Egg Donation
Since January 2019, private IVF clinics in Sweden are allowed to perform treatments with donated eggs. The Livio Group is proud to now be able to offer egg donation treatments with high quality and short waiting times.
Egg donation is offered to couples and single women where the woman lacks or has severely reduced ovarian function. The reasons for this can be early menopause or when diseases, previous surgeries or chemotherapy treatments have eliminated ovarian function.
Egg donation can also be an alternative when repeated IVF treatments have not resulted in pregnancy.
Who is it for?
If you are a couple, you must both come to a consultation with one of our doctors at the clinic. We will review your previous treatments and it will be clarified that the medical, psychological and social conditions for treatment with egg donation are met.
Treatment may only take place if the future child is assessed to be able to grow up under good conditions, and the woman must be of childbearing age and not yet 46 years old. Necessary blood tests will be taken.
The investigation also includes a consultation with a behavioral scientist, where an in-depth psychosocial assessment is made and the opportunity to talk about the emotional aspect of undergoing egg donation where the child has no genetic connection to both parents.
In Sweden, only “open” donors are allowed, which means that when the child has reached the age of majority (approximately 18 years), he has the right to find out the identity of the donor through our clinic. The child can also receive certain information about the donor, such as education, family and interests, and also has the opportunity to contact the donor. However, the child and donor have no legal or financial obligations or rights towards each other.
Testing For Egg Donation
One advantage of becoming an egg donor is that you receive a thorough health check, which means that in addition to a general medical examination, you are tested for infectious diseases and the most common hereditary genetic diseases. A fertility analysis is also performed, and you then receive an estimate of your reproductive ability. This is of course free of charge.
One of our egg donors shares her story
One of our egg donors shares her story
Watch the video about what it means to donate eggs
Step-by-Step Egg Donation Process
The process in short:
Fill out the application form
Blood and urine samples
Doctor's visit and conversation
Appointment for egg retrieval
Donation begins
Regulations for Becoming a Egg Donor
All our egg donors are screened at Livio clinics via Livio Egg and Spermbank. Our donors have undergone thorough medical screening to ensure that they are healthy and have no hereditary diseases in their family/lineage. They have good egg reserves and are between 23 and 35 years old.
A prospective donor is tested for several infectious diseases (including HIV 1 and 2, hepatitis B and C, HTLV I/II and syphilis) and a genetic screening is performed to check that the donor is not a carrier of any unusual hereditary diseases.
A donor may give birth to children in a maximum of six families, and possibly siblings. In Sweden, it is only permitted to be a donor for altruistic reasons, but a small financial compensation is paid to the donor to cover travel costs and lost income.
To be able to donate eggs you need to:
- Be healthy
- Be between 23 and 35 years old
- Preferably have given birth to your own children, but it is not a requirement
- Have a BMI (Body Mass Index) of no more than 32 (Calculate your BMI here)
- Be a non-smoker, do not use snus
Reimbursement for Egg Donation
According to Swedish law, donation must be altruistic, meaning that you as a donor give of your own free will, with the aim of helping someone else and without financial gain. The financial compensation you receive is intended to compensate for your travel time and any lost income when visiting and traveling to the clinic. As an egg donor, you are compensated with 12,100 SEK for each donation to Livio Egg Bank.
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Our egg donor team can answer all of your questions. Leave a message, and we’ll reply within three working days.
The Livio clinics - your Nordic partner
Livio is the largest provider of fertility treatments in the Nordic countries with clinics in Sweden, Norway and Iceland. Our aim is to provide the highest quality fertility treatments and best results in the area of reproductive medicine.
