Embryo donation is a process for couples who cannot conceive using their own gametes or are carriers of genetic diseases. Often, couples who have infertility problems and have received treatment can freeze and store their surplus embryos for their own use or donation. If couples decide to donate embryos, they are offered three options. They can donate embryos to couples applying to receive embryos to help them have a child, to be used in research or teaching scholars. Embryo donation is an altruistic gift that helps infertile couples realize their dream of having a child.

If the couple has repeatedly tried other assisted reproductive methods and failed, the doctor may suggest them to use a donated embryo. In order to treat infertility with the help of donated embryos, the embryo reserve bank, which contains frozen embryos, is used. After submitting the necessary approvals to the center, couples applying for a donated embryo are ready to transfer the embryo to the mother's womb with the hope of becoming pregnant. The resulting embryo will be similar to the donor embryos in terms of genetic characteristics.

Shakiba Fertility Medical Treatment Center has the most equipped donor embryo bank, where all the embryos in it have been examined based on common genetic diseases such as [1] SMA and Fragile X. Also, the effort of this center is to use the latest technologies in the world to offer donated embryos with the closest appearance characteristics to the applicant couples.

[1] Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)