Anonymous egg donation in Russia

Majority of egg donation in Russia is done by using the services of anonymous donors who are recruited by IVF clinics and donor agencies. Alternatively, a known egg donor may be an option in some cases when the patients find the donor by themselves but it is rather a challenging option.

The benefit of using an anonymous donor through the clinic is the presence of a barrier serving as protection between the donor and the recipient. The donors don’t have any information about the recipients and the recipients have no identity information on the egg donors. A clinic’s representative provides the patients with the information required for choosing the most suitable donor and coordinates the process. Another advantage is that the clinic screens egg donors before making them available for egg donation by using detailed screening of medical history, evaluations by fertility specialist, geneticist and GP