What happens
during a Donor/Recipient cycle?
Donors who have volunteered to take part in the program are screened as outlined above. If accepted, they are stimulated with medication to produce a number of oocytes, as in the induction protocol for in vitro fertilization.
Recipients are put on a medication regime to help prepare the lining of the uterus to receive embryo(s).
An oocyte retrieval is performed on the donor, under ultrasound guidance. Oocytes that are chosen for donation are inseminated with the recipients' partner's sperm (if required, donor sperm).
The resulting embryo(s) are transferred into the uterus of the recipient.
All efforts are made to maintain strict confidentiality.
Please be aware that it is illegal to pay an egg donor in Canada. You may however pay for out of pocket expenses for the donor. You must retain receipts of all out of pocket expenses. |