Donor sperm IVF treatments

Hundreds of infertility treatments are carried out in Finland each year with donated gametes, especially donor sperm. At Ovumia Clinics, we’ve been helping people to conceive a child with donor sperm for over 25 years, so we know what we’re talking about. Our goal is to have a warm, confidence-enhancing treatment experience. Our team of experts includes doctors, laboratory personnel and fertility nurses. The care chain is easy, simple and safe for the patient.

We at Ovumia understand that donated sperm are needed for many different reasons. We sincerely hope we can help you have a healthy baby. With us, fertility treatments with donated sperm are safe and familiar to our professionals. Whatever your questions or concerns might be, you are always welcome to discuss your treatment options with us!

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Our donors are healthy Finnish men or Finnish residents who have a desire to help unintentionally childless people. Often the donor knows somebody who has gone through fertility treatments. According to Finnish law, we can pay a small compensation to donors, but the main motivation for donation is the pure desire to help. All donor candidates are subjected to sperm analysis and sperm freezing. Only men whose sperm is of good quality and can withstand freezing are accepted as donors.

In Finland, donors are registered and non-anonymous. This means that a person who has been conceived via donor sperm treatment is entitled to find out the identity of the donor at the age of 18 if they so wish. This information is provided only to the individual. By law, recipients of donated sperm can only be told about the donor’s ethnicity, height, and eye and hair color. These are also things you may have wishes for. Our donor coordinator is matching you with the best possible donor based on your wishes. In Finland same donor’s sperm can be used to conceive children up to 5 families.

If necessary, we can also order sperm from our partner sperm bank, European Sperm Bank. Also while ordering from ESB, the donor’s personal information is registered in accordance with Finnish law, so that a child born after the treatment with donated sperm, has the possibility to find out his/her biological origin at the age of 18.

Artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization (IVF)?

Artificial insemination is often introduced as the first treatment for infertility in male-induced or unexplained infertility. The outcome of treatment depends in particular on the age of the woman, the quality of the semen and the success of the timing of insemination. The probability of starting a pregnancy is approximately 10-15 % per attempt in insemination treatments, and most pregnancies begin within the first 3-4 sessions. You can read more about artificial insemination here.

In IVF treatments, results are significantly better than in insemination treatments (approximately 30-40 % per attempt). In vitro fertilization is an effective aid for infertility due to a variety of causes. As a result, IVF treatment is often recommended relatively quickly after a few unsuccesfull insemination attempts. The decision is always made in consultation with the physician and with the patient’s wishes in mind. You can read more about IVF treatments here.

Do you live abroad?

Please contact our international patient coordinator to ask for more information or to book an appointment:

International patient coordinator
Nina Pohjanaho
nina.pohjanaho@ovumia.fi
+358 40 623 4443
  

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