Egg cell donation at the Wunschbaby Institute Feichtinger

One potential treatment for resolving the unfulfilled desire to have children is through egg donation. Egg donation has been legally permitted in Austria since 2015. Women can opt for this therapy until their 45th birthday.

Egg donation can help women who are unable to conceive with their own egg cells to still fulfill their dream to have children. Possible situations where egg donation may be an option are premature ovarian failure (POF), repeated IVF attempts with a severely reduced ovarian egg cell reserve, and when no healthy egg cells could be retrieved during the female patient’s own stimulation.

In most countries that permit egg donation as a fertility treatment, the egg donor remains anonymous. In Austria, however, only "open donations" are allowed. This means that, at the age of 14, a child born with a donor egg can receive the donor’s identity.

We cooperate with the internationally renowned egg cell bank "First Egg Bank". Before being allowed to donate, all potential donors must receive the preliminary examinations and check-ups required per Austrian law. This enables us to guarantee the best donors for our patients. Additionally, it is also possible to receive egg cell donations from someone that you know, for example, a family member or close friend, if they are under 30 years of age.

During our first consultation, you will receive all the necessary information regarding egg cell donation: how to prepare for treatment, the donor selection process, the procedure, how long this whole process takes, as well as information on the planned embryo transfer.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our specialist for egg cell donations: Dr. Susanna Miglar, susanna.miglar@wunschbaby.at