Egg donation Greece
Egg donors
Eligible egg donors, pursuant to the Greek legislation, are anonymous and are obliged to sing special consent forms. Moreover, to be accepted in such a programme, they should meet the following requirements:
- Aged from 19 to 35 years
- Be healthy, non-smokers and without a personal or family history of genetic diseases
- Have a BMS less than 32
- Have an FSH less than 8
- Have two functional ovaries
Moreover, they should undergo a series of tests to verify whether their health condition is good and they will be able to properly respond to hormonal therapy. Tests include:
Psychological profile
Lower abdomen ultrasound and vaginal ultrasound
Meeting with the programme manager on instructions regarding drug administration
Haematology for hepatitis, HIV, sexually transmitted diseases, and hormone profile
Then, donors will undergo the standard ovarian stimulation procedure. It should be noted that donors actually donate eggs, which if not aspired from their body, they will be destroyed, so their future reproductive ability will not be affected in any case.
Another option is to use borrowed embryos. This method is addressed to couples, where the wife has early menopause and the husband has azoospermia. In this case, a written consent is required both by the “donor” couple and the “recipient” couple.
