Donations
Egg Donation
How does it work?
Egg donation is a procedure in which a woman donates her eggs so that they can be used by another woman who is unable to conceive with her own eggs.
Egg donation is a benevolent and unpaid procedure. However, according to Portuguese law, donors are entitled to financial compensation of €1075 (equivalent to twice the value of the current year's IAS) to reimburse expenses incurred and cover any losses resulting from the donation.
Each donor can make a maximum of 4 donations in their lifetime, with an interval of more than 3 months between them.
What are the requirements to be an oocyte donor?
- Be between 18 and 34 years old;
- Be healthy;
- Have no personal or family history of hereditary diseases;
- Have no personal history of sexually transmitted diseases.
What does the donor need to do?
1. Schedule an appointment at our Center.
2. Consultation with the gynecologist:
- Medical and family history;
- Gynecological evaluation and transvaginal ultrasound;
- Information on eligibility, procedure, complications, risks, and benefits.
3. Consultation with the psychologist.
4. Clinical and genetic tests.
If the test results are considered normal, the donation process can proceed.
5. Therapeutic guidance and cycle planning.
6. Start of hormonal stimulation using daily subcutaneous injections for approximately 10-15 days:
- Ultrasound scans to monitor ovarian response and schedule follicular aspiration.
7. Follicular aspiration:
- Performed vaginally, under ultrasound guidance;
- With sedation, to be painless;
- Recovery period: approximately 1 hour after aspiration.
In which cases is egg donation applicable?
Any woman who is unable to achieve pregnancy with her own oocytes in situations of:
- Early menopause (premature ovarian failure);
- Low ovarian reserve;
- Poor oocyte quality;
- Risk of transmitting a genetic disease to offspring, when the woman is a carrier.
What is the legal context of egg donation?
Portuguese law mandates confidentiality. Recipients of the donation do not have access to any identifying information about the donor.
However, Law No. 48/2019, of July 8th, establishes that, from the age of 18, children born with the donation of gametes may obtain information about the donor's civil identity.
It is also important to note that gamete donors have no parental rights or obligations over children born from their donation; that is, donors can never be considered the parents of the child born.
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