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Here are some options for unused cryopreserved embryos: Save Extra Embryos for a Future Cycle. Donate to Another Infertile Couple. Donate to Science. Thaw and Dispose of the Embryos. Keep Leftover Embryos Frozen.

You can donate them to a woman or couple who need them and who otherwise might not be able to have a much longed-for family.

Embryo donors must provide a medical and genetic history. They should be screened for relevant risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and transmissible spongifirm encephalopathy (TSE). All embryo donors must be willing to submit to blood tests for infectious diseases and blood typing.

If embryos are donated to another individual or couple, the donor couple is giving someone else the potential to experience pregnancy and the birth of a child. The donor embryo(s) will be transferred into the uterus with the hope that it will implant and become a successful pregnancy.

Per standard of care, all embryo donors underwent various evaluations including screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI's) including hepatitis, syphilis and HIV. Ideally, the embryo donors should be re-screened for STI's before the donated embryos are thawed and transferred.

The extra embryos may be cryopreserved (frozen) so that they can be transferred later. However, sometimes these embryos may not be used. These patients have the option to have their embryos discarded, donated to research or donated to another woman to achieve pregnancy.

Can you sell your frozen embryos? No, you cannot sell your frozen embryos. It is illegal in the U.S. to pay for an embryo. However, donors are typically reimbursed for specific costs relating to the donation.

You can donate your embryos to another person or couple. For some, this feels natural: you have been given the gift of children and you want to pay it forward to others longing for pregnancy and parenthood. However, for many the decision to donate does not feel easy or natural.