For many women and couples struggling with infertility for years, donated embryos are the best solution. Egg donation programs are an alternative to adoption, where an individual or couple can choose an embryo based on their preferences to extend their family.

Donation of the embryo is another option for IVF apart from egg donation. For this treatment, embryos received from in-vitro fertilization can be donated to an individual or a couple who wish to have a child in their family.

It’s a great opportunity to use the excess of fertilized eggs from IVF— they can be frozen with either further implantation to the same woman they were produced in, or further successful donation to other couples.

Many clinics and agencies offer multiple opportunities to treat infertility, including implantation of donated fertilized eggs. “Parens Fertility” clinic in Lviv specializes in these medical treatments, aiding couples in expanding their families.

Eligible recipients of donor’s embryos

The process of choosing an eligible donor is somewhat similar to choosing an egg or sperm donor.

Eligible recipients for this kind of transfer must fall into one or more of these categories:

• non-smoker, without alcohol dependence or drug use history;
• without history of untreated PCOS — polycystic ovarian syndrome;
• under 45 years and overall healthy;
• ready to carry a child and give birth.

How successful can this treatment be?

Success rates are difficult to calculate because of the influence of many factors: egg donor’s age, embryo development stage during the freezing stage, type of freezing — vitrification or “slow freezing”, and an overall number of embryos transferred.

Embryos created from eggs of a healthy woman under 30 taken in the right stage and frozen through the vitrification have highest success rates, but still don’t promise 100% successful implantation and pregnancy.

Associated costs

This reproductive technology remains in development. All the medical procedures have to be carried strictly following protocols — rules for egg & embryos donors are no less strict.

Above everything else, fertilized egg donation & transfer is a great medical solution for infertility, even price-wise. Donation’s price can be from $2500 to $5000, while an IVF treatment costs a few times more.

For more information about infertility and medical treatments of this condition, contact IVF & donation agency “Parens Fertility”. The address is Lviv, 36 Shchyretska str. Phone: Ukraine +38 067 510 82 35, Poland +4 812 333 74 77.