Embryos created from screened young egg and sperm donors, transferred in a gentle, injection-light cycle inside Kamiloglu Hospital, Kyrenia. Just 5 to 7 days in Cyprus, with transparent pricing from €7,000.
Treatment Overview
What is Embryo Donation?
Embryo donation is a fertility treatment in which an embryo created from a donor egg and donor sperm is transferred into your uterus, where it can implant and grow into your pregnancy and your baby. Where conventional IVF asks your ovaries and your partner's sperm to do the biological heavy lifting, embryo donation removes both variables at once. The embryo is already created, already graded by our embryologists, and already known to be of good quality before your treatment even begins. Your body's job, and it is a profound one, is to carry the pregnancy: your uterus is prepared with simple hormone medication, the embryo is transferred in a ten-minute procedure, and from that moment everything about the pregnancy, the birth and motherhood is yours.
It matters where the embryos come from, so let us be precise. The embryos in our programme are created in our own laboratory from a screened young egg donor, typically aged 19 to 28, and a screened sperm donor from a licensed sperm bank. Both donors complete full medical, genetic and infectious disease screening before acceptance: hormone and fertility testing, HIV and hepatitis screening, karyotype (chromosome) analysis and screening for inherited conditions such as cystic fibrosis and thalassaemia. The embryos are cultured to the blastocyst stage (day 5) and vitrified, an ultra-rapid freezing technique with excellent survival rates. In other words, we know the complete story of every embryo we transfer: who the donors were, what they were screened for, and exactly how the embryo developed in the lab.
Because both gametes come from young, healthy, fully screened donors, embryo donation carries some of the highest per-transfer success rates of any fertility treatment, while being one of the simplest and most affordable. There is no ovarian stimulation for you, no egg retrieval, no anaesthesia and no surgical procedure of any kind. Your preparation is a course of oestrogen tablets taken at home, and your time in Cyprus is typically just 5 to 7 days. Under current TRNC regulations, donation is legal and donors are anonymous by law; you receive a detailed non-identifying profile of both donors, including age, nationality, height, weight, blood type, skin, hair and eye colour, education and occupation, and we match donors to your own characteristics wherever possible.
Your embryo transfer takes place inside Kamiloglu Hospital, Kyrenia Medical Center, a full-service hospital with surgical theatres, an intensive care unit and a 24/7 medical team. Embryo transfer is a very low-risk procedure, but treating patients inside a real hospital rather than a standalone clinic means that whatever question your body asks, before, during or after treatment, the answer is already in the building.
In simple terms: we match you with a high-quality embryo created from two young, fully screened donors, prepare your womb with simple tablets you take at home, and place the embryo in your uterus during a short visit to Cyprus, no injections marathon, no operation, and one transparent price.
Who is This Treatment For?
Embryo donation is often the treatment patients discover last, yet for many it is the option that finally makes sense, medically, emotionally and financially. It is typically recommended if:
Both partners have fertility challenges. When there is a combined picture, for example low ovarian reserve or poor egg quality alongside a severe sperm problem, treating each issue separately means two donor processes. Embryo donation solves both in a single, simpler step.
You have had repeated failed IVF cycles. If several cycles with your own eggs and sperm have ended in poor embryo development or negative tests, an embryo from young donors removes the most common cause of failure: embryo quality. Many of our embryo donation patients arrive after two, three or more unsuccessful cycles elsewhere, see our Had a Failed IVF? guide.
You are a single woman. Because the embryo already includes screened donor sperm, there is no separate sperm donation process to arrange or pay for. Single women can be treated under current TRNC regulations, and embryo donation is one of the most popular routes for solo mothers at our clinic.
Genetic conditions run in the family. If one or both of you carries an inherited condition you do not want to pass on, using fully screened donor gametes on both sides removes that risk without the cost of repeated genetic testing cycles.
Budget is a real constraint. We say this without embarrassment, because money is part of every fertility decision whether clinics admit it or not. At €7,000, embryo donation is a straightforward, injection-light donor route with success rates comparable to egg donation; we set out the full cost openly so you can compare.
Pregnancy after menopause or in your late 40s. Because success does not depend on your own eggs, embryo donation works for women with premature ovarian insufficiency or natural menopause. Under current TRNC regulations treatment is generally available up to age 45, and up to 55 at clinic discretion after fitness-for-pregnancy testing.
