Embryo, Egg and Sperm Donation

• Couples with severe sperm and egg deficiencies may opt for embryo adoption via an anonymous donor.
• Embryos are created through donor eggs and donor sperm and are placed in the mother’s womb.
• Couples are counselled that the foetus will be their biological child, though not their genetic offspring.

Egg donation

• The ovum of a healthy young female will be fertilized by the father and placed in the mother’s uterus.
• The process begins with the selection of an anonymous donor from whom eggs are retrieved to create embryos.
• This procedure is for older women, women with reproductive problems, and those with genetic disease that they do not wish to pass on.

Sperm donation

• All donor sperm samples are retrieved from a registered bank, and are healthy, fertile and screened for diseases and disorders.
• These are used for IUI and IVF and the couple is counselled throughout the process.