Stage 3 – Screening Tests & Counselling

Before you can be matched with an egg donor, the following tests must be carried out, some of which involve us taking some blood from you.

Female	Male
CMV	Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B	Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C	HIV
HIV	Semen Analysis
Syphilis	-
Rubella	-
Blood Type	-

We may be able to perform these tests at your initial consultation to save you time and travel
if convenient. It’s quite likely that you will have had some or all of these taken already.
If you have we will need to see the results of these to show they are less than 12 months old. If they are over 12 months old we will need to repeat them.
We also require a letter from your GP stating there are no contra-indications to you carrying a pregnancy.

Choosing to undergo egg donation can be a stressful and emotional time.
Every patient who has treatment with us must have had a counselling session. If you have had counselling before our counsellor is still available at any time, but if you do not require this we will need a letter from your previous counsellor letting us know you have seen them.
If you haven’t had counselling before we will arrange for you to see our independent counsellor to discuss the full implications of undergoing egg donation.