Having Your Baby Through Egg Donation

a must-read if you are in the process. information contained is invaluable if you are serious about donation (giving or receiving) and the ethical issues pertinent. my brilliant child conceived thru egg donation,much of the success of which i attribute to this compilation. i wanted to understand the issues. age discrimination should be considered; it is real. happily this book introduces it in a rather realistic, if not terribly sensitive, way. my age at conception was 47; age discussion in the book did not trouble me in the least. other issues in the topic are so much more critical. they are clearly presented and well-discussed.

This book contained some helpful info but left me feeling worried about the process. Other books have left me more optimistic.

For anyone considering third party reproduction, this is a valuable and insightful resource. If / when I get pregnant though Egg Donation, I will use this book as a guide, referring to it over and over again.

Great book on helping you both decide on doing egg donation and understand the process of it. Brings up great questions to think about. Highly recommend!

Is a good book

After seeing all the 5 star ratings for this book, I did my best to find some redeeming value in this diatribe. I felt that I was constantly slapped in the face with the authors views that wanting to have a baby over the age of 40 was selfish and unfair to the child. I'd like to inform the narrow minded authors that at age 40 I'm a much better parent than I would ever have been in my 20's and 30's. I have just as much energy and a lot more patience! Not to mention that my parents at 65 are no where near the geriatric burdens that the authors predict for my children in the future. Parenting is challenging at any age, and to assume that someone under the age of 40 is any more prepared for the task is absurd. I want my money back!

I found this book to be really helpful in many ways--it offers lots of information and guidance and does so in a way that consistently demonstrates that the authors "get" the experience of infertility. Other reviews indicate that readers found the first edition to be biased against older moms but I found no evidence of this in the second edition. In fact, very much the opposite. My wife and I are both 43 and we feel like we're in a race against time. I felt that the authors understood and addressed our dilemma. The book is especially helpful in offering guidance about choosing a donor, which I find to be one of the most confusing and stressful aspects of egg donation. Perhaps more than anything, I came away from the book feeling that this really CAN be a good option for our family. While the authors seem to be talking primarily to women, I felt very much included in the readership and hope that other men (as well as women) will get a lot out of reading it.

I picked up a copy of this book in my doctor's waiting room expecting that I'd glance through it and then read something that made me feel better like the latest copy of People. To my surprise, Having Your Baby Through Egg Donation was easy to read and more important, easy to like. It made me feel better and more hopeful hearing how women decide on egg donation and what our next steps will be if we decide to take that path. The book covers all aspects of egg donation--the emotions, the "how to's", the ethical and legal pieces and most encouraging, pregnancy and parenting. I'm planning on one more IVF cycle with my eggs but if it doesn't work, I think the first thing I will do will be to get my own copy of this book.

A very interesting and informative book for those considering using egg donation. It is American so some content is not applicable in the UK but for me that was outweighed by how it helped me to think through the ethical and emotional considerations - particularly to think ahead to what 'story' will you tell any child conceived this way. I also found the experiences of those who have had families through egg donation helpful (although you can also find plenty of these on the Donor Conception Network website). The book advises openness with children conceived via egg donation so be aware of that if you have a different view, although I still think it would be good to read for a different perspective. Definitely recommended.

Quick easy to read book, stimulates some thoughts. I would have liked it to go into more detail about the process and concrete things to think about when deciding to move forward, vs what to do once you have decided it's the right thing for you.

This book is Amazing!!! I couldn’t put it down!!! My husband is reading it now !!! Totally recommend everyone to get it if there going to go through the process of using an egg donor!!