Embryo Donation

Embryo donation involves using embryos that already exist and are in storage in a reproductive medicine unit. The embryos have been created using IVF techniques and are in excess to the needs of the couple who created them. The embryo is transferred to the uterus of the female recipient at the correct time of the menstrual cycle.

If a pregnancy is achieved the child is not genetically related to either the male or female recipient.

Note: Embryos cannot be created specifically for the purpose of donation.