Situations in which egg donor IVF may be required or recommended.

• Age related infertility (most often for women age 40 or older)
• Genetic disease risk on female partner’s side
• Low ovarian reserves (indicated by very high FSH levels or a low antral follicle count)
• Primary ovarian insufficiency (also known as premature ovarian failure)
• Post-cancer treatment (if the ovaries or eggs were damaged or removed)
• Repeated canceled IVF treatment due to poor or low ovarian response
• Unexplained repeated IVF failure
• Woman born without her ovaries due to a congenital anomaly