Coastal Fertility Specialists Partners with Donor Egg Bank USA

Aug. 7, 2012 - PRLog -- Donor Egg Bank USA is the nation’s only frozen donor egg program to be developed through a collaboration of more than 100 reproductive specialists throughout the United States, now including Charleston, SC-based Coastal Fertility Specialists. Donor Egg Bank USA was created to assist fertility patients in their dream of having a baby with the added convenience of a quicker, more affordable treatment process. Using frozen donor eggs allows women who cannot produce their own viable eggs the opportunity to carry and deliver a child. During the process, donor eggs are retrieved from a donor, frozen, and banked. Frozen donor eggs are then fertilized with a partner’s or donor's sperm, and then implanted into the womb of the waiting mother-to-be.

In the past, traditional egg donor methods required first synchronizing the donor's and recipient's menstrual cycles, and then retrieving eggs and transferring fertilized embryos. The necessity for synchronization results in significant time delays and uncertainties. An innovative fast-freezing technology called vitrification has transformed fertility treatment capabilities, making the viability of frozen eggs similar to that of fresh eggs. Today, eggs can be collected, frozen, and banked, making them immediately available to recipients who select them from a donor database.


A traditional (fresh) donor egg cycle can cost up to $38,000 and take up to 12 months to complete. A frozen donor egg cycle can be completed in as little as one to two months for typically half the cost.

"Donor Egg Bank USA offers patients the same baby delivery success rates as most traditional (fresh) donor egg programs, but the process is more affordable and much quicker," says Heidi Hayes, CEO of Donor Egg Bank USA.  "We work with some of the most well-recognized physicians and centers in the fertility field, and are thrilled to partner with Dr. John Schnorr and Dr. Michael Slowey at Coastal Fertility Specialists.”

Coastal Fertility Specialists is a full-service practice providing all aspects of the infertility evaluation and treatment including cutting-edge procedures such as egg freezing.  Treatments include ovulation induction and intrauterine insemination, in vitro fertilization, cryopreservation of gametes (oocytes, sperm) and embryos, micromanipulation (intracytoplasmic sperm injection, assisted hatching), preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), third party reproduction (donor egg treatment, gestational carrier treatment) and surgical sterilization reversal. Visit our website at www.coastalfertilityspecialists.com.

Donor Egg Bank USA is a frozen donor egg program developed through the collaboration of more than 100 of the country's top reproductive specialists and available at more than 55 locations throughout the United States and Canada.  Donor Egg Bank USA offers immediate access to a broad donor egg pool and uses advanced freezing technology to produce success rates similar to traditional (fresh) donor egg programs. Using frozen eggs from Donor Eggs Bank USA requires less time than a fresh donor egg cycle (1-2 months versus 3-12 months in a traditional cycle), and is more affordable. Donor Egg Bank USA offers the financial security of a 100% Assured Refund Plan™ if a couple does not deliver a baby. Donor Egg Bank USA offers frozen egg fertility options to couples nationally and across the globe. For more information: www.donoreggbankusa.com, 855-344-2265