Nurture Egg Donor Program
The Nurture Blog
“Hoping with all my heart that everything goes well”
On checking in with another lovely egg donor post her egg retrieval "I am doing well thank you. Not much pain and recovering every day. I am hoping with all my heart that everything goes well for the recipient couple. Thank you for all the great care xx"
How does the egg donation process work ?
You are a healthy young woman between the age of 21 and 34 and you have seen an advertisement or have somehow become aware of egg donation. Perhaps you have a relative or friend who has been unable to conceive and you’ve witnessed her plight and heartbreak firsthand. Or maybe...
Changing lives forever
Have you ever wanted something SOOO desperately – you absolutely have to, h-a-a-a-a-a-v-e to have it ……but despite all efforts were unable to? (And we’re not talking about a Louis Vuitton handbag here!) Or, perhaps you were able to get what you really, really wanted, but you needed the help...
Nurture’s Referral Program
Are you an active or retired egg donor? Or perhaps you have just completed your final egg donation (sob!) but still want to help spread the word about becoming an egg donor? You’ve come to the right place! One of our biggest challenges is getting the message out to the...
How to make a difference!
As the festive season fast approaches, people are franticly preparing for the start of the school holidays, planning their get-away, braving the malls and not to mention the parade of Christmas holidays just around the corner. With all this on the go, it is heartwarming to see that there are...
The Donor Diaries
One of our special egg donors shares her egg donation journey through Nurture: "I’ve had all sorts of reactions to my decision, ranging from “Are you MAD?” to “That’s incredible!” from “Aren’t you petrified of the needles?” to “Aren’t you worried that one day your recipient’s baby [from your egg] might...
Why is it important for an egg donor to have a healthy BMI?
Firstly, lets address this Body Mass Index (BMI) that everyone talks about… BMI is the measurement of a person’s body fat percentage, based on their height versus weight proportions. To help you determine your BMI click here One of the basic requirements for being an egg donor is to have...
Another egg donation…done and dusted!
"Thank you! It was a great experience and I can't wait to hear the results! I am holding everything that I can... crossed for my recipients! I will definitely do it again! And, I made a full recovery with no problems whatsoever!! :-)
If being an Egg Donor isn’t right for you, why not consider being a Gestational Surrogate rather?
Surrogacy is the incredibly selfless act of carrying a baby for someone who is medically unable to do so themselves. With Gestational surrogacy (most commonly practiced nowadays), the surrogate has no genetic ties and is not related in any way to the embryo she is carrying. Embryos may come from...
“Egg donation: The ultimate gift”
"After years of not being able to fall pregnant more South African women are turning to egg donation IVF to become mothers. Dominique Oosthuizen explores how through egg donation women struggling to fall pregnant can have children. Receiving the gift of life Slowly the eggs (oocytes) are extracted through the...