• SURROGACY AND OVUM DONATION
  
  

  IVF Surrogacy

  It is now an acceptable form of medical treatment for a small group of infertile women. It is reserved for:
  
  a) women with no uterus
  
  b) suffer with recurrent miscarriages
  
  c) suffer from serious medical conditions (life threatening)
  
  d ) repeated failed IVF treatment

Treatment is straight forward. In a routine stimulated IVF cycle, embryos are formed, harvested and transferred fresh or in frozen (thawed) form to a selected surrogate host. The main area is the careful selection of the surrogate host. Screening, compatibility, external counseling and proper legal paperwork are mandatory in this area.

Ovum Donation

Oocyte donation has brought hope to many couples who otherwise would remain childless. We at C.A.R.E. have an established oocyte donor programme.

The women requiring oocyte donation comprise two groups:

1. a) Women with primary ovarian failure (gonadal dysgenesis)
   
   b) Women with secondary ovarian failure (POF, menopause, surgical ablated ovaries, chemotherapy, radiotherapy)
   
2. Women with natural cycles:
   
   a) IVF failure (poor response, poor oocyte harvest, recurrent ovarian cysts, failed IVF due to oocyte abnormality)Women with primary ovarian failure (gonadal dysgenesis)
   
   b) Women older than 45 years
   
   c) Familial genetic disorder

Oocyte donation is a well established technique.

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