E mbryo donation is defined as the procedure which is similar to egg donation. In this specifically, rather than using the donated egg and the intended parents male partners sperm for fertilization, both the eggs and the sperms are received from the donor.
Who can go for Embryo Donation?
All the individual eligible to become egg donor can become embryo donor as well. In egg donation, there are problems faced to find the patient to donate the eggs. Moreover egg donation is a costly procedure in whole compared to embryo donation. Embryo donation on the other hand has high success rate of approximately 30% to 40% higher. Therefore, embryo donation is preferred if the intended couple does not have any problem with the usage of donor sperms.
Source of Embryo Donation?
In our We Care Health Services, there are multiple patients who wish to undergo the treatment of IVF or ICSI but are not in financial condition to undergo it. Hence, naturally, they produce large no of eggs and embryos consequently.
Thus, following it the consent of the patient is taken and the extra embryos are used for the intended couple. In regards to this, cost of all the medication of the patient is borne by the intended couple who wish to have the donated embryo. Process of embryo sharing is beneficial to both the patient and the intended couple. However, undergoing the embryo donation is based on consent of the all the family members rather than an individual.
Pregnancy rate for embryo donation in India
The chances of getting pregnant after the treatment of embryo donation form our clinic is of 30% to 40% per cycle. The reason of this high rate of pregnancy is dependent on two basic reason which are as follows:
- The embryo used are of excellent quality
- The uterine receptivity is high to these embryos as Endometrium using the hormones is prepared.
Process of Embryo Donation in India
Embryo donation is carried out in similar manner to the egg donation. In the patients who are menstruating, the hormonal control of the cycle is taken over by the GnRh analogue injection starting from the 21st day of the previous cycle. And once the patient gets on her menstruation, EstradiolValerate tablets are given. On the 10th day, the ultrasound is performed to assess the receptivity of the endometrium by measuring the thickness.
When the thickness of the endometrium is more than 9 mm than it is good for pregnancy. Once it is achieved, one can start waiting for good quality embryos to be placed into her womb. It is vital to note that the patient can wait upto 35 days only after starting the Progynova, for the embryo transfer. This procedure does not involve any surgical procedure and is totally risk free.
In case of menopausal females, that is the females who have stopped menstruating, cyclic hormones are given for 3-6 months till the time the patient start having her periods.After the procedure is same, starting with that of Progynova tablets form the second day of the periods. In these females, there is no need of giving GnRh analogues such as superfact, as the hormonal control has been naturally shut off.
Confidentiality of procedure
At We Care Health Services, the embryo donation procedure is kept anonymous completely, until and unless it is done by a friend or relative of the patient. As such there is no contact between the embryo donor and the recipient and they never see each other and get to know about each other identity. The patient does not get to know who have donated them the embryo and the donor does not have any information too whom they have donated the embryo. It is done just to maintain the confidentiality of both the donor and patient. BY this both are happy and can their wishes complete to be the parent and undergo the procedure of IVF, ICSI. There are no records maintained even about the origin and destined place of the embryos.
How Embryo donation is different from adoption of child?
Unlike the traditional adoption procedure, the couple undergoes numerous infertility treatment procedure which is medical and a legal procedure to have a baby. For infertile couples, embryo donation offers a wonderful opportunity to be pregnant and have that special bond with your child prior to birth. Embryo donation is very much affordable too in comparison to the traditional methods of adoption. In India, younger intended parents are suggested to prefer adoption. Whereas for the couples above the age of 45 Years, the chances of adoption are less. Embryo donation offers the intended parents the privacy and the secrecy, so that they need not to worry about social acceptance of their child. Whereas for some religion, it not considered as a good practice to adopt a child and therefore the embryo donation being the only method of having their child.
Is Embryo Donation similar to surrogacy?
The embryo donation and surrogacy have minute difference. In surrogacy, the embryos of the couple are kept in the womb of another woman who carries the pregnancy for the benefit of infertile couple. Whereas, in Embryo donation, the infertile couple carries the embryo of another couple and delivers the child; of whom they will be called as parent.
Does the child born form Embryo Donation be normal?
The probability of abnormal child, miscarriage, and other mishappening is same as that of the natural pregnancy. The children born from the procedure of Embryo Donation are normal and healthy with healthy hairs, skin etc.