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nternet celebrity Dulceida was the one
Dulceida revolu- who would get preg-
tionized Insta-
gram by announc-
nant. The truth is that
even before the break-
ing that she is expecting
her first child, with her
up they had two years
ago, the influencers al-
girlfriend Alba Paul . ready said that if they
After the commotion one day had a child it
generated by the news would be like this. Now
and the speculation it was Alba who ex-
that was brewing about plained that it is some-
the pregnancy, the Cat- thing “very simple.” “I
alan influencer ended do have a lot of desire
up explaining that the and feelings to be a
couple had chosen to mother, but Aída has
have a baby through always had the feeling
the ROPA Method . of wanting to feel what
But what is this fer-
tilization technique ?
Dulceida herself sum-
it is like to be pregnant
,” Alba commented.
The Catalan says that
marized how she be- she has not felt that
came pregnant: “We part, and even that it
did the ROPA meth- is difficult for her to see
od, which I will ex- herself with a belly and
plain for those who pregnant. “She’s happy
don’t know. Indeed, and so am I,” she said.
I am carrying an The influencer has also
egg from Alba here. revealed other details
And we are very about raising her baby.
lucky, because The acronym ROPA
we got it the first stands for Reception
time . We were of Oocytes from the
very nervous Couple . In Spain, the
and everything Assisted Reproduction
turned out Phe- Law 14/2006 prohib-
nomenal. Our its the non-anonymous
doctor called donation of tissues,
us and told us gametes and organs.
‘girls, you are However, the equaliza-
very preg- tion of rights for equal
nant!’ and marriages allowed the
it’s all been exception of the ROPA
very cool.” method with a single
requirement, getting
The in- married, understand-
fluencer ing that this provides a
said that guarantee to avoid the
it is a donation of gametes.
“very Likewise, the method
simple” makes it possible for
process the non-pregnant wom-
a n d an to also appear as
t h a t the mother of the child
y o u born to her wife, with-
h a v e out having to initiate
to take an adoption process.
h o r - Alba commented. The
mones Catalan says that she
for eight has not felt that part,
or ten days and even that it is dif-
“to stimu- ficult for her to see her-
late the eggs self with a belly and
so that they pregnant. “She’s happy
grow, so that and so am I,” she said.
they are the per-
fect size to extract A news that comes af-
them and then fer- ter several clues on so-
tilize them ,” she cial networks and that
explained. “It’s more the popular content
scary than anything be- creators have made
cause of the needle, but public through sever-
it doesn’t hurt,” she as- al Instagram posts.
sured those interested One of them, a video in
who asked her through which the couple want-
her social networks. ed to share with the
Why is Dulceida the world what it was like
one who is pregnant? to tell their loved ones
Other of their followers the sweet news. But as
have wanted to know is customary on social
how they chose that networks like Insta-
Alba was the one who gram in terms of the po-
provided the egg and larization of users who
consume this type
of applications, the
messages of affection
and displays of support
Dulceida and Alba
ex-
were followed by nega-
tive comments and, ac-
Paul have chosen the
cording to the influenc-
er, “full of hate” makes plains, ROPA method to be-
she and her wife. t h e y
p r o - come mothers: what
The ROPA method at- ceed to
tracts many couples in vitro does this process
because it ensures fertil-
that both women play ization, consist of?
a fundamental role which
in the conception and i s
development of the fu- car-
ture child. One will be
genetically linked by
providing the oocyte ried
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and the other, through
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pregnancy, childbirth w i t h
and breastfeeding . sperm from
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Returning to Dulcei- a donor. In this
da, the Instagramer phase there are
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explained that she two options: inject
and Alba started the a sperm into each of
process last Novem- the eggs (ICSI meth-
ber at the IVI Clinic od) or place the eggs
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in Barcelona. “They and semen sample in
already had our infor- a culture dish so that
sound
mation and now we fertilization occurs nat-
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is per-
went to the center of urally. Once the eggs
formed
Madrid... And I start- are fertilized, we ob-
20 days
ed in January,” the tain embryos, which
l a t e r .
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Catalan woman, who are cultured in the lab-
It was last
is three months preg- oratory between 3 and
April 2, just
nant, revealed online. 5 days, the period that
after the third
The Valencian Infer- embryologists have to
month of preg-
tility Institute details select the best embryo.
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nancy, when Dul-
the different phases ceida and Alba
of the ROPA Meth- 4. Endometrial
Paul shouted from
od that Dulceida and preparation. The
the rooftops that
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Alba have opted for. woman who is going
they are expecting
to receive the embryo
their first child to-
1. Ovarian stimula- needs to prepare her
gether . A few months
tion. The woman who endometrium, the in-
after resuming their
provides the eggs be- nermost layer of the
relationship after a
gins a hormonal treat- uterus, so she under-
year and a half apart,
ment that lasts be- goes hormonal treat-
last November they
tween 10 and 20 days ment with estrogens
began treatment to
and consists of self-ad- and progesterone.
become mothers. As
ministering daily injec- Dulceida herself said
tions to develop several 5. Transfer of the
a few days ago, they
eggs instead of the sin- best embryo. When
had always been clear
gle egg that is produced the endometrial prepa-
that they would carry
each month. Once the ration has been com-
out the ROPA meth-
eggs have reached the pleted in the pregnant
od , a technique that
appropriate number woman, the best em-
consists of obtaining
and size, a dose of the bryo is transferred
the embryos in one
hCG hormone is ad- into the uterine cav-
of the partners
ministered to induce ity using a cannula.
and then trans-
their maturation and, ferring them
36 hours later, the 6. Vitrification of re-
into the uter-
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puncture is scheduled. maining embryos.
us of the oth-
The leftover embryos
er woman.
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2. Puncture. It is a are preserved for future
the couple.
process of aspirating use by immersing them
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the eggs that is carried in liquid nitrogen, at a
out in the operating temperature of -196°C.
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room, inserting a can-
nula through the vagi- 7. Pregnancy test .
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nal cavity. The aspirate About 11 days after the
with the eggs is collect- transfer, according to
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ed in tubes that in turn the deadlines set by the
go to the in vitro fer- Valencian Infertility
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tilization laboratory, Institute, the blood
pregnancy test
3. In vitro fertiliza- is performed.
tion and embryo cul- If the result
ture. Once the eggs are is positive, a
obtained, the IVI Clinic control ultra-