A note on genetics, before you scroll past it: with embryo donation, the child will not be genetically related to you or your partner. That sentence deserves a pause, not a footnote, and we have written honestly about what it means further down this page. What we will say here: you carry the pregnancy, your body builds your baby cell by cell for nine months, you give birth, and you are the legal birth mother. For thousands of families each year, that is exactly the right path.
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The Process
Your Embryo Donation Journey, Step by Step
This is one of the gentlest treatment pathways in fertility medicine. Here is exactly what happens at each stage, how long it takes, and how it tends to feel.
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Before your cycle starts
Free Online Consultation & Review
Everything begins with a video call with our fertility specialist, free and without obligation. We review your history, any previous cycles and the health of your uterus, the one factor that matters most in embryo donation. You may be asked for a recent pelvic ultrasound and basic blood tests, all of which can be done near home. We also talk openly about what embryo donation means, including the genetic questions, so you can decide with clear eyes rather than under pressure.
How it feels: for many patients, this call is the first time a doctor has discussed donor treatment without rushing or euphemisms. Duration: 30–45 minute call; any tests done locally within a week or two.
2
Week 1–2 · At home
Donor Matching & Embryo Allocation
Our team matches you with an embryo based on the donors' physical characteristics, height, build, skin, hair and eye colour, blood type, education and nationality, against the profile you give us. Donors are anonymous under current TRNC regulations, but you receive detailed non-identifying profiles of both the egg donor and the sperm donor, plus the embryo's grade and stage. Nothing is allocated without your written approval; if a match does not feel right, we keep looking.
How it feels: emotional, often more than patients expect. Take your time, ask every question. Duration: usually 1–2 weeks; sometimes same-week if a close match is available.
3
Day 1–12 of your cycle · At home
Endometrium Preparation with Oestrogen
From day 1 or 2 of your period, you start oestrogen, usually simple tablets such as Progynova,, to thicken your endometrium (the lining of the uterus where the embryo will implant). No daily injections, no stimulation, no risk of ovarian hyperstimulation. A scan at a clinic near home around day 10 checks the lining is responding; we are looking for roughly 8 mm or more with a healthy three-layer appearance. Your coordinator reviews every scan with our doctor the same day.
How it feels: most patients carry on with completely normal life. Mild bloating or breast tenderness can occur, similar to premenstrual symptoms. Duration: 10–14 days, done entirely at home.
4
Day 12–13
Travel to Cyprus
Once your lining is on track, you fly to Cyprus. Your coordinator books your appointments around your flights, arranges airport pick-up from Ercan or Larnaca and suggests hotels in Kyrenia for every budget. Many patients treat the week as a quiet holiday: the harbour, the mountains and the sea do a surprisingly good job of lowering the heart rate before transfer day. Our Travel Guide covers flights, airports and what to pack.
How it feels: a mix of nerves and excitement, this is the week it all becomes real. Duration: flight from the UK around 4.5–5 hours; total stay 5–7 days.
5
Day 13–14 · In Kyrenia
Final Lining Check & Transfer Planning
At Kamiloglu Hospital, our doctor performs a final ultrasound to confirm your endometrium is thick and receptive, and reviews your medication timing. If the lining needs another day or two of oestrogen, we adjust, the embryo stays safely frozen until everything is perfect, which is one of the quiet advantages of a frozen transfer: nothing is rushed to fit a donor's schedule. Progesterone is started at the precise time that synchronises your lining with the embryo's age.
How it feels: a routine scan, no discomfort beyond a smear-test-style examination. Duration: 30–60 minutes at the hospital.
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Day 14–19 · Transfer day
Embryo Thaw & Transfer
On the morning of transfer, our embryologists thaw your allocated embryo; with modern vitrification, survival rates are excellent, and we confirm the embryo has re-expanded and looks healthy before you arrive. The transfer itself takes about ten minutes: a soft catheter places the embryo in your uterus under ultrasound guidance, with no anaesthesia needed. You will see the moment on the screen, and most patients ask for the photo. You rest for 30 minutes, then walk out of Kamiloglu Hospital officially "PUPO": pregnant until proven otherwise.
How it feels: like a smear test physically, and like a milestone emotionally. Mild cramping afterwards is normal. Duration: 30 minutes plus rest.
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Day 14–26 · Home again
Progesterone Support & the Two-Week Wait
You fly home from the day after transfer, flying does not affect implantation, and continue oestrogen plus progesterone (usually a vaginal gel or pessary) exactly as prescribed. These hormones hold your lining steady while the embryo implants. Your coordinator stays in touch on WhatsApp throughout the wait, and our written two-week-wait guide explains which symptoms mean something and which mean nothing at all, because progesterone is a famous mimic of both period pains and early pregnancy.
