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“Embryo donation is the transfer of an embryo into a woman’s body without the use of that woman’s gametes. In Lithuania, this procedure is still relatively new, but the highly qualified specialists of the Santara Clinics of the Vilnius University Hospital and the Clinics of the Kaunas Hospital of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences are ready to contribute to the emergence of new lives in this world, “says Artūras Bagotyrius, Director of the SAM National Transplant Office. According to him, the donation of embryos is a new opportunity to have children.The woman who gave birth is her biological mother, although she has no genetic connection to her, according to the press release.
In the case of normal assisted reproduction, in the laboratory, in some cases, the embryos are produced a little more than what a couple would need to have a baby. The embryos that remain after the procedures are frozen and stored indefinitely. The main condition for embryo donation is that at least 2 years have elapsed since the creation of the embryos. If a couple decides not to have more children, they can allow the embryos to be donated, transferred to a couple who cannot create their own embryos due to infertility or other reasons. Statistically, about half of the embryos remaining after assisted reproduction are frozen, so a large number of them are stored in germ cell banks.
According to the European Register of Organs, Tissues and Cells, in 2019 alone, assisted reproduction was used as a treatment in almost 2,200 Lithuanian couples and more than 1,000 embryos were frozen. According to data from the State Health Insurance Fund, after assisted reproduction in Lithuania about 400 children are born every year. In addition, according to the embryo donation program approved by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, 70-80 thousand. Euros used for the purchase of equipment for the transport and storage of embryos and for the training of specialists.
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