Donor egg IVF with donor sperm in Turkey

Double donation, meaning IVF with both donor eggs and donor sperm, cannot be carried out in Turkey. Turkish law allows assisted reproduction only with the eggs and sperm of the couple being treated, so donation of either gamete is prohibited and donation of both is doubly so. No clinic in Turkey can provide this lawfully.

It is worth being precise about what double donation is, because it is the treatment where the consequences are largest. Eggs come from one donor and sperm from another, they are brought together in the laboratory, and the resulting embryo is transferred to you. The child has no genetic link to either parent. That changes the legal position, the disclosure question and, in several countries, whether the treatment is permitted at all.

Double donation is where European law diverges most. Spain permits it and has the largest donor programmes on the continent. France prohibits the use of both donated gametes in the same treatment, even though it permits donation of one. Other countries sit between the two, and rules on who may be treated, on anonymity and on the maximum number of families per donor differ as well.

So a country that is right for donor eggs is not automatically right for double donation. Confirm the current position for the specific treatment you need, with the clinic and, where it matters, with a lawyer at home, before you pay a deposit.

• Spain. Double donation is permitted and donation is anonymous, which means a child conceived there cannot later learn either donor's identity.
• Cyprus. An established destination for donor treatment with short waiting times, and the usual first stop for people who searched for donation in Turkey.
• Romania. Donor treatment is available through licensed centres. Confirm the position on using two donors rather than one.
• Poland. Donation is regulated and provided through licensed centres, with conditions on who may be treated. Confirm the position on double donation specifically.

Country pages with clinics and current prices: donor treatment in Spain, in Cyprus, in Romania and in Poland. Rules change, so confirm the current position before you commit.

• It is not a certainty. Double donation cycles do not always end in a pregnancy. Be careful with any figure quoted without a clear definition of what it counts.
• Two donors mean two screening chains. Ask what each was tested for, when, and whether the two were checked against each other for shared recessive conditions.
• Multiple pregnancy is the avoidable risk. It comes from transferring more than one embryo. Say what you want rather than accepting the clinic's default.
• Pregnancy after donor eggs carries added risks. Raised blood pressure in pregnancy is reported more often, so antenatal care at home should know how you conceived.
• Disclosure is a different conversation. With no genetic link on either side, what you tell your child, and when, is a question worth working through with a counsellor before treatment rather than after.
• Surplus embryos need a decision. Storage, donation to another couple, or discard, with rules that differ by country. Decide before treatment starts.

• Two donor programmes rather than one. Recruitment, screening and compensation are paid for twice, which is the main difference from single gamete donation.
• Fresh or frozen. A shared or frozen cycle is priced differently from an exclusive fresh donor cycle, and it changes how many embryos you can expect.
• Whether medication is included. Your own preparation medication is often billed separately and is not a small item.
• Genetic testing and freezing. Testing embryos, freezing what is left, and the annual storage fee afterwards.
• How many transfers the quote covers. One transfer, or a package including frozen embryo transfers. Similar headline prices can mean very different products.

Prices and clinics are on the country pages: Spain, Cyprus, Romania and Poland. For instalments, see payment plans. If only donated eggs are needed, see donor egg IVF.

• Turkish Ministry of Health, regulation on assisted reproductive treatment practices and centres.
• European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, comparative reports on legislation on medically assisted reproduction in Europe.
• Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, patient information on donor conception and treatment abroad.
• NHS, information on IVF and fertility treatment.
• Turkish Ministry of Health, register of facilities authorised for health tourism.