How it feels: the hardest stretch of any fertility treatment. Plan gentle distractions and be kind to yourself. Duration: 12 days from transfer to test.
8
Day 26 · 12 days after transfer
Beta-hCG Pregnancy Test
Twelve days after transfer, you take a beta-hCG blood test (the pregnancy hormone, far more reliable than a urine stick) at a local clinic or your GP, and we interpret the result with you the same day. If positive, we guide your medication through the early weeks, hormone support typically continues to week 10–12, and schedule the first heartbeat scan at around week 6–7. If negative, your doctor personally reviews the cycle and discusses next steps with you; a repeat transfer is faster and far less expensive than starting a fresh treatment.
How it feels: the longest blood draw of your life, and whatever the result, you will not face it alone. Duration: result the same day.
Want this plan mapped onto your own calendar and cycle dates?
Embryo donation has the lightest medication plan of any major fertility treatment, no stimulation injections at all. Here is what each medicine actually does.
Oestrogen, the lining builder
Brands you may see: Progynova, Estrofem (tablets). Oestrogen is the hormone your body normally uses in the first half of every cycle to thicken the endometrium, the soft lining of the uterus where an embryo implants. We simply give it in a steady, controlled dose for 10 to 14 days so your lining grows to around 8 mm or more, measured by ultrasound. Tablets are taken once to three times daily; patches are changed every few days.
Progesterone, the implantation hormone
Brands: Progestan (capsule) or Cyclogest (vaginal pessary), sometimes Prolutex (a small daily injection). Progesterone transforms the thickened lining into a receptive surface the embryo can attach to, and its start date is timed precisely to match the embryo's age on transfer day. You continue it through the two-week wait and, if the test is positive, typically until week 10–12 of pregnancy, when the placenta takes over hormone production.
Optional extras your doctor may add
Depending on your history, your protocol may include folic acid (recommended for every pregnancy attempt), low-dose aspirin to support blood flow to the lining, a short course of antibiotics around transfer, or a GnRH agonist injection beforehand if your own cycle needs to be switched off for a fully controlled preparation. Each addition is explained, none is added silently to your bill.
What you will NOT need
No daily FSH stimulation injections, no antagonist injections, no trigger shot, no sedation and no egg retrieval. The donors completed that part of the journey before your treatment began. This is why embryo donation suits patients who cannot face another stimulation cycle, medically or emotionally, and why the total medication cost is usually a few hundred euros rather than the €900–€7,000 of a stimulated IVF cycle.
Managed from home, supervised from Kyrenia
Your entire preparation happens at home with a written day-by-day plan: which tablet, what dose, what time, and when to scan. Your coordinator checks in regularly and our doctor reviews each scan result the same day, adjusting doses if your lining needs more time. Nothing about this phase requires you to be in Cyprus.
If anything ever feels uncertain, a missed tablet, an unexpected bleed, a pharmacy substitution, we are one WhatsApp message away, every day of your cycle. You can read more about how remote preparation works on our How It Works page.
What to Expect
Honest Expectations: Body, Mind and Logistics
Embryo donation is physically gentle and emotionally significant. Knowing what is normal, in both respects, removes half the anxiety.
Physically
This is the easiest major fertility treatment on the body. Oestrogen can cause mild bloating, breast tenderness or headaches, similar to premenstrual symptoms; many patients feel nothing at all. There is no retrieval to recover from and no anaesthesia to sleep off.
The transfer feels like a smear test and you walk out the same hour. During the two-week wait, progesterone commonly causes tiredness, mild nausea and twinges that imitate both period pains and early pregnancy, which is exactly why we ask you not to read too much into symptoms either way.
Emotionally
The medical side is light; the emotional side deserves respect. Choosing embryo donation usually means saying goodbye to a genetic link you once imagined, and grief and hope often arrive in the same week. That is normal, and it is not a sign you are making the wrong choice.
What helps: time (we never rush this decision), speaking with an independent fertility counsellor (we can arrange sessions in English), and hearing from parents who have walked this road. Most tell us the question of genetics, so loud before treatment, fell quiet the first time they held their child.
