Donation Process
Treatment
From a treatment perspective, your embryos will have been created and subsequently frozen during your IVF cycle. Your clinic will have told you how many embryos you have in the freezer. So, physically, you have done everything you need to do to create the embryos that you will be donating.
Counselling
Before deciding whether to donate, you will be asked to meet with the clinic counsellor so you can discuss the implications of donating your embryos.
Consent
You will be asked to sign the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) consent forms in which you agree to donate your frozen embryos.
Blood Tests
You will have some blood tests to ensure you are free from particular diseases.
Goodwill Message and Pen Portrait
With the help of clinic staff you will be encouraged to write a personal description and goodwill message which will be read by your recipients and any children conceived from your donated embryos.
Matching
Your embryos will be matched with your recipient.
In The Media
Over the last ten years there’s been an increase in egg and sperm donors coming forward in the UK. This didn’t happen by accident. Media coverage, in whatever way, shape or form, has an important role to play. The more media inches, the more awareness, the more donors come forward.
It is as simple as that.
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