Differences in egg/embryo/sperm donation in St. Petersburg and Cyprus

Egg Donation

Egg donation — Differences in the process of the egg donor choice and information provided about egg donors depending on where fertilization  of eggs with the sperm takes place: in St. Petersburg or Cyprus.

Depending on where you would like to have your treatment — in the OLGA Clinic St. Petersburg or OLGA Clinic Cyprus, — there are several differences in the process of your egg donor choice and information provided, and we would like to inform you about it in advance.

These differences are dictated by the legislations of two countries where clinics are located — Russia and Cyprus, and by the necessity to transport the frozen donor eggs from the Clinic in St. Petersburg to Cyprus.

We have summarized these differences in a comprehensive table below and hope this summary will help you better understand your priorities and personal needs. Having understood your own needs and priorities you will be able to decide whether you wish to receive your egg donation treatment — in Cyprus or St. Petersburg.

In the table below you can see the comparison of the possibilities within egg donation treatment in the OLGA Clinic St. Petersburg and OLGA Clinic Cyprus:

*For the sperm, you can choose among the following options: 

• you use donor sperm
• your partner comes to freeze his sperm in the OLGA Clinic St. Petersburg
• your partner comes to freeze his sperm in the OLGA Clinic Cyprus or in any other local clinic of your choice and then the sperm is transported to St. Petersburg (transportation will involve extra charge from your part)

**Donors can be open (contactable) — a child can find out the identity of the donor after having reached the age of 18

***Donors can be non-contactable — a child cannot find out the identity of the donor after having reached the age of 18

****High cryotolerance of eggs means that after freezing and thawing these eggs have good survival rates, high blastocyst formation rates and high live birth rates. To be able to provide you with the same high success rates and guarantees in Cyprus as we offer in St. Petersburg we offer only egg donors with proven high cryotolerance of the eggs. The number of options for your choice may vary depending on the availability of donors and your own parameters. Please consult with our egg donation experts to make your individual donor choice in a personal dialogue.

Double donation

Double Donation (Egg Donation + Sperm Donation) — donor choice and information about donors when doing your embryo transfer in the OLGA Clinic St. Petersburg or OLGA Clinic Cyprus

 The fertilization of donor eggs with donor sperm is always implemented in the OLGA Clinic St. Petersburg.

If you wish treatment in Cyprus, your embryos will be shipped to Cyprus at no extra charge — within the cost of your package according to the OLGA Cyprus price list.

*Donors can be open (contactable) — a child can find out the identity of the donor after having reached the age of 18

**Donors can be non-contactable — a child cannot find out the identity of the donor after having reached the age of 18

Embryo Donation (Adoption)

Embryo Adoption (donor embryos) — donor choice and information provided about donors when doing your embryo transfer in the OLGA Clinic St. Petersburg or OLGA Clinic Cyprus

 We create donor embryos for you in the OLGA Clinic St. Petersburg.

There is a large number of donor embryos you may choose from. These donor embryos are already created and confirmed to have top morphology. Hence egg+sperm donor combinations are already decided and embryos are stored in our embryo bank.

Luckily there are lots of options to choose from. Our donor experts will be happy to help you with the matching process.

If you wish treatment in Cyprus, your embryos will be shipped to Cyprus at no extra charge — within the cost of your package according to the OLGA Cyprus price list.

*Donors can be open (contactable) — a child can find out the identity of the donor after having reached the age of 18

**Donors can be non-contactable — a child cannot find out the identity of the donor after having reached the age of 18

IVF with own eggs and donor sperm

Differences in the process of sperm donor choice and information provided about sperm donors when doing IVF with own eggs in the OLGA Clinic St. Petersburg or OLGA Clinic Cyprus

 Depending on where you would like to have your egg retrieval and embryo transfer — in the OLGA Clinic St. Petersburg or OLGA Clinic Cyprus, — there are several differences in the process of sperm donor choice and information provided about sperm donors, and we would like to inform you about it in advance.

These differences are dictated by the legislations of two countries where clinics are located — Russia and Cyprus.

Please note that you should use the same location for both egg retrieval and embryo transfer.

* Donors can be open (contactable) — a child can find out the identity of the donor after having reached the age of 18

** Donors can be non-contactable — a child cannot find out the identity of the donor after having reached the age of 18