Becoming an egg donor?

[BecaButterflies]

Hello everyone, I have Celiac Disease was diagnosed about 7 years ago now, and I would like to become an egg donor, so I'm filing out this application and it asks if I have a genetic disorder, I'm not sure if Celiac disease is considered to be genetic or not (my great grandmother has it, but it skipped her children and her children's children, I'm the only one who has it.) I'm also afraid that this disqualifies me from donating. Other than Celiac Disease I am healthy and I'm in my early 20s. Do they accept those with Celiac Disease? Have any of you ladies donated your eggs, and did you have any issues that disqualify you? 

[trents]

Welcome to the forum, BecaButterflies!

This does not definitively answer your question but perhaps the additional information will help you make a decision.

Celiac Disease is a genetic disorder in the sense that we do know it is tied to specific genes that must be present for someone to develop celiac disease. These genes are present in about 44% of the population I believe. However, most people who have the genes never develop celiac disease (only about 1% of the general population) because along with the genes there must be some kind of stressor (e.g., a viral infection) that turns the genes on such that they produce active celiac disease. Until and unless that happens the genetic potential for the disease is just that; potential. It remains latent. There are other autoimmune diseases that work the same way, such as type 2 diabetes.

However, we also know that there is a better than 40% chance that first degree relatives of someone who has active celiac disease will also develop active celiac disease. Donating your eggs would mean that the offspring produced from those eggs would have almost a 50% chance of developing celiac disease. 

Edited February 18, 2021 by trents

[Scott Adams]

Welcome to the forum! If you were to tell them about your diagnosis it would likely disqualify you. I am pretty sure that the reason they are asking this question is to rule out anyone with genetically higher risk of autoimmune and other diseases. 😞

PS - This is a very interesting question, and I'm not sure it's been asked here before.