Requirements for Embryo Donation

Now is the time to think about the future of your embryos.

The reality of infertility can be devastating, as you well know. For many couples, their only hope of achieving a full-term pregnancy begins with donated embryos.

Have you considered what you will do with the embryos you have in storage already or will be storing? Of course, continued storage is the first option many couples choose. But at some point, continued storage may not be practical. When that time comes, some couples will choose to destroy their embryos, while some will choose to donate their embryos to help other couples achieve pregnancy.

Once their family is complete, most couples cannot justify the expense of long-term storage, nor can they rationalize destroying the embryos that were the key to their joy. These are tough choices to make... and for every couple, it is different. That is why many choose what appears to be their best choice...Donation.

Embryo donation is a wonderful gift, but as you would expect the steps required go far beyond just agreeing to donate your embryos.  Each program has multiple steps and requirements before a donation is complete.  Further, not all embryos will qualify for each donation program, the number, stage and quality of your embryos will need to be evaluated as well as the source of the gametes (was a sperm or egg donor used).  If considering donation, please call us so that we can review your records and the qualification requirements for each program prior to your investing time and effort in a program for which your embryos may not qualify.

ReproTech is available to help facilitate embryo donation for you.  We administer an active anonymous embryo donation program in house, making it easy for you to work with one person through the whole process.  However, we also facilitate donations through individual clinics as well as national embryo donation programs.

For more information on your options, please use the links below.

ReproTech, Ltd. Embryo Donation Program

Donating through your originating clinic (not available at all clinics)  

Donating through various Embryo Donation\Adoption Agencies 

National Embryo Donation Center

Becoming A Recipient of Donor Embryos
Most, if not all, programs typically have a waiting list of potential recipients for donor embryos.  The number of patients seeking donated embryos far exceeds the number of patients who choose to donate their cryopreserved embryos.

Contact RTL if you have any questions or would like to become a recipient of donor embryos.