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The first egg bank in Japan is expected to register initial donors by midmonth to help infertile young married women have children, Oocyte Donation Network (OD-NET) said Thursday.
The nonprofit organization, founded last November by doctors specializing in fertility treatment and patients’ representatives, started soliciting egg donations in January. Thirty-eight women have so far been selected from the more than 100 who have applied, the group said.
The Kobe-based NPO is in the final phase of registering them for the bank.
“When we called for egg donations in January, we were anxious about whether anyone would volunteer to offer their eggs. But, to our surprise, so many people called in, offering to donate their eggs,” Sachiko Kishimoto, the head of OD-NET, told The Japan Times.
Donors must be under 35 years of age and already have children. Each woman must also agree to disclose her personal information if a child born from her egg requests it after turning 15. No money is paid for the eggs.
“The hurdle to be registered as an egg donor is very high. Yet, the...
The nonprofit organization, founded last November by doctors specializing in fertility treatment and patients’ representatives, started soliciting egg donations in January. Thirty-eight women have so far been selected from the more than 100 who have applied, the group said.
The Kobe-based NPO is in the final phase of registering them for the bank.
“When we called for egg donations in January, we were anxious about whether anyone would volunteer to offer their eggs. But, to our surprise, so many people called in, offering to donate their eggs,” Sachiko Kishimoto, the head of OD-NET, told The Japan Times.
Donors must be under 35 years of age and already have children. Each woman must also agree to disclose her personal information if a child born from her egg requests it after turning 15. No money is paid for the eggs.
“The hurdle to be registered as an egg donor is very high. Yet, the...