If you decline the proposed donor, we will look for another, but we cannot guarantee donor availability. Once you accept a donor, we will tell you when we expect the donation to occur. This depends upon the synchronization of your and the donors menstrual cycle. You will begin this therapy at home, and come to the Jones Institute only when the actual donation is to occur. Return for Embryo Transfer You will return to Norfolk the day before the donors egg retrieval.
Most couples arrive the day before egg retrieval and stay until the day after pre-embryo transfer.
The entire process usually requires five days. On the morning of the donor egg retrieval, you and your spouse will come to the Jones Institute. You will need to register with the hospital. After the transfer, you will rest for an hour, then continue bed rest at your hotel or home for a total of 24 hours after transfer. The embryo transfer itself is usually performed without anesthesia and lasts only a few minutes.