In IVF with donor eggs, the eggs are retrieved from a young woman who will undergo ovarian stimulation and an egg retrieval procedure. Once the eggs are harvested in the laboratory, they will be inseminated using semen from the recipient’s partner. The created embryos are then transferred to the recipient’s uterus. The recipient woman carries the pregnancy and delivers her child.
Who can be an egg donor?
Egg donors are young women who donate their eggs to help women/couples with infertility Egg donors are anonymous and can be chosen from ART banks. Egg donors are thoroughly screened to ensure that they are healthy to donate their eggs.
IVF with Donor eggs process
Stage 1: Preparation of Egg donor and Recipient mother- Plan the treatment cycle
- Prepare you for the embryo transfer through medication
- Identify a suitable egg donor
- Synchronize yours and the egg donor’s treatment cycles
- During the treatment cycle, blood tests and ultrasound examinations will be done to determine the uterine receptivity. It is important to ensure that your uterus is hormonally prepared to receive the embryos.
- The egg donor will undergo ovarian stimulation with fertility medications to stimulate the simultaneous growth of multiple egg-follicles in her ovaries
- The eggs will be harvested through a minor surgical procedure called egg retrieval.
- The donated eggs are inseminated with the sperm from the recipient’s partner in the IVF Lab.
- Transfer of the embryo(s) into your uterus that is synchronized with hormone treatment to receive the embryo(s).
- Embryos that are not transferred can be frozen for future use.
- Following the embryo transfer, you will continue on hormonal treatment to support the uterus for implantation.