Motivation driven by facts and humanity
When using a patient’s own eggs in an IVF process is not a prospect, we utilise the eggs of young, fertile women via egg donation. In the following situations, donor eggs are used:
Most women who get egg donation treatment cycles are older than reproductive age. However, this procedure is also available to women with early ovarian failure who cannot use their own eggs. It’s worth noting that regardless of the recipient’s age, success rates are consistently high. High pregnancy rates are accomplished through adhering to stringent donor selection and recruiting guidelines and processing eggs and embryos in the embryology lab in the most efficient manner possible to achieve excellent outcomes and maintain high service levels. Menopausal women or women with irregular cycles or endometriosis have the same success percentages as the rest of the group. It implies that women should not feel obligated to proceed with egg donation procedures unless they are ready.
According to Greek law (Law 3305, dated 27/01/2005 and 4958, dated 21/07/2022), egg donors are young fertile women under the age of 35 who are approved into our egg donation programme after undergoing specific tests and examinations. In many cases, their motivation stems from humanitarian tendencies. They want to help other women realise their desire to start a family since they have had friends or family members who have struggled with infertility. Many people willing to donate their eggs look at it as a way to supplement their income to support their education or their families. On the other hand, all egg donors are entitled to remuneration or costs as defined by Greek law.
The following are the primary assessment categories that they must pass to get hired:
It’s imperative to note that not all young women are eligible to donate their eggs. To be considered eligible candidates, they must satisfy a variety of requirements. They must also have a clear history of any gynecological disorders that may impair their ovarian reserve or egg quality, in addition to having normal or negative blood tests for pathological illnesses.
Our IVF facilities in Greece perform the following blood tests on the egg donor:
Embryo donation is a type of treatment in which, in addition to an egg donor, you also need a sperm donor. We will provide you with all the information you need to discover a suitable donor and source donor sperm, whether you require donor sperm owing to serious male factor reproductive issues or as a woman without a male partner. Once you’ve decided on a donor, the sperm should arrive in a week, and your treatment may begin. Everyone who uses donor sperm should attend a counselling session. An honest conversation about the treatment’s effects will help you get answers to your questions and address any worries or issues you may have.
The Greek law (Law 3305 issued, 27/01/2005 and 4958, dated 21/07/2022), pertains to assisted reproduction and specifies how all reproductive procedures, including egg donation, shall be carried out. Greece has one of the most patient-friendly and flexible IVF laws in the whole European Union. As a result, Greece has been a popular destination for such therapy, as it provides high-tech medical therapies with high success rates at affordable pricing. The fact that Greece is a fantastic vacation location makes it a popular choice for egg donation therapy when seeking treatment overseas.
According to Greek law (Law 3305, dated 27/01/2005 and 4958, dated 21/07/2022), who has recently changed donation treatments are either anonymous or eponymous (by choice of the donor and the recipient). In addition law gives the right to the child to let him/ her know after completing 18th years old about the donor. In either option, the donor doesn’t get any information about the recipient or the child. As a result, large numbers of donors are available, eliminating long waiting lists for treatment. So, most likely, your egg donation treatment can start straight away once a suitable donor is found. However, if the egg or sperm donor chooses to be anonymous, the personal details are not exposed and only non-identifying information can be given to a recipient such us the physical characteristics of the donor as well as the age, place of origin, and educational level.
The following are the most crucial aspects of Greek egg donation legislation:
- With the use of fresh eggs
- With the use of frozen eggs
- By using egg sharing (with the use of eggs from a woman having her own IVF treatment and willing to donate some of her eggs).
Greece provides a low-cost egg donation treatment option without compromising quality compared to other countries and fertility locations. The treatments given are outstanding, and the success rates are incredibly high. Compared to the expense of treatment in the United Kingdom and the United States, the costs in Greece are much cheaper. The cost of donor IVF procedures in the UK begins at the same level as the general cost of treatment in Greece, whereas the cost in the United States exceeds $35,000. It is almost 2-3 times the price of an equivalent trip to Greece, including travel. However, comparing clinic expenses, one should do comprehensive research on what is included and what is not since there may be countless invisible payments.
Single women can lawfully get therapy in Greece, as the Greek laws authorize it. The only variation is that a notarial document declaring that a single woman carries out therapy would be required. Upon one’s arrival and before an embryo transfer, we organise this legal process on the grounds of our partner clinics.
Single women who want to do IVF with their own eggs or donor eggs will need to utilise donor sperm as well. The use of eponymous or anonymous (non-contact) sperm donors is now allowed by Greek law, just as it is with egg donation. Our collaborative clinics have excellent synergy with renowned worldwide sperm banks. Each sperm sample they use is accompanied by a document certifying the donor’s good health and compliance with the law.
Egg donation in 8 steps
Step 1
You may contact us to schedule your FREE one-hour medical consultation with the professionals who will be in charge of your treatment. To prepare for your consultation, we will need you to sign in, fill out a medical questionnaire through our platform and submit your previous medical records in your personal patient profile. We can go over the entire procedure during that conversation, see in details your medical history and understand your needs and preferences.
Step 2
If you consent to the egg donation procedure with us, the next step is for us to schedule your initial testing, which can take place in Greece or your home country. Feel free to contact us for more information’s.
Step 3
In Greece, an initial appointment is required for blood tests, a mid-cycle ultrasound scan, and sperm freezing (one night stay required in Athens). Treatment necessitates an additional one-night stay for the embryo transfer. We can perform the donor treatment cycle ahead of time and cryopreserve the embryos at the blastocyst stage in this instance.
Step 4
Preliminary blood tests and a mid-cycle ultrasound scan be done in your own country, followed by a trip to Greece for your infertility treatment. In this situation, the span of stay in Greece is roughly 10-12 days, and there is limited flexibility due to the synchronisation of the two treatment cycles (egg donor and receiver). In case you choose to proceed with an anonymous donation we will begin identifying a potential egg donor for you once we receive all the relevant information. The donor will be determined by your qualities, needs, and blood groupings. Once a donor has been identified, and her testing has been completed, we will share her information with you and await your permission. If you agree, we will go to the next round; if you do not, we will continue searching for a unique matching donor or examine together a different option.
Step 5
The egg donor stimulation is the next phase. You will be kept informed about the commencement of her stimulation as soon as it begins. If you’re on a synchronised cycle, we will advise you to start endometrial preparation when your donor is ready to start ovarian stimulation. It may be done in your own nation, as all that is necessary is estrogen supplementation in the form of a pill or patch and simple transvaginal ultrasound scans for monitoring.
Step 6
The next step is the extraction of your donor’s eggs and the culturing of your embryos. A fresh sample from your partner/husband, his frozen semen sample, or donor sperm will be utilised to fertilise the eggs taken on the day of the donor’s egg harvest. Our embryo transfers or cryopreservation are done on days 5-6 at the blastocyst stage. Thus, the embryos will be cultivated for a further five days. We will update you daily on the number of eggs harvested and how things advance after fertilisation until the blastocyst stage. We’ll talk with you about how many embryos to transfer and how to store any excess excellent grade embryos now.
Step 7
The seventh stage of the egg donation procedure is embryo transfer. It is a straightforward process carried out under ultrasound supervision to ensure that the embryos are implanted in the proper location in the womb without any minimal endometrial damage. All excess blastocysts of excellent quality are cryopreserved for future use, whether therapy fails or for sibling children.
Step 8
The pregnancy test, done nine days after your day five embryo transfer, is the final stage. Following that, we will hopefully be able to advise you on medicines and other examinations that may be required during your pregnancy. Of course, we’ll be available to help you at any stage of your pregnancy by email and phone.