Who needs egg donation? (Recipients)

• 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.
• Only for non-Muslims and where the patient’s religion allow

Who is the egg donor? (Donors)

• 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.
• Only for non-Muslims and where the patient’s religion allow

What is Egg Donation?
Eggs collected from the donor are fertilised with a prepared sperm sample from the recipient's male partner. Up to three embryos (resulted from fertilisation) are transferred to the uterus of the recipient 2 - 5 days after fertilisation. The rest of the embryos are usually stored for later use.

Step by step procedure in Egg Donation
Donor

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 fertilisation with sperm of recipient's male partner.

Recipient

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.

Clinical pregnancy rate per embryo transfer at TMC Fertility Centre is 63.2%