How many embryos will I receive?

A standard reservation includes two high-grade blastocysts. Extra embryos can be added at a reduced fee.

Is there an age limit for recipients?

Clinics accept patients up to 52 for embryo donation; surrogacy routes may extend this.

Can I choose an open-identity donation?

Ukrainian law mandates anonymity, safeguarding both parties. If you prefer open donation, ask about Czech or US clinics.

Will my baby resemble me?

While genetics come from the donor couple, careful phenotype matching (eye colour, hair, build, blood type) means many children resemble the gestational parent.

Embryo Donation in Europe

Embryo donation gives couples and individuals who cannot use their own gametes the opportunity to become parents. It differs from egg donation or sperm donation alone: here, both genetic components already come from donors, combined into a ready embryo. Within our European programmes, two formats are available, and the choice between them determines both the cost and the predictability of the outcome.

Option 1. Ready Cryopreserved Embryos

This is the most widespread format of embryo donation in most countries and is well known to anyone already familiar with assisted reproduction. These are high-quality cryopreserved embryos held in our bank and available for your programme right away — without a stimulation or fertilisation stage, going straight to embryo transfer. Its main advantages are a fast start and a lower cost compared with creating embryos to order. For every donor embryo we provide a defined set of data on the biological parents: their age, ethnicity, and blood group with Rh factor.

Option 2. Embryos Created to Order

Here embryos are created specifically for you using non-anonymous donors whom you select from our egg donor bank. You receive a far broader profile — appearance, education, medical history, and personal details of the donor. This option is noticeably more expensive but more predictable: you control the source genetic material and consciously choose donors by the criteria that matter to you, before moving on to fertilisation and embryo transfer.

Advantages of Both Options

Option 1 · Ready cryopreserved embryos

Advantages

✦The most common, well-established format
✦Immediate availability — no stimulation or fertilisation stage
✦Lower cost
✦Guaranteed donor data: age, ethnicity, blood group and Rh factor

Good to know

—Profile limited to the data set above
—No self-selection of donors
—No extended profile or photographs

Option 2 · Embryos created to order

Advantages

✦Non-anonymous donors selected from our database
✦Extensive profile: appearance, education, medical history
✦Choice by the criteria that matter to you
✦Greater predictability — you control the genetic material

Good to know

—Noticeably higher cost
—Longer timeline — stimulation and fertilisation required

Donor Embryos and Surrogacy

Using donor embryos is also possible in combination with gestational surrogacy programmes in certain jurisdictions — the embryo is created from donor egg and donor sperm, then transferred to a surrogate mother who carries the pregnancy. The specific conditions and available options are always reviewed individually, during a personal consultation, taking your situation into account.

“Embryo Adoption”

Embryo donation is sometimes referred to as embryo adoption. In essence it describes the same process — the transfer of cryopreserved embryos to other intended parents. We treat both terms as equivalent.

Shipping of Embryos

On request, embryos can be shipped to other clinics or countries. We support the logistics, documentation, and transport conditions at every stage.