When a woman undergoes a portion of the IVF procedure in order to have some of her eggs retrieved, she can subsequently donate those eggs to help someone else with their treatment, research, or training. Women frequently donate their eggs to someone they know, like family members who might not be able to use their own eggs. Others give because it makes them happy to be able to assist a stranger in becoming a mother to a much-needed child. Some IVF patients opt to become egg sharers, donating some of their eggs to another patient in exchange for free or heavily subsidised IVF.
When a woman undergoes a portion of the IVF procedure in order to have some of her eggs retrieved, she can subsequently donate those eggs to help someone else with their treatment, research, or training. Women frequently donate their eggs to someone they know, like family members who might not be able to use their own eggs. Others give because it makes them happy to be able to assist a stranger in becoming a mother to a much-needed child. Some IVF patients opt to become egg sharers, donating some of their eggs to another patient in exchange for free or heavily subsidised IVF.
Egg donation in Switzerland involves using donated eggs from a fertile woman to help infertile couples or single women conceive. The process includes stimulating the donor's ovaries to produce multiple mature eggs, which are then retrieved and fertilized with the recipient's partner's sperm or donor sperm. The resulting embryos are transferred into the recipient's uterus.
Switzerland has strict regulations regarding anonymity for donors, who can only be reimbursed for expenses. The average waiting time is around 1-2 years.