In general, the goal is to join a woman's egg with sperm outside of the body then place the embryo into the woman's uterus for pregnancy. IVF treatments are becoming more common as women conquer their careers before starting motherhood.

In general, you substitute a donor in the IVF process in order to implant a healthy embryo into your uterus for pregnancy. This is a unique opportunity. For women, we gained all our eggs while inside the womb as a fetus. Which means our eggs are a few months older than our birth age. And while this is a cool fact, the bad-news is that their quality and quantity diminish over time. By the time you're 35, using donor eggs may be your quickest way to achieve motherhood. Because IVF is becoming more common, young women understand they can help by donating their eggs. And in Europe, the compensation is minimal to none, so these donors truly have a desire to help. For men, they have the ability to always create sperm (many issues can be treated and fertility is restored). But in some cases where fertility is difficult, or if they carry a genetic marker, or their DNA is extremely fragmented; a sperm donor is an appropriate choice. There are also couples who may use both a sperm and egg donor, which is also completely fine.

In general, the goal is to collect and cryopreserve female eggs for later use. When it's not yet time to begin motherhood, but you know you're eggs are at their healthiest - this is an affordable method for you the capture a snapshot of your eggs for future use. And if you're fortunate to achieve pregnancy without needing to use your reserved eggs you have choices to donate them to another person or towards science.