Practically
Plan for 5–7 days in Cyprus; everything before that happens at home. Most patients work normally throughout preparation, take transfer day and the day after gently, and fly home 24–48 hours after transfer. Desk work can resume immediately; we suggest avoiding heavy lifting and intense exercise until the test.
Your coordinator arranges airport pick-up, hotels for every budget and all appointments. Partners are welcome at every step, including in the transfer room.
The Science
Why Embryo Donation Success Rates Are So High
No marketing magic, just biology. Three factors stack the odds in your favour.
1. Both gametes come from young, screened donors
The single biggest factor in any fertility treatment is egg quality, and the second is sperm quality. In embryo donation, the egg comes from a donor typically aged 19 to 28, the years when chromosomally normal eggs are most abundant, and the sperm from a donor who passed strict quality screening. Most fertility treatments have to work around at least one compromised variable; embryo donation starts with neither. This is why per-transfer success does not collapse with the recipient's age the way own-egg IVF does.
2. Only embryos that proved themselves are frozen
Embryos in our programme are cultured to the blastocyst stage, day 5, when an embryo has roughly 100 cells, before vitrification. Weaker embryos typically stop developing between day 3 and day 5, so reaching blastocyst is itself a fitness test. Every embryo is graded under the microscope, and you receive the grade and a photo of the embryo you will receive. Survival through modern vitrification and thaw is excellent, so what was frozen is what is transferred.
3. Your cycle is fully controlled, never rushed
Because the embryo is already created and safely frozen, your transfer is scheduled around one thing only: your endometrium. If your lining needs two more days of oestrogen, it gets them. There is no donor cycle to synchronise with, no lab schedule to squeeze into, no compromise between your body's readiness and someone else's biology. In fresh donor cycles, that synchronisation is a genuine constraint; in embryo donation, it simply does not exist.
Your Options
Fresh vs Frozen Donated Embryos
Both routes use the same screened donors and the same laboratory. The difference is timing, and which one suits you depends on your priorities.
Frozen donated embryos, our standard programme
Embryos already created, graded at blastocyst stage and vitrified are matched to you from our programme. Because the embryo is ready and waiting, your treatment can start with your very next cycle, your transfer date is fully flexible, and your stay in Cyprus is just 5–7 days. Thaw survival with modern vitrification is excellent, and large studies show frozen blastocyst transfers achieve pregnancy rates comparable to fresh transfers, sometimes better, because the lining can be prepared without any competing hormonal noise.
Best for: most patients. Fastest start, shortest stay, lowest cost, and the matching choice is from embryos whose quality is already known.
Fresh embryo creation, built around your cycle
Alternatively, a fresh cycle can be arranged in which your chosen egg donor is stimulated and her eggs fertilised with your chosen donor sperm specifically for you, with the best embryo transferred fresh on day 5 and any further good-quality embryos frozen for future siblings. This gives you first choice of both donors and typically yields several embryos from one cycle, but it requires synchronising with the donor's cycle, involves a longer lead time of 4–8 weeks, and costs more because a full donor stimulation is performed solely for you.
Best for: patients planning more than one child who want several embryos from the same donor pair, and those who prioritise maximum donor choice over speed and budget. We will discuss honestly at consultation whether the extra cost buys you anything your situation actually needs.
Making the Choice
Embryo Donation or Egg Donation?
The honest trade-off is genetics versus cost. Here is the comparison no one should have to piece together from forum threads.
Embryo Donation
Egg Donation
Starting price
€7,000
€6,000
Genetic link
Neither parent (both gametes from donors)
Father, if partner's sperm is used
Sperm sample needed
No
Yes (partner or donor sperm)
Time in Cyprus
5–7 days
5–7 days
Lead time to start
Often your next cycle
4–8 weeks (donor cycle synchronisation)
Success rate
Up to 70% per transfer
Up to 85% fresh donor eggs
The decision usually turns on one question: does a genetic link to the father matter to you? If your partner's sperm is healthy and a paternal genetic connection is important, egg donation preserves it, at roughly double the price, because a donor is stimulated specifically for your cycle. If there is a significant sperm problem as well, or no partner, or the budget for egg donation plus donor sperm is simply out of reach, embryo donation delivers comparable embryo quality from the same donor pools for less than half the cost.
There is no universally right answer, and we have guided patients in both directions, sometimes away from the more expensive option. Bring the question to your free consultation and we will talk it through with your medical history, not a sales script, in front of us.
