Breaking the silence around egg donation
Halfway through my conversation on the ๐๐น๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ต with Annette Garsteck and Sandra Wint, GPCC, something unexpected happened.
One of the hosts revealed that she, too, had used an egg donor.
In that moment, what was a private story became a shared one, and it felt like a breath of fresh air.
๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐: ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ.
Some carry the weight of secrecy because of shame or a sense of inadequacyโthat their bodies โfailedโ them. Others stay silent out of fear of judgment or criticism for making this choice.
I understand those feelings. Iโve felt the guilt that I wasnโt more proactive about my fertility. Iโve experienced the disapproval of family members.
๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป, ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐:
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ๐น๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ณ๐๐น.
Silence can make it feel like youโve done something wrong. But you havenโt.
In fact, you are far from alone.
In 2018, there were over 160,000 donor-egg IVF transfers across nearly 80 countries.
In the U.S., 10,000 babies are born using donor eggs each year.
In Spain, donor eggs are used in nearly one-third of all IVF cycles.
Families around the world are being built every day through this gift of love.
And hereโs something else: studies show that women who share their storyโwith a therapist, a trusted friend, a support group, or an online communityโoften feel profound relief and connection.
Communities like RESOLVE, PVED, and Donor Nexus are just a few of the many safe spaces where women can be heard and supported.
๐ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ, ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒโ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ.
If youโve felt alone in your journey, I hope youโll listen to the episode.
And when youโre ready, I hope youโll share your story too.
Because when we share our stories with truth, vulnerability, and love, we break the silence and light the way for other women to create beautiful families..
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