Dr. Marjorie Greenfield
Specializing in pregnancy and birth.
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Pregnant Soon after Being an Egg Donor | | | QUESTION | | | Dear Dr. Greenfield,
I was an egg donor on September 14, 2001. I just found out that I have become pregnant and am worried about all those hormones I took in August and September. Do I need to worry about the possibility of multiple eggs? My last period was October 2.— angel in new york | | | ANSWER |
December 19, 2001 | | | Dear Angel,
This is a really interesting question. If I understand correctly--you went through an egg donor cycle, using medications to make a huge number of eggs, and these eggs were given to couples with infertility. After the egg donation, you got a period on October 2, and then you became pregnant on a natural, unmediated cycle.
If you got pregnant in October, there would not be residual effects of the fertility drugs. The only real concern would be if you got pregnant before October 2 and that the "period" you experienced was really early pregnancy bleeding. If this is a possibility, there would be an increased chance that this is a multiple pregnancy. Otherwise, there would not be residual medications in your body, and this gestation would be just like any other naturally occurring pregnancy. Good luck with your pregnancy!— by Marjorie Greenfield, M.D. |
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