At Institut Marquès we continue to innovate every day to improve Assisted Reproduction treatments and offer our patients the best possible care. As such, we have developed pioneering services around the world like the Embryo Adoption, programme that we launched in 2004. Since then, many people with fertility problems have benefited from this treatment, finally conceiving after several failed attempts. The embryos from this programme are from healthy mothers, under 35 years of age, who have successfully undergone IVF treatment and do not want any more children.
Assisted Reproduction treatment using embryo adoption is not a complicated process, but it naturally must follow a strict medical procedure.
We first have to prepare the uterus to receive embryos. This is done by applying skin patches and administering vaginal tablets. Once the uterus is prepared (after a few days), the embryo is then thawed and transferred to the womb. This whole process is carried out without the need for hospital admission.
Following the transfer, there is no need to rest; you should just avoid physical strain in the hours following the procedure. A pregnancy test is carried out 14 days later.
Frozen embryos are subject to stringent quality controls and generally stay in good condition for an indeterminate amount of time. Some children have been born from embryos that had been in a vitrified state for 13 years.
An embryo is assigned anonymously to the adoptive parents. During the allocation process, care is only taken to ensure the embryo is of the same race as its future parents.
No. Donation is anonymous. This is established by Spanish law, just as with egg or sperm donations.