Treatment with donor embryos

In situations where for medical reasons it is not possible to use the patient’s own sperm and oocytes (whether they’re not produced, don’t have enough quality to be used in treatment or there’s a risk of transmitting certain infectious or genetic diseases, among other situations), a treatment with donor embryos may be considered.

In these circumstances the complete donation process is done in a totally confidential way, as defined by the Portuguese law on Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART). Likewise, with every other ART treatment undertaken at Ferticentro, donation cycles are performed according to the best quality standards and security rules, as defined by the legal requirements issued and inspected by the CNPMA (National Council for Assisted Reproductive Technologies, the Portuguese authority on ART), international guidelines, recommendations for good medical practice and the European Directive on Tissues and Cells (which defines standard requirements for the infectious screening carried out before any treatment or investigation involving the collection, processing or storage of human tissues).