The Conversation Other Clinics Avoid
The Emotional Side of Embryo Donation
Embryo donation is not just a procedure; it is a decision about what family means to you. We would rather discuss it openly than leave you to wonder.
Grieving the genetic link, and what remains
Most people grow up assuming their children will share their genes, and letting go of that assumption is a genuine loss that deserves to be named, not skipped over with brochure language. Give yourself permission to feel it. At the same time, it is worth knowing what is not lost: you carry the pregnancy, your body regulates the embryo's environment from the first day, you feel the first kicks, you give birth, and you raise your child. Research in epigenetics shows that the womb environment influences how a baby's genes are expressed during development, your pregnancy shapes your baby in ways that go beyond DNA.
Decades of research on donor-conceived families, including the long-running Cambridge studies of family functioning, consistently find that warmth, openness and parenting quality matter far more to a child's wellbeing than genetic relatedness. Families built through donation do just as well, and the parents love their children no differently.
Telling the child: what the evidence says
Whether and how to tell your child about their donor conception is your decision, and yours alone. We will share what the evidence says, because you deserve more than opinions: children told early, in simple, age-appropriate language from toddlerhood, tend to absorb their story as an unremarkable fact of life, while discovering it later, especially by accident, is more often experienced as a breach of trust. Most counsellors today therefore encourage early, gradual openness, and there are excellent children's books written exactly for this purpose.
Be aware of one practical reality: under current TRNC regulations donors are anonymous, with no central donor register, so your child would not be able to obtain identifying donor information later in the way that is now possible in the UK. Some families consider that a drawback, others a simplification. We raise it before treatment because you should make this choice with the whole picture, and your child will live with it too. Keep the non-identifying donor profiles we give you; many parents share them with their child as part of their story.
Counselling support, before and after
We encourage, though never require, at least one session with an independent fertility counsellor before embryo donation treatment, and we can arrange sessions in English by video call. A good counsellor is not there to talk you into or out of anything; they are there to help you stress-test the decision, prepare for questions from family and friends, and think ahead to conversations with your future child. Couples often find one session resolves disagreements that months of private worrying could not.
Support does not end at the positive test. Your coordinator remains your point of contact through early pregnancy, and we can connect you, if you wish, with other parents from our programme who have offered to speak with patients considering the same path. Nobody explains this journey better than someone holding the child at the end of it.
Have questions you would rather ask a human than a webpage?
Our Embryo Donation Success Rates, and How We Measure Them
Some clinics quote donor-treatment success of 90% and above. We would rather you understand the numbers than be impressed by them.
70%Up to · Clinical pregnancy per transfer
80%Up to · Cumulative over two transfers
95%Up to · Embryo thaw survival
65%Up to · Recipients aged 45+
How we measure success
The figures above are clinical pregnancy rates per embryo transfer, meaning a pregnancy confirmed by a heartbeat on ultrasound at around 6–7 weeks. That is a stricter measure than a biochemical pregnancy (a positive blood test alone, which some clinics count as a "success" even if it does not progress), but it is still higher than the live birth rate, because sadly some clinical pregnancies miscarry. Whenever you compare clinics, ask which of these three numbers they are quoting; it changes the picture dramatically.
Because both gametes come from young screened donors, the variables that remain are mostly yours: the thickness and receptivity of your endometrium, uterine factors such as fibroids or polyps, and general health. At consultation we will give you an individualised estimate, not the banner figure. Full methodology and data are on our Success Rates page.
How this compares internationally
For context, recent HFEA data from the UK (approximate figures) show live birth rates per embryo transferred of around 32% for women under 35 using their own eggs, falling to around 4–5% at 43–44. Donor-based treatments sit far above own-egg figures for older patients precisely because the egg's age, not the recipient's, drives embryo quality. Comparing our clinical pregnancy rates directly with live birth rates is not apples-to-apples, live birth is always lower, and any clinic that skips that caveat is telling you something about itself.
What we can honestly say: for women over 42, for couples with combined factors, and for anyone whose own-egg cycles have repeatedly failed, embryo donation offers among the highest per-transfer chances available in fertility medicine, at the lowest cost of any donor treatment we provide.
Disclaimer: Success rates vary based on individual circumstances including age, medical history, uterine factors and overall health. The figures above represent clinic averages based on our clinical data and are not a guarantee of outcome for any individual patient. We will always give you a personalised estimate before you commit to treatment.
Wondering Whether Embryo Donation Is Right for You?
