'Two countries-two labs': the transnational gamete donation (TGD) programme to support egg donation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency, and safety of a transnational gamete donation (TGD) programme based on the shipping of vitrified donor oocytes.

Methods

A retro-prospective observational study was conducted in the Assisted Reproductive Technology Center of the University Hospital of Florence, Italy. The study population included 622 consecutive donor oocyte cycles. A mean number of 6 vitrified oocytes per couple were shipped from two Spanish biobanks. In the receiving centre, gametes were warmed and inseminated and the subsequent embryo transfer (ET) was performed. The main outcome measurement was LBR. Secondary outcomes included oocyte survival rate, ICSI damage rate, normal fertilization, cleavage, and implantation rate (IR) in both 'fresh' and cryotransf

SUBMITTER: Coccia ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7714895 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature