Sperm donation is the alternative term for IVF with sperm donation cycle. The basic Sperm Donation bundle costs 4000 EUR. This basic fee covers sperm donation fees including sperm donor’s compensation. Sperm donation cycles are designed for the couples facing male factor infertility when it is impossible to collect and fertilize the intended mother’s oocytes with the intended father’s sperm. This cycle is ideal for men with no sperm in the ejaculate (azoospermia), for which testicular sperm extraction (TESE) can be performed when the presence of sperm cells in the sperm sample is negative. If the intended father may transmit genetic disorders, sperm donation is also strongly recommended. If the couple tried several attempts of IVF—ICSI and anew intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) led to repeated failure.
If the intended father’s sperm has a low ‘fertilization potency’, it is also an indicator to upgrade the IVF—ICSI with own oocytes and sperm to tandem sperm cycle bundle or IVF—ICSI with sperm donation Pro.
Sperm donation involves a dual—staged treatment protocol implementation. The couple selects the sperm donor from the sperm donor’s database. Following the initial consultation and matching with the sperm donor, the treatment protocol is finalized by a fertility Pro. If the intended father faces male factor infertility and it is impossible to select healthy sperm for ICSI fertilization from the collected sperm sample, two IVF—ICSI can be suggested: IVF—ICSI with sperm donation (Sperm Donation) or Tandem Sperm Cycle (IVF—ICSI with own sperm and donor’s sperm). If the intended father would like to try IVF—ICSI with own sperm, the triple—staged treatment protocol is ‘issued.’
If the couple has chosen the Sperm Donation without the tandem sperm cycle, the sperm donor undergoes diagnostic screening and testing and sperm collection. The IVF—ICSI with sperm donation (Sperm Donation) dual—staged treatment protocol involves selection of the sperm donor from the sperm donors’ database, matching with a sperm donor, intended mother’s and intended father’s diagnostic screening and testing, sperm donor’s diagnostic screening and testing, controlled ovarian stimulation of the intended mother, ultrasound—guided egg retrieval from the intended mother, the donor’s sperm preparation for ICSI, ICSI fertilization, embryo culturing, embryo selection, embryo transfer in the intended mother’s uterus, blood pregnancy test, urine pregnancy test, and early ultrasound to confirm the embryonic heartbeat. The basic fee covers sperm donor’s fee, IVF—ICSI embryo “generation” fee, and embryo transfer fee.
Sperm donation (IVF—ICSI with Sperm Donation) cycle’s stages:
●intended mother’s and intended father’s diagnostic screening and testing;
●intended mother’s and intended father’s blood tests;
●sperm donor’s diagnostic screening and testing, blood tests;
●embryo vitrification for future frozen embryo transfer cycles on the couple’s demand and is charged as an extra fee.
For men facing not extreme male factor infertility and wishing to try IVF—ICSI with own sperm the ‘Tandem sperm cycle’ can be proposed. The tandem sperm cycle with sperm donation involves the intended father’s and sperm donor’s synchronized sperm collection and sperm preparation. Intended mother’s oocytes are fertilized with the intended father’s sperm and with the donor’s sperm through the ICSI technique. The all—new generated embryos are cultured for several days (usually till Day 3 or Day 5). The couple will have the complete info concerning the embryonic cohort. If the intended mother’s oocytes fertilized with the intended father’s sperm stopped their development or their genome content has the detected abnormalities (if PGD or NGS was synchronized with IVF—ICSI), the oocytes fertilized with the donor’s sperm will be transferred in the intended mother’s uterus.
The tandem sperm cycle (cycle with own sperm and sperm donation) bundle involves an extra fee and the total cost is 4500 EUR. Tandem cycle involves the intended mother’s, intended father’s and sperm donor’s diagnostic screening and medical evaluation, the intended mother’s controlled ovarian stimulation protocol, ultrasound—guided egg retrieval and egg collection from the intended mother, the intended father’s and the donor’s sperm collection and sperm preparation, IVF—ICSI fertilization in the IVF laboratory, embryo culturing, embryo selection, embryo transfer in the intended mother’s uterus, blood pregnancy test, urine pregnancy test and early ultrasound to confirm the embryonic heartbeat. The basic fee covers the tandem oocyte cycle including the egg donor’s fee, IVF—ICSI embryo “generation” fee, and embryo transfer fee.
IVF—ICSI Tandem Sperm Cycle (IVF—ICSI with own sperm and donated sperm) cycle’s stages:
●intended mother’s and intended father’s diagnostic screening and testing;
●intended mother’s and intended father’s blood tests;
●sperm donor’s diagnostic screening and testing, blood tests;