How to donate frozen oocytes or embryos?
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In order to donate frozen oocytes/embryos, a few prerequisites need to be fulfilled.
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Donor
The option Person is: Donor (Ooc./Emb.) needs to be checked for the donor of the oocytes/embryos. These are the steps:
- Click on Demographics (female) then, double-click the green area on the right.
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- On the opened window Person and donor information, you need to check that the Person is: Donor (Ooc./Emb.).
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Change to the recipient patient.
Recipient
The option Person needs: Donor (Ooc./Emb.) needs to be checked for the recipient of the oocytes/embryos. These are the steps:
- Click on Demographics (female) then, double-click the green area on the right.
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- On the opened window Person and donor information, you need to check that the Person needs: Donor (Ooc./Emb.).
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Donor's cycle
To create a cycle, click on the '+' button at the bottom left corner of the main patient's window.
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Create either Only aspiration or any IVF/ICSI cycles and check Donation (Ooc/Emb).
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After creating the cycle, switch to Aspiration and select the amount of oocytes collected.
In order to cryopreserve oocytes, change to Cryo/Donation. Switch to the Graphical representation and select the desired material (1). Right-click on it and choose Cryopreservation. The cryopreservation window will open. You must enter all information necessary and check For donation (2).
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This is how Graphical representation will look after cryopreservation.
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Another way of cryopreserving material is through the ‘Table representation view. Double-click the red cell for Cryo (1). The cryopreservation window will open and you must enter all information necessary and check For donation (2).
Note: using this view, detailed properties will not be recorded for individual oocytes/embryos (3).
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This is how the table will look if you cryopreserve all oocytes.
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Straw reservation
After the material is cryopreserved, we need to reserve straws so we can continue with the donation process.
On the recipient’s main screen, open Matcher (Donor info -> New reservation). On the Cryo donation tab (1) search the donor you need and choose the straws you want to have reserved (2). Click on the matcher button (3).
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Now we are able to see the reserved straws in the recipient’s cryo area. From the patient’s main screen, double-click the blue area.
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If the Reserved material area is not visible, click on the bar at the bottom of the window (1).
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