Egg Sharing is a process in which a woman (the sharer or donor or provider) going through IVF treatment (because she needs IVF to get pregnant), elects to give away (donate) half of her eggs to another woman who needs donor eggs because the recipient woman is unable to produce her own. By doing so the egg provider not only helps somebody to become pregnant, but she gets her own IVF treatment at a substantially reduced cost.
Some women produce many more eggs than are necessary for their own treatment and would like to be able to help another woman who is unfortunate enough to be sub fertile because she has no eggs. Egg sharing provides this opportunity, enabling two couples to be treated during one IVF treatment cycle. Unfortunately NHS funded IVF treatment is not available to many couples and because funding an IVF treatment can be very expensive; the sharer has the advantage of receiving a substantial reduction in the cost of their own IVF treatment.
The disadvantage to the couple who provide the eggs (not embryos) is that they will give away half of the eggs that they would otherwise have used for their own treatment. In order to safeguard the interests of both the egg provider and the recipient (the woman receiving the eggs) we will only accept women for the egg share programme who have a very good chance of producing sufficient eggs to give both the sharer and recipient a reasonable chance of pregnancy.
Since there are psychological, social, moral and ethical implications of egg sharing e.g. the act of giving away eggs may result in the recipient achieving pregnancy egg sharer (provider) not becoming pregnant and to ensure that the interests of all parties are looked after, both the recipient and donor couple are counselled regarding the implications of using/donating eggs. The minimum number of eggs for sharing is 6 to optimise the chances of pregnancy for both the donor and the recipient couple. The criteria for entry to the egg share scheme are:
Please see the egg donation section for further information on this and our price list for up to date costs.
Our egg donation coordinator or one of the medical team would be happy to discuss with you further about this treatment. If you wish to speak to someone, please telephone 024 7696 8879.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON BLOOD TESTING DUE TO COVID-19
Please check the locations on the map below.
Click on the map for information about phlebotomy clinics in Coventry. You can book an appointment online at the locations in red.
Please book an appointment before attending for a blood test. Click on the ‘Book Online’ button above. Booking an appointment helps patients, their carers and family members to plan their hospital visit better, helping to reduce clinic waiting times and enabling patients to be seen much more quickly.
Location: Outpatients Department, on the ground floor. Opening hours: 8am-4.45pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays).
Children under 16 years old will need to book online here.
Please book an appointment before attending for a blood test, click on the ‘Book Online’ button above. Patients from Rugby and the surrounding areas are able to access the Friends Blood Taking Unit at the Hospital of St Cross.
Referrals for blood tests can be from GP's, practice nurses or from hospital consultants. Patients are also able to leave other samples, such as urine, which have been collected at home, at the hospital's Pathology Reception.
Location: Near Brookfield House, just off North Road - map here. Opening hours: The blood taking clinic sessions for adults and children are listed below:
Monday -Friday 7am-4:45pm Appointment only
Wednesday Evening 5pm-7pm Suspended due to COVID
Saturday Morning 7am-10pm Suspended due to COVID
Address: Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry CV1 4FS Location: Access is via the main doors, the Phlebotomy team are in Area A. Opening hours: Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays). 8am–4.45pm - Based on demand we are only able to see a set amount of patients per day so, once we have filled all allocated slots we can no longer accept walk-ins. This may mean you will need to revisit the site to have your blood test on another occasion or book online for another site.
Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT)
Specialist Tests - There are a small number of specialist tests where blood needs to be taken on a hospital site as the sample must be transferred to the laboratory rapidly for the test to be undertaken. Click here for a list of these specialist tests and to find out more.