If you’re considering a choice between fresh vs. frozen donor eggs, it may help to learn more about the frozen donor egg process. Our frozen donor egg bank in Texas is happy to help you determine whether using frozen donor eggs is right for you.
What is the process for using frozen donor eggs?
The frozen donor egg process often allows for greater flexibility in the timing of an IVF cycle. That’s because our carefully screened donors have already gone through the egg retrieval process, so their donated eggs are cryopreserved and ready to use whenever you are ready to move forward.
Here’s a basic overview of the frozen donor egg process for intended parents.
Choose your donor. Contact us to review profiles of thoroughly prescreened donors who have donated batches of frozen eggs that are currently available.
Secure your donor eggs. Once you have chosen your donor, you can order as many batches of your donor’s eggs as you wish. Ordering more than one batch is often recommended for intended parents who would like to have more than one child.
Ship your eggs to the IVF lab of your choice. We partner with Texas Fertility Center to provide state-of-the-art donor egg IVF to Texas Egg Donor intended parents. We are also happy to work with your fertility specialist to securely ship your frozen donor eggs anywhere in the United States. Simply provide the contact information for your preferred IVF clinic, and we will take care of the rest.
Get ready for your IVF cycle. Your fertility specialist will provide all necessary medications and monitoring to prepare your body for your embryo transfer. If you are using a gestational surrogate, your fertility specialist will work directly with her, while keeping you informed at every step.
Thawing and fertilization in the IVF lab. Your donor eggs will be fertilized with the sperm of your choice to create embryos for transfer.
Embryo monitoring. Your embryos’ development will be carefully monitored in the IVF lab for several days. If you wish to have your embryos genetically tested, the lab team will send a biopsy of cells from each one to a specialized laboratory for testing. All embryos will be frozen and stored for you to use when you are ready.
Embryo transfer. For many people, this is the most exciting day of the IVF process. The highest-quality embryo will be selected for transfer, at exactly the right time. Any unused embryos can be cryopreserved and stored for your future use.
Pregnancy test. Two weeks after your embryo transfer, you will learn the results of your cycle.
Learn more about the frozen donor egg process
Our frozen donor egg bank in Texas welcomes all people who need donor eggs to grow their families. Our team is happy to answer all of your questions and walk you through the frozen donor egg process. Contact us to learn more about using frozen donor eggs, or to get to know our donors.
