IMERbiobank’s EMBRYO DONATION 

 

Embryo donation in Spain is regulated by the Law n. 14/2006 of May 26th about Assisted Human Reproduction Techniques and by the Royal Decree 1301/2006, both derive from the European directives 2004/23/CE, 2006/17//CE and 2006/86/CE regarding the donation of human tissues and cells.

 

The Institute for Reproductive Medicine (IMER) is recognized by the EU and by the Spanish health authorities as an authorized center for the storage, manipulation and transfer of gametes and embryos to other clinics in Spain and other EU countries, that require them to perform medically assisted reproduction treatments.

 

Embryo donation is a voluntary, altruistic and anonymous act, therefore receiving  patients are not allowed to bring or select the donors. Choosing the most compatible embryos is the sole responsibility of the medical team following the treatment. All the effort will be made to obtain the maximum possible immunological and phenotypic compatibility of the embryos with the receiving patients. Receiving patients and their descendants have the right to request general information about their donor, but not the identity.

 

IMERbiobank embryos come from couples who have undergone fertility treatments and have cryopreserved surplus embryos for future treatments. In fact, very often, when these couples achieve a pregnancy and after the birth of their child, they decide to donate the remaining embryos to IMERbiobank in order to be used in assisted reproduction treatment for other couples.