The California IVF Fertility Center is pioneering what some refer to as the «Costco model» of babymaking, creating batches of
embryos using donor eggs and sperm that can be shared among several different families.
Not exact matches
Our Virginia fertility center pioneered the
use of elective single
embryo transfer, eSET, and vitrification to perfect
donor egg cycles.
I was lucky enough to match with intended parents who already had their egg
donor and were choosing to
use frozen
embryos.
The IVF refund plan states that if patients do not achieve a live birth after the transfer of all of the
embryos resulting from their cycles, 100 % of clinical fees will be refunded back to the patients to
use in pursuing other family - building measures such as
donor egg or adoption.
The
embryo is created
using an egg from a female intended parent or an egg
donor which is fertilized by sperm provided by a male partner or a sperm
donor.
The medical process involved in IVF
uses embryos created from the genetic material of the intended parents or a
donor.
IVF is the most commonly
used procedure of all the assisted fertility treatments available, and according to Baby Center, accounts for over 99 percent of ART procedures in the U.S. (Other popular ART procedures include Intracytoplasmic sperm injection,
donor egg or
embryo, and surrogacy).
This procedure follows the same protocol as IVF, except the intended parents select a
donor and
use the
donor's egg to create the
embryo.
ART OVERVIEW
DONOR SPERM DONOR EGG Typical cost $ 200 to $ 600 per insemination $ 3,000 to $ 10,000 for the donor's fee; approximately $ 15,000 for medical and legal expenses EMBRYO TRANSFER1 $ 3,000 to $ 5,000 for the frozen embryo transfer; if «adopting,» $ 8,000 for program fee, $ 1,000 to $ 3,000 for a homestudy GESTATIONAL SURROGACY $ 25,000 for the carrier's fee; $ 40,000 to $ 60,000 for medical and legal expenses, plus the cost of IVF Genetic link to Mother, or to neither parent if used with donor egg Do parents No have to complete a homes
DONOR SPERM
DONOR EGG Typical cost $ 200 to $ 600 per insemination $ 3,000 to $ 10,000 for the donor's fee; approximately $ 15,000 for medical and legal expenses EMBRYO TRANSFER1 $ 3,000 to $ 5,000 for the frozen embryo transfer; if «adopting,» $ 8,000 for program fee, $ 1,000 to $ 3,000 for a homestudy GESTATIONAL SURROGACY $ 25,000 for the carrier's fee; $ 40,000 to $ 60,000 for medical and legal expenses, plus the cost of IVF Genetic link to Mother, or to neither parent if used with donor egg Do parents No have to complete a homes
DONOR EGG Typical cost $ 200 to $ 600 per insemination $ 3,000 to $ 10,000 for the
donor's fee; approximately $ 15,000 for medical and legal expenses EMBRYO TRANSFER1 $ 3,000 to $ 5,000 for the frozen embryo transfer; if «adopting,» $ 8,000 for program fee, $ 1,000 to $ 3,000 for a homestudy GESTATIONAL SURROGACY $ 25,000 for the carrier's fee; $ 40,000 to $ 60,000 for medical and legal expenses, plus the cost of IVF Genetic link to Mother, or to neither parent if used with donor egg Do parents No have to complete a homes
donor's fee; approximately $ 15,000 for medical and legal expenses
EMBRYO TRANSFER1 $ 3,000 to $ 5,000 for the frozen embryo transfer; if «adopting,» $ 8,000 for program fee, $ 1,000 to $ 3,000 for a homestudy GESTATIONAL SURROGACY $ 25,000 for the carrier's fee; $ 40,000 to $ 60,000 for medical and legal expenses, plus the cost of IVF Genetic link to Mother, or to neither parent if used with donor egg Do parents No have to complete a home
EMBRYO TRANSFER1 $ 3,000 to $ 5,000 for the frozen
embryo transfer; if «adopting,» $ 8,000 for program fee, $ 1,000 to $ 3,000 for a homestudy GESTATIONAL SURROGACY $ 25,000 for the carrier's fee; $ 40,000 to $ 60,000 for medical and legal expenses, plus the cost of IVF Genetic link to Mother, or to neither parent if used with donor egg Do parents No have to complete a home
embryo transfer; if «adopting,» $ 8,000 for program fee, $ 1,000 to $ 3,000 for a homestudy GESTATIONAL SURROGACY $ 25,000 for the carrier's fee; $ 40,000 to $ 60,000 for medical and legal expenses, plus the cost of IVF Genetic link to Mother, or to neither parent if
used with
donor egg Do parents No have to complete a homes
donor egg Do parents No have to complete a homestudy?
