Objective: To assess whether there is an increased risk of infertility in women that have previously undergone ovarian stimulation and oocyte retrieval for oocyte donation.
Design: Cross-sectional survey.
Setting: Tertiary referral center.
Patient(s): A total of 194 past oocyte donors.
Intervention(s): Telephone questionnaire.
Main outcome measure(s): Incidence of infertility after oocyte donation.
Result(s): Of the women who indicated having pursued conception after oocyte donation, 95% (57/60) became pregnant unassisted. Before oocyte donation, 41 women in this cohort had already been trying to conceive, of which 38 had delivered a child and 3 (7.3%) had needed infertility treatment.
Conclusion(s): The data suggest that oocyte donation does not affect short-term reproductive health.
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