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USING DONOR EGGS IN THE UK

Using Donor Eggs
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How long will the process take?

The whole process, from the initial consultation to embryo transfer, takes on average 2 months. However, it can be shorter or longer depending on factors like how quickly you complete all paperwork if you need any additional tests, how long you take in selecting a donor, your availability for travelling for treatment, etc.

How will I find a local clinic able to do my scans and what would you require from them?

You can search for fertility clinics, gynaecologists or ultrasound centres close to you. You will need to ask them for monitoring pelvic ultrasound scans and reports and blood tests if you’re having all initial stages of treatment in your home country. Your treatment coordinator will be able to provide you with information on what would be required by fertility clinics in the UK.

When do I order my donor eggs?

Once you have had your initial doctor’s consultation you can reserve donor eggs from our online database. If you have any questions, you can email our matching team-[email protected]

Can I pick the treatment dates myself?

Once you have selected a donor and all paperwork and tests have been completed, you can start your treatment. Normally, treatment will need to start with your period, but you can decide if you want to go ahead in each cycle. Alternatively, we can prescribe you a contraceptive pill that will allow us to control when your cycle starts. If you don’t have a period, you can start at any time.
Before your initial doctor’s consultation, you will need to provide details about your medical history and your previous treatments/investigations (if applicable).
You will also need to have a report from a recent pelvic ultrasound scan to check your uterus and exclude pathology before the consultation. This scan can be done at a local fertility clinic and the report and images sent to us.
If you are having treatment using your partner’s sperm, we will need to see a recent semen analysis test.
Generally, everyone carries a gene for at least one genetic disease which is not a concern. However, if both parents have the same mutation, this gives the child a 25% chance of inheriting the actual condition and is therefore important that we take care that the sperm provider doesn’t share the same genetic mutation.
If you’re having treatment with a male partner, we will send you a saliva DNA kit free of charge, which you would then need to post to our genetics lab.
If you are using donor sperm, we will need the list of genetic screenings your sperm donor had to check he is not a carrier of the same condition as the egg donor.
Once you have had your initial doctor’s consultation you can reserve donor eggs from our online database. If you have any questions about egg donation in London, you can email our matching team-[email protected]
Yes, but if you’re having treatment with a male partner, we will need to check that he isn’t a carrier of the same condition. We will send you a saliva DNA kit free of charge that you would then need to post to our genetics lab.
If you are using donor sperm, we would need to contact your sperm bank to check if he had a genetic screening for the condition.
The whole process of egg donation in London, from the initial consultation to embryo transfer, takes on average 2 months. However, it can be shorter or longer depending on factors like how quickly you complete all paperwork if you need any additional tests, how long you take in selecting a donor, your availability for travelling for treatment, etc.
Yes, a high BMI may decrease your chance of success in fertility treatment. The maximum BMI to start treatment is 38.
Once you have selected a donor and all paperwork and tests have been completed, you can start your treatment. Normally, treatment will need to start with your period, but you can decide if you want to go ahead in each cycle. Alternatively, we can prescribe you a contraceptive pill that will allow us to control when your cycle starts. If you don’t have a period, you can start at any time.
Once a treatment plan has been created by your doctor, our nursing team will provide you with prescriptions and offer support and guidance regarding the availability of your medication in your home country. If you have any problems with getting the same brand of medication, let us know and we can advise a substitute. Depending on your country you may need to get in touch with your General Practitioner or a local fertility doctor that can issue the necessary prescriptions.
You can search for fertility clinics, gynaecologists or ultrasound centres close to you. You will need to ask them for monitoring pelvic ultrasound scans and reports and blood tests if you’re having all initial stages of treatment in your home country. Your treatment coordinator will be able to provide you with information on what would be required by fertility clinics in the UK.
Depending on your response to the medication, on average you will need 2-3 ultrasound scans in your home country and 0-1 scans in our clinic plus your embryo transfer appointment with us.
Yes, you can as you will be in treatment, and we are able to provide you with a letter in case you need to provide one to the airline.
You will have your ultrasound scans at either our Harley Street or London Bridge clinics in London. Your embryo transfer will be done at our Harley Street clinic.
No, if not possible to have both partners, we can just have the female patient for the procedure.
Yes, but we would recommend staying at least 24 hours to rest and to avoid stress travelling back in case there are any delays.
You can take a pregnancy test 12 days after your embryo transfer. Your clinical team will give you the exact date. You may use a home urine test or have a βhCG blood test, which can confirm the result with greater accuracy.
Our nurses and treatment coordinator will keep in touch with you until the 12th week of pregnancy. They will review your pregnancy scans and make sure that you have all the prescriptions and medications you need. After the 12th week, your pregnancy care will be transferred to your local pregnancy care unit/midwife.
If your pregnancy test is negative, you should let us know immediately so that we can give you instructions regarding your medication. You will then have a follow-up with your consultant to discuss the next steps. If you have frozen embryos remaining in storage, you can have another embryo transfer. Or if not, you can select a new egg donor in the UK to create embryos.
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Our Terms and Conditions

Conditions of use:

London Egg Bank (LEB) is a registered company in London based at 112 Harley Street.

