Women impregnated as a result of egg donation are often categorized as high-risk patients. The reasoning for this was recently explored in an article from the University Hospital Aachen in Germany. Their report is contains information that any woman who is considering receiving an egg donation should know.
The authors of the article used data from cases they had encountered in their own hospital to support their assessment. In reviewing their case files, they reported that within the past four years, eight women who had received egg donations had to receive treatment for pregnancy-induced hypertension. Three of these eight pregnancies had to be terminated due to a threat to the mother’s life. The other five had milder hypertension.
The authors say women should be aware of the risk of hypertensive disorder associated with egg donated pregnancy. They recommend women who choose egg donation should be closely monitored by their doctors throughout their pregnancy and that doctors should give such patients specialized materno-fetal medicine.
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