Send us your age, a short history and any previous cycle details. Our specialist will review your case and tell you honestly whether embryo donation, egg donation or another path gives you the best chance, free, within 2 hours during working hours.
Risks and Side Effects, The Section Most Clinics Skip
Embryo donation is one of the safest fertility treatments for the recipient, but "very safe" is not "risk-free". Here is the full picture.
What you avoid entirely
Because there is no ovarian stimulation and no egg retrieval for you, the two most significant risks of conventional IVF simply do not apply: OHSS (ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome) and the small surgical risks of the retrieval procedure are zero for embryo donation recipients. There is no anaesthesia, no needle through the vaginal wall, and no recovery period. This is a genuine, structural safety advantage, not marketing.
Medication side effects, usually mild
Oestrogen can cause bloating, breast tenderness, headaches, nausea or mood changes, similar to premenstrual symptoms or some contraceptive pills, and carries a small increase in clot risk, which is why we review your personal and family history before prescribing and may prefer patches over tablets for some patients. Progesterone commonly causes tiredness, mild dizziness and vaginal irritation from gels or pessaries. All of these end when the medication ends.
Multiple pregnancy: why we recommend single embryo transfer
Under current TRNC regulations up to 3 embryos may be transferred, and because donated embryos implant well, transferring several meaningfully raises the chance of twins or triplets, pregnancies that carry higher risks of prematurity, low birth weight and pre-eclampsia, particularly for mothers in their late 40s and 50s. Some clinics quietly use multiple transfers to inflate their headline rates. We take the opposite approach: we recommend single embryo transfer for most embryo donation patients, explain the trade-offs honestly, and keep further embryos available for a future transfer. One healthy baby at a time is the goal.
Pregnancy risks at older ages, and how we manage them
Embryo donation makes pregnancy possible at ages where pregnancy itself carries higher risks: gestational diabetes, high blood pressure and caesarean delivery all become more likely after 45. We do not pretend otherwise. Every recipient over 45 completes fitness-for-pregnancy testing, cardiac assessment, blood pressure, glucose and uterine evaluation, before we agree to treat, and we will honestly decline treatment where pregnancy would endanger you. Assessments take place within Kamiloglu Hospital, where cardiology and internal medicine consultants are on site, another advantage of being hospital-based rather than a standalone clinic.
And the honest one: the transfer may not work, and a negative test after so much hope hurts. We prepare every patient for both outcomes, review every unsuccessful cycle in person, and explain exactly what we would change before suggesting another attempt. No "baby guarantee" gimmicks, just a clear plan for every scenario.
Pricing
Embryo Donation Cost: One Package, No Surprises
Competitor clinics in Cyprus list embryo donation at €7,500 to €8,500. Ours starts at €7,000, and we itemise exactly what that covers, and what it does not.
Embryo Donation Package
Starting from
€7,000
Included:
All consultations & treatment planning
Donor matching with non-identifying profiles of both donors
Allocation of a graded blastocyst-stage donor embryo
Written lining preparation protocol with remote monitoring review
Ultrasound scans in Cyprus before transfer
Embryo thaw, assisted hatching where indicated, and ultrasound-guided transfer at Kamiloglu Hospital
Personal coordinator, airport transfers & follow-up through the pregnancy test
Not included:
Oestrogen and progesterone medication (typically €200–€400 in total, a fraction of stimulated-cycle costs; we quote before you start)
Flights and accommodation (hotels from ≈€40/night; we recommend options)
Pre-cycle diagnostic tests done in your home country
Optional independent counselling sessions and any additional frozen transfer
Final price confirmed after medical assessment. No payment until your protocol is agreed.
How does this compare with the UK?
In the UK, treatment with donor embryos is scarce: waiting lists are long because few couples donate their spare embryos, and where treatment is available, costs typically run into several thousand pounds, while donor egg IVF, the nearest widely available alternative, costs £10,000–£15,000 per cycle. UK donors are also identifiable to the child at 18, which some families want and others do not; in Cyprus, donation is anonymous under current regulations.
Our package price of €7,000 reflects the lower medical complexity of the treatment: no donor cycle run exclusively for you, no stimulation, no theatre time for retrieval. Even after adding medication, flights and a week's accommodation, most patients complete the entire treatment for well under the cost of a UK donor cycle. The saving comes from lower operating costs in Cyprus and a simpler procedure, not from lower laboratory standards: your embryo is thawed and transferred by the same embryology team, in the same hospital, as every other treatment we run.
