Egg Donation

• Women who are unable to produce eggs of their own.
• Women with genetic diseases who might pass on a disorder to their children.
• Women over the age of 40 who want to have children.

• Young women below 35 years old.
• Must be free of genetic diseases and viruses (the screening will be done at our centre).
• Can be relatives and close friends, but not related to the recipient's husband.

Eggs colleted from the donor are fertilized with a prepared sperm sample from the recipient's male partner. Up to three embryo (resulted from fertilization) are transferred to the uterus of the recipient 2 - 5 days after fertilization. The rest of the embryos are usually stored for later use.

1. Drug treatment to encourage several eggs to mature.
2. Monitoring of treatment, to measure the growth of follicles, individualize drug doses, and prevent serious side effects.
3. Egg collection (guided by transvaginal ultrasound).
4. In-vitro fertilization with sperm of recipient's male partner.

1. Previous investigations: no ovulation.
2. Hormone replacement therapy several days before transfer to prepare uterus.
3. Embryo transfer (usually 2 - 5 days after fertilization).
4. Pregnancy test / monitoring.