IVF with donor eggs

At Apricity we recruit and match recipients and intended parents with altruistic egg donors. We take great care in matching a donor, taking into consideration the criteria of the recipient. Our egg donation specialists work to find a donor that suits you best.

The donor will undergo medication protocols to stimulate the ovaries eventually undergoing an egg collection. 

With our 1:1 donation, all of the eggs collected will be for one recipient, and on the same day that the donor eggs are collected, embryos are created with the intended parent or donor sperm and transferred in an IVF cycle. The remaining embryos are frozen to be used at a later date in a frozen embryo transfer cycle. Find out more about our 1:1 donor search and match service.

Thanks to the fantastic generous women in the UK who donate eggs through Apricity, egg donor recipients do not need to travel abroad for treatment. We have specialised in finding and matching altruistic egg donors with recipients for many years. We recruit donors from all ethnicities, and from all over the UK.

Our specialist team takes great care in getting to know our wonderful recipients, and our donors, providing detailed information about the donor including a photograph of them up to the age of 6 and a profile written in their own words.

Our work starts with assessing and screening all potential egg donors for suitability before supporting them into an egg donation cycle and beyond on your behalf. We ensure that every donor understands exactly what is involved in donating eggs, and the level of commitment that is expected throughout the process.All of our egg donors undergo initial profiling and medical checks fully regulated by UK law.

With no waiting lists, we work on finding the right donor for the right recipient. Due to our active recruitment programme we generally can find an egg donor in a matter of weeks or few months, unlike the long waiting lists at many clinics. The maximum time frame is usually within 3-4 months.

In certain circumstances when searching for an egg donor from a specific ethnic background or heritage it may take slightly longer.

There are certain factors that can impact how long it takes, such as how strict your criteria is, where she lives in the UK and the donor's own personal circumstances. Our approach is to support both the donor and the recipient throughout to ensure we get it right, for you, and most importantly for any child you may have.

IVF with donor eggs can be a viable option for women over 40 in the UK, as it can help overcome age-related fertility challenges. Success rates may vary based on individual health factors, so it's advisable to consult with a fertility specialist to determine the best approach for your specific situation.

The egg donation process typically involves selecting a suitable egg donor, synchronising menstrual cycles, stimulating the donor's ovaries to produce multiple eggs, retrieving the eggs, and fertilising them with sperm in the laboratory. The resulting embryos are then transferred to the recipient's uterus

All Apricity egg donors are altruistic and anonymous; many are mums themselves. Choosing to donate to you (albeit anonymously) makes this a very personal egg donation.

We have found that egg donors like to know a little about the people they are helping and are interested to know why their help is needed. Quite understandably, being reassured that any child conceived through their egg donation will be wanted and loved helps them to feel a sense of commitment and purpose, and means they are less likely to change their minds about proceeding with the donation.

With your full agreement, we will give the egg donor non-identifying information about you that gives her the reassurance she might need. This might include your approximate ages, what you do, why you need her help and how long you have been trying for a baby.