When your own eggs cannot be used, donated eggs from a young, healthy, screened donor give you the opportunity to experience pregnancy and birth — with ~75% success rates per transfer.
Ovaries stop producing eggs before the age of 40.
AMH below 0.5 ng/mL or antral follicle count too low for stimulation.
Eggs that consistently fail to fertilise or produce poor-quality embryos.
Natural menopause — donor eggs allow pregnancy in post-menopausal women up to a medically safe age.
A heritable condition in the intended mother that she does not wish to pass on.
Multiple failed IVF cycles attributed to egg quality rather than uterine factors.
Donor Selection
A young donor (21–30 years) is selected from a licensed egg bank. Donors are screened for infectious diseases, genetic conditions, and psychological fitness. All donors are anonymous.
Synchronisation
The donor's menstrual cycle is synchronised with the recipient's uterine preparation through hormonal medication.
Donor Stimulation & Egg Retrieval
The donor receives ovarian stimulation injections. Multiple eggs are retrieved under sedation and immediately handed to the embryology lab.
Fertilisation (IVF/ICSI)
Donor eggs are fertilised with the intended father's sperm (or donor sperm) via IVF or ICSI. Embryos are cultured for 3–5 days.
Uterine Preparation
The recipient's uterine lining is prepared with oestrogen and progesterone to achieve optimal thickness and receptivity.
Embryo Transfer
One or two embryos are transferred into the recipient's uterus. A pregnancy blood test is done 12–14 days later.
Because donor eggs come from young, carefully selected women, success rates with donor egg IVF are among the highest of all fertility treatments — typically 60–75% per embryo transfer at Iswarya Fertility. Unlike IVF with the patient's own eggs, success rates with donor eggs are largely independent of the recipient's age.
Speak to an Iswarya fertility specialist to understand if donor egg IVF is the right path for you.
