The California Conceptions Donor Embryo Program offers a unique alternative to the high cost of IVF services with an outstanding chance of success. Using donor sperm and donor eggs, the California Conceptions Program can offer a guarantee to qualified individuals. Participants have up to three tries using donor embryos for one flat fee. By offering an affordable treatment option with a high rate of success, California Conceptions has been helping to build families since 2010. Patients from other states and other contries come to California IVF Fertility Center in Sacramento to take part in the donor embryo program. Patients have an alternative to the rising cost of donor egg cycles, the difficulty and uncertainty encountered with adoption, and the long wait for traditional embryo donation.
Donor Embryos
Anonymously donated embryos are a very affordable alternative to egg donation and adoption with similar benefits. Much like an anonymous adoption, embryos from IVF procedures are donated to couples and individuals wanting to have a baby. After an initial screening process, we coordinate the matching of embryos and manage the preparation of the uterus for the transfer of embryos. Each patient participating in the program is offered up to 3 transfer attempts using one or two embryos. This donor embryo transfer is similar to using IVF with an egg donor and sperm donor, and results in a very high rate of success for most participants. With three attempts and a possible guarantee option, most patients are able to achieve their goal of becoming pregnant and having a baby. Donor embryos offer hope to women with advanced reproductive age, same sex couples, and people experiencing multiple failed IVF attempts with their own eggs and sperm.
Genetic Screening Now Available
The California Conceptions program now offers an option for genetic screening of embryos. Preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) will evaluate the embryos using genetic testing to determine if the correct number of chromosomes is present. This testing has been associated with higher pregnancy rates, lower miscarriage rates, and avoidance of genetic disorders such as Down Syndrome. The PGS option offers up to 3 transfers using one genetically tested embryo with each attempt. Gender selection is available if desired at no additional costs. Alternatively, patients may choose to not know the gender of the embryo. The refund option uses the same criteria as the regular program. Due to the high costs associated with PGS, the program will have a higher cost than the regular program and the refund option will not refund 100% of treatment costs. For patients already enrolled in the regular California Conceptions Program, there is a conversion program that will be available for a limited time. This will allow our patients to convert their remaining transfers into 3 tries under the new PGS program.