Father, or to neither parent if
used with
donor sperm No Neither parent Both parents; only mother (with
donor sperm) or only father (with
donor egg); neither (with
donor embryo) Not usually No, although some agencies require homestudies No No Not usually, unless required by state law; in many states, parents obtain a pre-birth parentage order (1) Also referred to as
embryo donation or
embryo adoption.
Embryos are created
using the eggs from the intended mother or an egg
donor and sperm from the intended father (s) or a sperm
donor.
For the derivation and
use of ES cells, there must be informed consent from the
donors of surplus human
embryos, gametes, or cells.
The paper reports new details about the procedure, such as the method
used to transfer the mitochondria: freezing and heating the
embryo before
using an electrical pulse to fuse the mother's nucleus into the
donor egg.
The board is supposed to make sure no one is harmed by the research, including gamete
donors who might not like their
embryos used for research.
The big question researchers had was whether the 21 lines approved for
use under the Bush Administration, which are still
used in many research labs, would qualify under detailed provisions for informed consent by
embryo donors that are spelled out in the guidelines.
Stem cell advocates have been expressing serious worry that ethical requirements spelled out in the draft guidelines — in particular, informed consent procedures for
embryo donors — will rule out the
use of many existing human embryonic stem cell lines, including the 21 lines approved under the Bush Administration.
A key difference, however, is that Dolly's
donor cell came from adult udder cells growing in lab dishes (see ScienceNOW, 24 February), while the
donor cells
used to create the monkey clones came from early
embryos.
The
embryo used to derive an ES cell is not genetically identical to the
donor of the cell that is transformed into an iPS cell, so researchers expect some discrepancies in gene activity.
Except when it is
used to select and screen
embryos for certain characteristics, the procedure brings along little ethical hand - wringing today — even with its hefty financial rewards to female
donors.
According to the NIH, most
embryos used are leftover from in vitro fertilization clinics, and have been designated for research with the «informed consent of the
donors.»
Like Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT), the method
used to clone Dolly in 1996, gameteless reproduction raises the question of the morality of cloning and other kinds of asexual reproduction, since it allows the creation of an
embryo from one or more tissue
donors.
The problem with this process is that the gamete
donors are not always completely aware of all the possible
uses, or dispositions, for the
embryos, which are numerous and include hESC research, donation to other patients, or destruction.
Currently, gamete
donors sign a form giving the IVF patient legal authority to determine the
use of
embryos created with their gametes after infertility treatment has been completed.
The process was tested on 18 lab - created
embryos using sperm from the male
donor and eggs donated by 12 healthy young women, the study said.
Both Krainman and many fertility web sites refer to this transfer as an «
embryo adoption,» which Dr. Keenan says is more of a shorthand
used by the
donors and recipients.
Krainman gave birth to a baby girl this summer
using a frozen
donor embryo.
In the news: Couples
using frozen
donor embryos left over from other people's IVF treatments.
Dr. Keenan says
using an
embryo from an anonymous
donor is even less expensive: usually about $ 1,200 to $ 2,000 less.
Each case is individual and factors such as age, quality of
embryos and quantity of
embryos may lead to the suggested treatment course of
using donor egg.
ART procedures sometimes involve the
use of
donor eggs (eggs from another woman),
donor sperm, or previously frozen
embryos.
Getting pregnant
using home insemination with a friend as the sperm
donor In vitro fertilization (IVF), where conception of the
embryo takes place in a lab and the
embryo is then transferred to a woman's uterus Artificial insemination (intrauterine insemination / IUI) with a spouse's sperm to increase the change of pregnancy Having a child with the help of a surrogate who will carry the fetus until birth Conceiving a child with the help of donated sperm, eggs or
embryos Assisted reproduction is not sexual intercourse.
In light of these circumstances, enforcing agreements may run directly counter to the intentions of the AHRA and Quebec's Regulation Respecting Assisted Procreation to ensure that
embryos are only
used or donated in circumstances where
donors have provided free and informed consent.