients ready to start a new family.
Young & healthy egg is the safest choice for older women to get pregnant.
Three Key Elements
In Egg Donor IVF there are three elements needed:
- Donor oocytes
- Patient (recipient) uterus
- Partner sperm
Doctor Hanna Donor IVF Step by Step
Donor Screening & Selection
- Each donor screened for genetic, infectious, social, and women's health factors
- Preferred that egg donating women already have children
Preparing Uterus for Embryo Transfer
- Recipient uterus treated with medications to receive and support growing embryo
- Individually-designed protocols for each patient to meet her unique needs
Egg Retrieval & IVF
- Donor undergoes oocyte retrieval
- Eggs fertilized with partner sperm in IVF lab to create embryos
- In blastocyst stage, embryos transferred into recipient uterus
- Excess embryos are cryopreserved (frozen)
Follow-up & Support
- Protocols individually designed for each patient
- After-transfer care monitored with blood tests for hormonal levels until pregnancy test
Donor IVF Pregnancy Rates Success
Doctor Hanna Egg Donor Program helped many patients to have family through egg donation. Our program is very successful with live birth rates 60-65% and above national 45% rates. Using fresh eggs, superior to frozen, help more patients to get pregnant with single treatment cycle.
60-65%
Live birth rate
45%
National average
Fresh Eggs
Superior to frozen — single cycle success
Ovarian Aging
Ovarian Aging Explained
- Ovarian aging and menopause are determined genetically
- Women are born having set number of eggs, approximately 500,000 in both ovaries
- With each ovulation, over 1,000 eggs are lost and at menopause there are no eggs left
- Best eggs ovulate earlier in life
- Women in their twenties have best quality eggs and achieve pregnancy easier and faster than later in life
Female Fertility Decreases with Age
- First significant drop in egg quality and ovarian fertility happens around age of 30
- Egg quality drops again at 35
- At 40 leaving less and less good eggs in the ovary
- Poor quality eggs cause miscarriages and genetic birth defects
- At 35, risk for birth defects is already ten times higher with steady increases every year afterwards
Are the Forties 'New Thirties?'
Perhaps not, but older mothers make a new trend in our society. Women enjoy motherhood alone or with often new and younger partner.
Well-liked celebrities lead by example as they had their children later in life with facts to prove it: Nancy Grace and Geena Davis (both twins at 48), Marcia Cross and Jane Seymour (twins at 44), Holly Hunter (pregnant at 47), Cheryl Tiegs (twins at 52) — and that list is growing.
Pregnancy After Menopause
Understanding Menopause
- Menopause is premature for women who lost menses under age of 40
- Typically is preceded by diminished ovarian reserve with less and poorer quality eggs
- Menopausal ovaries produce no eggs and no hormones to sustain menstrual cycles
The Solution: Egg Donation
- Egg donation is needed to become pregnant after menopause
- Doctor Hanna egg donor program will be a part of the solution
- Our oldest first-time mother was 55 — she is very happy to enjoy her son's childhood!
More Women in Forties and Fifties are Fit for Motherhood
Today women over forty tend to be fit and healthy. Healthier lifestyle and advances in medical science improved treatment of many medical ailments. Free of chronic health problems, women include motherhood and children into fully enjoyed life. Doctor Hanna egg donor services helps those dreams become reality.
Women age is the most common reason patients turn to egg donation
Our oldest first-time mother was 55 — happy to enjoy her son's childhood!
Preserve Your Oocytes (Social Freezing) for Future Use
Social Freezing
Egg freezing earlier in life became a valuable option to prolong fertility and becoming mother later in life with own, cryopreserved eggs.
- Social freezing performed under 35 brings best results
- In the late thirties or forties, when oocyte count and quality are lower, social freezing is less successful
Know Your AMH
AMH (Anti-Mullerian Hormone) blood testing is an important fertility test.
Red Flags
- AMH less than 1 indicates lower ovarian reserve — a red flag for female fertility
- Age, low AMH and medical conditions may negatively impact your desire for children and family
What to Do
- If you have no children by 30 or 35, don't wait any longer! Test your AMH (ovarian reserve)
- Every ovary is different with variable number of eggs for same age women
- Over 35 and/or low AMH makes social freezing less successful
📍 Visit Doctor Hanna egg donation center for FREE CONSULTATION and testing
Why Choose Us
Personalized Care
Every patient receives individually designed protocols and dedicated support throughout their journey.
Trusted in Manhattan
Amazing, most affordable prices with expert fertility team and modern technology.
High Success
Live birth rates 60-65% with egg donation treatment.
Expert Team
Modern technology and experienced fertility specialists dedicated to your success.
Frequently Asked Questions
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How does egg donation work?
Egg (oocyte) donation is an In-Vitro Fertilization treatment with a healthy egg provided by a female donor for the individual or couple (recipient) seeking pregnancy. The egg is fertilized with partner sperm to create an embryo in the laboratory. The embryo is implanted in the patient's uterus to conceive and carry the pregnancy.
Can I choose my egg donor?
Women may choose someone she knows for her egg donor (directed donors), usually family members and friends, or an anonymous egg donor (donors unknown to recipients) matched according to patient wishes.
Is the process safe and successful?
Oocyte donation is a safe infertility treatment for patients who cannot produce healthy own eggs, same-sex couples, and single parents. Oocyte donation is very successful with our live birth rates of 60-65% and national live births close to 45%.
How do I get started with Doctor Hanna?
Book a FREE consultation with Doctor Hanna today at 212-794-0080 and learn more about our egg donation program.
Take the first step
toward your family.
The consultation is free and without obligation. Speak directly with our team to ask questions, understand your options, and meet the practice — before committing to anything.
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212-794-0080Manhattan Reproductive Medicine, P.C.
159 E 74th St C, New York, NY 10021
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Saturday · By appointment