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Overview
| Our Egg Donor
Program is one
of the most
successful and
economical in
Thailand and you
can begin the
process in a
very short space
of time - often
as little as
6-weeks.
However, please
be aware that
nature also
plays a part and
is not always
reliable so
sometimes there
may be delays
due to reasons
beyond our
control.
Success Rates
Using a
Donor is
the
perfect
solution
for
mature
women
wishing
to have
a baby. |
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Our
first time
success rates
for our Egg
Donor Program
exceed 60%,
which compares
very favorably
with other
programs
anywhere in the
world.
The Treatment
Egg Donation is
a very easy
treatment to
undergo for the
mother-to-be,
since it is far
simpler to
perform an
embryo transfer
than a full IVF
cycle using a
woman's own
eggs.
The combination
of high success
rates and
comparative
simplicity and
ease of the
treatment
ensures that the
Egg Donation
experience is
very different
for most
patients from
previous
frustrations
with IVF using
their own eggs
Egg Donor
Procedure
Overview
Your first step
is to select a
donor from our
donor pool. Our
medical staff
then coordinates
your cycle with
that of the
donor to obtain
a fresh embryo
transfer.
Synchronization
of cycles
includes using a
series of
medications to
facilitate a
hospitable
uterine
environment for
transfer of
embryos. All
viable eggs
produced in a
single donor
cycle are
fertilized with
your partner's
sperm, and all
embryos belong
to you. If there
are more embryos
than required
for your
transfer we can
store your extra
embryos using
Cryopreservation.
Cryopreserved
embryos can be
used for
subsequent
attempts at
pregnancy
whether or not
your fresh
transfer is
successful.
In general, any
woman with a
medical or
genetic
indication for
using an egg
donor can be a
recipient, as
long as there
are no medical
contraindications
to pregnancy.
Our current age
limit is 55
years.
If a male
problem also
exists, Donor
Egg IVF with
ICSI (intracytoplasmic
sperm injection
into the eggs)
is also
available.
Non-surgical
Sperm Aspiration
(NSA) can be
used with ICSI
if the male
partner has had
a vasectomy and
wishes to avoid
surgical
reconstruction,
or if there are
other
complications as
absence of sperm
in the
ejaculate.
Our Egg
Donors
We aim to offer
you a large
selection of
screened donors.
They are
primarily young
Thai women with
an average age
of 26, including
many with high
level education
such as
university.
We are fully
aware that
choosing an egg
donor can be an
intense and
emotional
process. You can
be assured that:
- Our
donors are
rigorously
screened
- Dr Wiwat
and his
staff are
available to
review your
family
history and
the donor's
history and
answer any
questions
you may
have.
-
Extensive
information
is provided
on all
donors, and
you get to
make all the
final
decisions on
the donor to
be used for
your family.
- For many
patients,
the time
from their
initial
contact with
our
International
Patient Care
Team to
commencement
of their Egg
Donation
program can
be a little
as 6-weeks.
Patients
only need to
stay in
Thailand for
5 days in
most cases
for a full
Egg Donor
treatment
cycle.
- Donor
selection
can be
accomplished
over the
internet
before you
come to
Thailand- in
fact; we
recommend
this to make
sure you
secure the
Donor of
your choice.
- Our
experience
assures you
of the best
possible
chance of
success for
donor
cycles,
including
both fresh
and
subsequent
frozen
embryo
cycles (if
pregnancy is
not
immediately
achieved).
- Our Egg
Donor
services may
be combined
where
appropriate
with other
specialized
programs
like PGD
Gender
Selection or
Surrogacy.
The
Medical
Procedure
If you are
using a
Donor, the
cycle begins
once you
have
selected
your egg
donor.
At this time
we will also
be starting
the donor on
medication
to suppress
her ovaries.
Once you
have both
had menses,
we can
coordinate
your cycles.
This can be
done while
you are
still in
your home
country. You
will start
using
estrogen to
establish a
healthy
endometrial
lining and
the donor
will begin
the
stimulation
of her
ovaries with
gonadotropins.
When the
follicles on
her ovaries
have reached
a mature
size
(generally
10 -15 days)
we will
notify you
that we are
ready for
the next
step. At
this time
you see your
doctor for
an
ultrasound
to measure
the
thickness of
your
endometrial
lining. You
will then
begin using
either oral
or vaginal
progesterone
supplementation
to increase
your
progesterone
levels so
that it
mirrors the
natural
process of
pregnancy.
We will also
schedule
sperm
collection
for the day
of egg
retrieval so
you and your
partner will
need to be
in Thailand
at this
time.
Embryo
Transfer
The day
after egg
retrieval
and sperm
collection
we will
contact you
with the
results of
the
retrieval
(how many
mature eggs
have been
retrieved)
and the
results of
fertilization
(how many
viable
embryos you
have). You
will decide
how many
embryos you
wish to
transfer and
how many you
wish to
store for
later use
using
Cryopreservation.
Embryo
transfer is
performed 5
days after
retrieval.
On the day
of embryo
transfer, we
will confirm
with you the
number of
embryos that
you would
like
transferred
– due to the
possibility
of multiple
pregnancies
we usually
advise
couples not
to transfer
more than 2
embryos. The
transfer is
performed in
our transfer
room and
requires no
special
preparation
on your
part.
Transfer of
the embryos
directly
into the
uterus is
done under
ultrasound
guidance and
you and your
partner will
be able to
watch the
procedure
via the
ultrasound
screen. The
discomfort
is minimal
and no
anesthetic
is required.
The transfer
is usually
fairly quick
and you can
return to
your hotel
after two
hours of
rest in our
recovery
room.
You will
also be
given your
Embryo
details and
photographs
as a record
of your
procedure.
Pregnancy
Test
10 days
after the
embryo
transfer we
will perform
a serum
(blood)
pregnancy
test. This
can be
performed at
our clinic
if you
remain in
Thailand or
with your
doctor when
you return
home. It is
important to
rest and
relax for
two days
after the
transfer but
after that
you can
travel home.
You will
continue
with both
oral and
vaginal
progesterone
and oral
estrogen
until the
pregnancy
test. If the
pregnancy
test is
negative you
will
discontinue
all
medications
and will
probably
begin a
period
within the
next week.
If the
pregnancy
test is
positive we
will recheck
your
estrogen and
progesterone
levels. You
will
continue the
estrogen and
progesterone
for another
10 weeks
(until 12
weeks
gestation
when the
placenta
will be
supporting
the
pregnancy).
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