By reserving a donor at the LEB, you, the recipient of the donated eggs, confirm that you have:

  • attended a consultation with a fertility doctor at LEB or any registered fertility clinic which has a Third-Party Agreement with LEB and have a treatment plan at that clinic.

  • received verbal and written information about your treatment and had the opportunity to discuss the procedures involved in receiving eggs as part of your treatment with your treating clinic.

  • been informed that you have received all the relevant information pertaining to your treatment from your treating clinic, as required by the HFEA Code of Practice.

  • been offered counselling by your treating clinic regarding the implications of the treatment.

  • received a confirmation of the full cost of your treatment.

Ordering and purchasing donor eggs:

  • An order is considered completed when the recipient has completed and returned all required documentation and made payment.

  • LEB will confirm your order when they have received confirmation of your treatment cycle from your chosen clinic, as well as have received your signed consent forms and payment in full.

  • Frozen eggs provided by LEB should be used in treatment within 4 months of the date of dispatch from LEB. This is to ensure that your reserved pregnancy slot is not lost.

  • Please complete and sign the donor characteristics consent form within 5 days or your order will be cancelled, remember to check your junk/spam mail folder. If you have any queries regarding your donor acceptance paperwork, please call 0207 299 9547 between 08.30 – 17.30hrs and a member of staff will be happy to help you.

  • Donor eggs will only be reserved and dispatched after full payment of eggs and transportation if required (see the Refunds and Cancellation policy for further details).

General:

  • Donor Eggs (Eggs) provided by LEB may only be used for embryo creation at the laboratory of one of the registered clinics which has a TPA with LEB.

  • LEB provides Eggs to you for your exclusive personal use, and you confirm that you will only use them as such.

  • LEB Eggs provided to you may not be resold or distributed without LEB’s written permission.

  • All information relating to donors is kept confidential and disclosed only in the circumstances permitted by law. Information on donors comprises sensitive personal data for purposes of the Data Protection Act 2018. LEB will only provide relevant information about your selected donor to you for the purpose of allowing you to select an Egg donor, without breaching the donor’s confidentiality (Data Protection Act 2018) and the relevant requirements of the HFEA Act 1990.

  • LEB’s donor database usually has a large selection of available donors. However, donor availability may be limited at times. LEB provides donor eggs on a first come, first served basis.

  • It is important that you inform LEB of the treatment date that you have agreed with your clinic. The LEB must be informed of any changes to this date immediately.

  • This agreement does not override the terms of paragraph 4A of Schedule 3 to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (as amended) (‘HFEA Act’) which states that the Egg donor may withdraw or vary her consent from the use of her eggs in treatment at any time. This includes if an embryo has already been created using her Eggs. The variation to consent may occur up until the time of embryo transfer and may result in the discard of this embryo(s).

  • In some cases, there may be the possibility of adding extra eggs to the order from the same or a different donor. Please be aware that embryos created from different donors cannot be used in one treatment cycle.

Quality standards:

  • All donors available via the LEB donor database have been recruited and screened in compliance with donation criteria under the European Tissues and Cells Directive (EUTCD), Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) standards and professional guidance.

  • All frozen donor egg samples have been procured, tested, processed, preserved and stored in a manner consistent with EUTCD and HFEA requirements.

  • LEB does not take responsibility for eggs or embryos being accepted by any other external centres.

  • LEB eggs meet all required quality standards. However, LEB cannot guarantee that a pregnancy will be achieved using donor eggs or that any pregnancy or offspring derived as a result of using the egg donor will be free from genetic disorders/defects or infectious diseases. In particular:

    1. it is not feasible to test for ALL genetic markers or infectious diseases and in some cases, there are no available tests.

    2. donor testing is properly administered; however, even where the results return as normal, the tests have limitations and may not be entirely reliable; and

    3. LEB’s recruitment processes (including counselling) rely on the donor providing accurate and correct information about their genetic and general health history. We treat the information provided by the donor in good faith. LEB is not able to independently verify this information. However, to date we are not aware of any inaccurate information being provided by our donors.

Donor confidentiality:

  • Non-identifying information about each donor is displayed on the LEB donor database. LEB is unable to provide any further personal information on donors.

Refunds and cancellation policy:

  • Should you change your mind and wish to cancel your order for any reason, LEB will offer you a full refund within 5 working days of placing an order. 

  • Please note that the egg thaw survival rate and fertilisation rate provided on our patient information materials represent the averages of all patients per stated period of time and age group. We do not guarantee a minimum egg thaw survival or fertilisation rate per patient cycle. 

  • In the rare event that all the eggs (whether from one donor or a mix of two or more donors) do not survive the thawing process, LEB will offer you a new batch of eggs free of charge.

  • Once donor eggs are dispatched from our premises and delivered to a treatment centre not part of London Women’s
    Clinic / JD Healthcare Group, they are non-returnable and non-refundable.

Limitation of liability:

  • LEB shall not be liable for any special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials on this site or the performance of the products, even if LEB has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation of exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

  • London Egg Bank cannot guarantee that additional eggs will be available at a later date for the purposes of treatment for a sibling pregnancy.

  • Donated eggs (fresh and/or frozen) are not quarantined prior to use. There is therefore a theoretical risk of transmission of infection through the transfer of embryos.