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Egg Donation at North Cyprus IVF
Egg (oocyte)
donation is the IVF treatment option for couples with female infertility
factor. In many instances, the female’s egg production could be
insufficient, egg quality maybe poor or the age of the patient does not
allow her to conceive with her own eggs. This option is also explored when
the female is already in menopause and unable to produce eggs. In this case,
a healthy egg donor is chosen and her eggs are used to fertilize with the
husband’s sperm. The formed zygote is then transferred into the wife’s
uterus. An egg donor is the person who donates her eggs to be received by
another woman who is not able to become pregnant with her own eggs. An egg
donor needs to meet certain criteria. Her body mass index must be within
healthy standards and the acceptable age range for a donor is between 21 and
29. In order to ensure that a donor is physically, genetically and
psychologically healthy for the donation, she has to undergo a number of
tests.
Practically, egg donation IVF infertility treatment works very much like
conventional IVF with the five step program, but only in this case, a young
donor is selected to undergo the medication treatment. Once the donor's eggs
are fully grown, they are retrieved to fertilize with the sperm. The rest of
the steps are identical to those of IVF at North Cyprus IVF.
The female patient, who is undergoing
egg donation IVF treatment, however,
also needs to take certain medication
prior to the embryo transfer stage to
make sure that the uterus is fully
prepared for pregnancy.
In egg donation IVF programs, we make sure that the donor's blood group is
compatible with the couple who is undergoing this treatment. The female can
also choose the donor based on certain physical characteristics such as
hair, eye and skin color, education and work status and ethnicity. However,
due to legal restrictions of Northern Cyprus, we cannot arrange for the
patients to come in contact with their egg donor. Neither we are allowed to
show pictures. The egg donor remains anonymous for the entire procedure.
Where to begin?
The first step
in egg donation treatment at North Cyprus IVF is to see your local
gynecologist for an ultrasound scan (sonogram). This is to make sure that
the female partner has no major fibroids, polyps in the uterus, or cysts in
the ovaries, or nothing in general that can potentially interfere with a
successful pregnancy.
The initial treatment is carried out very easily with a chart of treatment
we will provide you based on your credentials. This chart of treatment will
contain daily medication use, as well as a schedule for your doctor
appointments. It will all be made clear once we know what type of a protocol
to follow. Once we are able to provide you with a chart, then we can carry
out the preliminary work through email and phone communication both with you
and your gynecologist. Once the preliminary work is done, you will need to
come to Cyprus for about 6 days. You will be expected to arrive in Cyprus
around the 14th day of menstrual period.
We will need infectious disease test results before we can perform the
embryo transfer here. You can either have them done over there or here once
you arrive at our clinic. This is just to make sure we do not pass any
infectious diseases onto the newborn.
For an accurate donor matching process, we ask that you provide us with the following information:
- Your physical features (skin, hair and eye color)
- Your menstrual period information if applicable
- You and your husband's blood types
- Your picture
The cost of egg donation IVF at North Cyprus IVF clinic is slightly higher
than conventional IVF since it requires the use of an egg donor. However, we
are able to offer this treatment program at competitively low and affordable
cost levels. For more information regarding the costs, please use the
contact form.
For success rates with Egg Donor IVF treatment, please see our Success Rates link.
