A private-sector ovum donation bank has been established in Japan for the first time. The company began accepting egg donations on Tuesday with the intention of creating an "ovum bank."
日本首次建立了一家私立卵子捐献银行。该公司已于本周二开始接受卵子捐献，旨在建立一家“卵子银行”。
A private-sector ovum donation bank has been established in Japan for the first time.
The Oocyte Donation Network requires egg
donors2 for assisted reproduction purposes and has 20 women who cannot conceive children registered as
prospective3 recipients5, TBS reported. The endeavor, started by families and medical professionals, is the first such endeavor by a private-sector group in Japan.
The network consists of doctors specializing in fertility treatment and patients' representatives. Network representatives told a news conference that
recipient4 registration6 lists are closed for the time being, TBS reported.
Although donors' identities will not be made public, the company has stated that a precondition to donation is agreeing to give the child access to the
donor1 mother's real name and address. Donors are currently
unpaid7; however, the network says it may consider
compensating8 donors if none are found within a year.
Recipients are also asked to agree to cover any potential medical costs resulting from
adverse9 health effects in donors resulting from the donation procedure.
TBS reported that so far, five private institutions specializing in fertility treatment have been named as associates of the network and will carry out egg harvesting from donors as well as in vitro fertilization using the donated eggs and
sperm10 from the husband of the recipient family.
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