Donated Eggs Bring Higher Miscarriage Risk

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - New research indicates that women who become pregnant with donated eggs are more likely to suffer miscarriages and dangerous high blood pressure than those who undergo fertility treatments with their own eggs. In a study presented Tuesday at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Korean scientists reported that the risk was even higher if the donated egg came from a woman who was not related to the patient.

MORE ON THIS TOPIC