We've helped thousands of people to build families and we have over 30 years of expertise in donor egg IVF. We’re the only dedicated egg bank in the UK, with an extensive database of frozen donated eggs, and the leading provider of egg donation in London.
We manage the egg donation process from start to finish to ensure the highest quality of eggs. As a result of our consistent and reliable approach, many healthy babies have been born through frozen eggs. Our success rates show you our focused approach really works.
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Cumulative pregnancy rate after one embryo transfer from a single cohort of donated eggs
Cumulative pregnancy rate after two embryo transfers from a single cohort of donated eggs
IVF With Donor Eggs Process
For International Patients
Our friendly team will help answer initial questions and book an online consultation with one of our fertility consultants. Our doctors will review your medical history, including any treatment or investigations you’ve already had elsewhere and provide you with the best course of treatment for you. You can expect to have a scan and some blood tests, and an analysis of a semen sample in your home country if a male partner is involved.
Following your doctor's consultation, your dedicated treatment coordinator will have an online appointment with you to discuss the program and any tests that you might need. Your coordinator will also explain how to use our online donor database and help you with personalised matching.
We advise our patients who are considering donor egg IVF in the UK to speak to an independent counsellor who will explain the broader implications and will help patients to make informed decisions. You can do this with us via an online consultation.
Once you are ready to start your treatment, you will have an online consultation with our nurse to go over your consent forms, medication and treatment plan so that you know exactly what to do.
If you have a male partner, he will need to travel to the UK to provide a sperm sample or send us a frozen sperm sample.
Treatment includes donor egg fertilisation in the lab with sperm from your male partner or sperm donor. Fertilised eggs are usually cultured as embryos for five to six days and during this time are monitored using a technology named time-lapse until they reach the blastocyst stage. These embryos can then be frozen and are ready to be used when you are at the right stage of treatment.
Once your embryos are safely frozen, you will have a follow-up consultation with your doctor to discuss the next stage of treatment. For this next step, you will take hormone tablets for about 10-12 days to prepare your uterus for embryo transfer. You will have 2-3 ultrasounds in your home country to start with and then come to the UK once your uterus is nearly ready to receive an embryo.
The best embryo will be transferred under ultrasound guidance into your uterus by one of our fertility consultants using a catheter, a simple and painless process without the need for anaesthetic. You can return to your normal routine after resting for a few minutes.
In order to avoid the risks of multiple pregnancies most women only have one embryo transferred. The remaining embryos can be frozen and stored for future use if another cycle is needed or for a sibling.
Many patients like to wait at least 24 hours after embryo transfer before making the journey back home, but you can fly back home on the same day if you wish. You will be given a date to do the pregnancy test in your home country 12 days after your embryo transfer.
If you have a positive pregnancy test, you should schedule an early pregnancy scan 3 weeks later (7 weeks gestation) and provide us with the report. You will be required to continue all medications to around 12 weeks of pregnancy or until you have had the 12-week pregnancy scan
Should your test be negative you will be instructed to stop medications and we will schedule a follow-up with your consultant.
You can ask about all aspects of fertility treatment using donor eggs in the UK and discuss your case.
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Patient Stories
“It is an expensive process, but IVF with donor eggs costs in the UK is less than half the money in America.”
"We chose a UK egg bank to ensure we could tell our children about their origins"
Charlotte’s solo journey to motherhood brought her overseas for treatment
"I successfully used donor eggs in the UK when I was over 45"
Please contact us for your free initial consultation