FAQs for surrogates and embryo donors

Our counsellors will help you to discuss the issues and how to manage them:

Who is surrogacy for?

Surrogacy may be an option when a woman doesn’t have a uterus (for instance after surgery) or has a medical condition that makes pregnancy unsafe.

Who needs egg donors?

Donor eggs can help women with early menopause, women who no longer have viable eggs of their own because of their age, and women who have not become pregnant after many IVF cycles.

How does egg donation work?

Egg donors need to complete a work up process that takes approximately three months and includes blood tests, counselling and talking with our medical staff about an IVF cycle. The woman who is donating her eggs then starts an IVF cycle and the eggs are collected as part of a small surgical procedure. The eggs are then put with the recipient partner’s sperm to try and create embryos for future use by the recipient couple or for fresh replacement at the same time.

Who makes a good egg donor?

If you are interested in becoming an egg donor you need to be aged between 20- 36 years, be a non-smoker and have no significant health issues.

How are the donors screened?

The donors are fully screened by Fertility Specialist in accordance with Reproductive Technology Accreditation Committee (RTAC) regulations. All clinic donors have met with both a Doctor and a Counsellor and the stored samples have completed a six-month quarantine period.