For the full breakdown of every package, payment timing, see our transparent pricing page, including a list of everything other clinics commonly charge as extras.
Typical total for a UK patient: package €7,000 + medications ≈€300 + flights ≈€250pp + 6 nights' hotel ≈€400 = ≈€7,950 all-in, versus £10,000+ for donor treatment at home.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions About Embryo Donation
Most embryo donation patients spend just 5 to 7 days in Cyprus. All the preparation, oestrogen tablets to thicken your uterine lining, happens at home under our remote guidance, with two monitoring scans and a blood test at a clinic near you. You fly to Kyrenia for the final lining check, the embryo thaw and the transfer itself, then fly home from the following day. There is no stimulation and no egg retrieval, which is exactly why the stay is so short.
Embryos in our programme are created in our own laboratory from a screened egg donor, typically aged 19 to 28, and a screened sperm donor from a licensed sperm bank. Both donors complete full medical, genetic and infectious disease screening before they are accepted. This means we know the complete history of every embryo: the donors' ages, screening results and the embryo's development and grading from day one. We are not transferring embryos of unknown origin.
No. With embryo donation, both the egg and the sperm come from donors, so the child is not genetically related to you or your partner. You do, however, carry the pregnancy, nourish the baby for nine months, give birth and are recognised as the legal birth mother. Many patients also find comfort in the science of epigenetics: the womb environment you provide influences how the baby's genes are expressed during development.
With egg donation, a donor is stimulated and her eggs retrieved specifically for you, and your partner's sperm is used, so you pay for a full donor cycle. With embryo donation, embryos are allocated from our existing programme, so the costs of stimulation, retrieval and a dedicated donor cycle are shared rather than carried by one patient. Your own treatment involves only lining preparation and a transfer, which is medically simpler. The lower price reflects a simpler process, not lower laboratory standards.
Egg donors are typically aged 19 to 28 and complete hormone testing, pelvic ultrasound, infectious disease screening (HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis), karyotype analysis and screening for common genetic conditions such as cystic fibrosis and thalassaemia, plus a psychological assessment. Sperm donors complete equivalent screening through licensed sperm banks, including semen quality analysis. Under current TRNC regulations donors may donate a maximum of five times in their lifetime.
Yes, within the limits of anonymous donation. Donors are anonymous by law in Cyprus, but you receive a detailed profile for both donors: age, nationality, height, weight, blood type, skin, hair and eye colour, education and occupation. We match donors to your own characteristics wherever possible so that the child may resemble your family. You will never receive identifying details, and donors never receive yours.
Our embryo donation programme achieves clinical pregnancy rates of up to 70% per embryo transfer , a figure that reflects the main advantage of this treatment: both the egg and the sperm come from young, fully screened donors, so embryo quality is consistently high. Because the embryo's quality does not depend on your age, rates remain strong for recipients in their late 40s and beyond. As always, these are clinic averages, not guarantees, and we will give you a personalised estimate at your consultation.
Yes. Embryo donation is legal in Cyprus under current TRNC regulations, and donor anonymity is required by law. Clinics are licensed and inspected by the Ministry of Health. You receive a non-identifying profile of both donors, and as the woman who gives birth you are recognised as the legal mother. We explain the full legal framework, in plain language, during your free consultation and on our Why Cyprus? page.
Yes. Single women can be treated under current TRNC regulations, and embryo donation is often the most practical donor route for solo mothers because the embryo already includes screened donor sperm: there is no separate sperm donor process to arrange or pay for. The treatment itself is identical, oestrogen preparation at home, a short trip to Kyrenia and the transfer. Around one in five of our embryo donation patients is a single woman.
Usually very few, and sometimes none. Lining preparation is done with oestrogen tablets rather than the daily stimulation injections used in conventional IVF. Progesterone after transfer is most often given as a vaginal gel or pessary; some protocols add a small daily progesterone injection if your doctor feels it improves support. Compared with a full IVF cycle, the medication load is much lighter and most patients find it very manageable.
If the pregnancy test is negative, your doctor personally reviews the cycle: the embryo's thaw and grading, your lining measurements and the transfer itself, and discusses what could be adjusted, such as a different preparation protocol or further uterine investigations. Because a repeat embryo donation transfer needs no stimulation or retrieval, trying again is faster and significantly cheaper than repeating a conventional IVF cycle, and many patients succeed on a second transfer. Our Had a Failed IVF? guide explains our review process in detail.
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