In the case of egg donation a woman (egg donor) donates her own eggs to another woman who does not have eggs (recipient). It is therefore a third-party reproduction and always involves the use of assisted reproduction technology (IVF or ICSI).
The recipient is not the genetic mother of the child conceived through egg donation, but this procedure allows her to become pregnant with her partner (who will be the genetic father of the child) and experience motherhood like any other fertile woman. Over the course of her pregnancy, the recipient will build the entire body of a fetus herself, molecule by molecule.
Egg donation is allowed under Austrian law for both heterosexual and lesbian couples.
However, the procedure is subject to some legal limitations:
- the recipient must not be older than 45 years of age;
- Egg donors must not be older than 30 years;
- the cost of providing oocytes will not be covered by the IVF Fund in any case;
- the recipient couple is required by law to sign a notarial deed before egg donation;
- Egg donation in Austria is semi-anonymous – from the age of 14 (or earlier if it is medically indicated), a child conceived through egg donation has a legal right to know the basic data of the egg donor.
At the ReproCreate Fertility Clinic, you have the following options for egg donation.
We will be happy to provide you with further details during a detailed initial consultation on egg donation.
