Donor Egg and Sperm Treatment
Donor egg (Oocyte) or Donor Sperm treatment:
P4 fertility offers a range of donor egg or donor sperms treatments. Donor egg is a treatment option when a woman is not able to produce good quality and good numbers of eggs. Donor sperm treatment is offered when suitable sperms are not found.
We have options available to suit each couple. We provide personalised care and your requirement is analysis and we offer a potential solution for you.
Please book an appointment to discuss your individual need for donor egg or sperms.
Is donor conception for me?
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You’re not producing eggs or sperm of your own -
Your sperm or eggs are unlikely to result in a pregnancy -
You have a high risk of passing on an inherited disease -
You’re in the same-sex couple, or -
You’re single.
What is donor egg IVF?
Where a woman has poor quality few eggs or she is incapable of producing eggs because of premature menopause, or there is a substantial risk of passing on a hereditary disease, it may be possible to obtain eggs from a donor, and these can be fertilised with your partner’s sperm and embryo is placed in the womb.
How does the donor egg IVF treatment work?
Donor: donor woman will go through a cycle of stimulation and egg collection.
What are the rules regarding donor identity in the UK?
What can I find out about a potential donor?
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a physical description (height, weight, eye and hair colour) -
the year and country of birth -
their ethnicity -
whether they had any children at the time of donation, how many and their gender -
their marital status -
their medical history -
A personal description and goodwill message to any potential children (if they chose to write one at the time of their donation).
What can my children find out about their donor or donor-related siblings?
Does the donor have any rights to children conceived from their donation?
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They will have no legal obligation to any children conceived from their donation. -
They won’t be named on the birth certificate. -
They won’t have any rights over how the child will be brought up. -
They won’t be required to support the child financially.
Why there is a waiting time for donor eggs?
What are the chances of success using donor egg IVF?
Are there any risks from using donated sperm, eggs or embryos?
What is Egg Sharing?
Women who are themselves undergoing IVF, and who can be expected to produce a good number of eggs, may elect to donate some for the treatment of others, subject to health screening and counselling. Treatment may be available at a much-reduced cost for suitable donors, and full details of this scheme are available on request.
What is Sperm Sharing?