Egg donation is a fertility treatment using oocytes (eggs) from an anonymous donor. It is a safe, reliable fertility treatment with high rates of success. Egg donation is completely legal in Greece and the Greek assisted reproduction law protects donor identity, so that the donor never knows the child’s identity and the child never knows who the donor is.
Egg donation is used when a woman cannot get pregnant with her own oocytes (eggs) due to their poor quality, menopause or poor response to previous IVF treatments. It is also used in cases of genetically transmitted diseases that could be passed on to the baby. No woman should give up the effort to have her own (genetic) child until she is left with no more options. Even after exploring all available options, the egg donation decision will still be difficult to make. However, this choice could have a higher success rate and could give you the opportunity to create the family you have always been dreaming of.
Egg donation can help women and couples to get pregnant via IVF treatment. When a woman cannot get pregnant with her own eggs, she can use donor eggs for her IVF treatment. Egg donation is used regardless of a woman’s age.
The requirements for egg donation in Greece are:
-assessment by the fertility experts
-detailed information about the cost of the treatment
-detailed information about the legislation in Greece
-detailed information about the time and the stages will be needed for the procedure
-woman’s/ couple’s consent for the legislation in Greece
-woman’s/ couple’s consent for the procedure
-anonymity of the donor
During the egg donation treatment, the woman will have all the tests needed and will be monitored closely by the fertility expert. The donated eggs will be fertilized by her partner’/ donor’s sperm and will be monitored in the Embryoscope+ incubator until the day of the embryo-transfer. The donated eggs may be cryopreserved or not. The results are high in either case.
In case you choose to use frozen eggs from an egg bank, you should know there are a number of different sperm banks available. We collaborate with licensed and recognized egg banks to provide the best quality eggs and highest success rates possible.
Our team at Gennima IVF-Greece will support you about what to consider when choosing your donor.
You can contact us directly for the cost of your own IVF treatment in Greece. We will be pleased to answer all your questions and plan together your trip to Greece. We can also discuss our collaborations with donor egg banks in Europe and analyze your options.
When a woman tries to get pregnant with egg donation, the rate of pregnancy and live birth depends on the age of the eggs. Not only does the pregnancy rate increase, but the miscarriage rate decreases significantly. The success rate increases significantly because the egg donors are up to 35 years old (based on what the law defines) and without infertility problems.
At Gennima IVF- Greece the success rate of egg donation treatment is 82% positive pregnancy test and 69% clinical pregnancy (fetus with cardiac function on ultrasound, data 2018-2019).
