Usually, success rates using donor eggs are higher than using own eggs. The main reason for this is the lower age of the donors, ensuring a better quality of the DNA of the eggs. Our success rates, using donors from Aphrodite Egg Bank, are over 70%.

In the past, there was a clear preference for fresh oocytes over frozen oocytes due to poor vitrification methods which gave a better chance of success with fresh oocytes. Today, with the most advanced methods and strict protocols for freezing eggs, using frozen eggs have nearly the same and sometimes a better performance than fresh eggs.

Over the years, our egg bank has been fertilising fresh and frozen eggs with huge success, and our success rates are becoming more aligned for both fresh and frozen – over 70% for both. 

Choosing to use fresh or frozen eggs really depends on the patient’s situation, lifestyle and preferences. 

1. Patients can have frozen eggs delivered directly to their local IVF clinic and perform the IVF procedure in their own country.  
2. Another option is for the patients to ship the frozen sperm to our center, where we create the embryos and ship them back to their center for the embryo transfer. 
3. A third option is for the couple to come to our partner clinic in Cyprus – Pedieos IVF Center and have their egg donation treatment in Cyprus. With this option, patients can choose to use fresh or frozen eggs. 

If patients are in a rush to proceed with treatment, frozen eggs might be the best option since they are ready to be used at any time. For a fresh cycle, the donor and the recipient’s cycle must be synchronised so that they are ready for the embryo transfer on the day the donor will donate. 

For a patient to proceed with egg donation treatment, not many tests are required. Essentially, we will require the female patient and the male partner, if applicable, to have testing for sexually transmitted diseases, such as Hepatitis, HIV, and Syphilis. The blood group is also confirmed  so we can find the appropriate donor for them.

We also have the option for the male partner to be genetically tested for genetic compatibility with the donor. All our donors are genetically tested for 303+ recessive genes. We especially recommend this if the couple or their extended family are carriers of a known genetic disorder. 

There is no maximum age for using donor eggs with IVF. There is a legal limit set by each country. For example, here in Cyprus, the age is 50. Essentially the recipient’s age doesn’t matter as long as we have a healthy endometrium and a healthy condition overall.

The patients can use our online database – Aphrodite Egg Bank, and find a suitable donor using the advanced search criteria such as hair colour, eye colour, hight and complexion. You will be able to make a reservation directly on our database with the number of eggs you desire. We will then communicate with your clinic for donor approval and prepare the shipment to your clinic. 

Alternatively, patients can provide us with their own characteristics as well as the desired donor characteristics, and we can find a donor for you based on your features. 

Egg donation treatment is usually recommended when women cannot conceive naturally with their own oocytes. Such cases could include:

• Premature ovarian failure and premature menopause before 40 years old – when women cannot produce their own oocytes anymore.
• In advanced maternal age cases, when the DNA damage is too big and there is no possibility to create healthy embryos.
• A medical illness such as cancer or certain surgeries that affect fertility. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy affect the eggs and their quality which doesn’t allow the formation of embryos.
• Inherited conditions by the mother that they want to avoid in the offspring.
• Sometimes when there are repeated failures of embryo creation, using their own oocytes, some women choose to go with an egg donor for their treatment.