What are the advantages of using frozen donated eggs?
• Convenience…no need to synchronize the recipient and donor cycles No wait to be matched with a donor Recipient controls the donor selection process Elimination of the potential ethical and financial burdens of maintaining unused embryos What are the requirements to become a recipient? A physician consult, screening bloodwork and cultures, pap smear, mammogram (>40 yrs), flexible sigmoidoscopy (>50 yrs), medical clearance letter (>45 yrs), uterine evaluation, sounding (trial embryo transfer), psychological consult. The male partner will also need screening bloodwork and a semen analysis. What is the time frame involved for a cycle? Once a match has been made, a traditional lfresh donor cycle takes approximately six weeks (from first injection to the pregnancy test). Frozen donor cycles through the Reproductive Biology Egg Bank take about four weeks to complete. Can my OB/GYN do some of my initial testing so insurance will cover? Yes, an order can be written for your OB/GYN to perfor
