Tandem IVF Treatment (Dual Stimulation)

Tandem IVF: Double the Hope with Your Own Eggs and Donor Support

What Is Tandem IVF and How Does It Work?

Tandem IVF is a promising and innovative IVF treatment protocol developed specifically for women with diminished ovarian reserve or advanced age. The primary goal of this method is to fully utilize the intended mother's chance of pregnancy with her own eggs while simultaneously securing the possibility of pregnancy with eggs obtained from a young and healthy egg donor. In other words, both your own eggs and donor eggs are used simultaneously in a single treatment cycle, thereby increasing the chance of success.

Στο Gynolife IVF Center, the Tandem IVF process works as follows: While the intended mother's ovaries are stimulated with a personalized protocol, a selected egg donor's ovaries are also stimulated in parallel. On the day egg retrieval (OPU) is performed on the intended mother, eggs are also collected from the donor. Then, both the intended mother's own eggs and the donor eggs are fertilized with sperm from the intended father (or from a donor). The developing embryos are carefully monitored. If high-quality and healthy embryos develop from the intended mother's own eggs, priority is given to transferring these embryos. If an insufficient number or quality of embryos are obtained from her own eggs, or if none develop at all, healthy embryos developed from donor eggs are ready for transfer. This dual approach offers couples both the hope of having their own genetic child and high pregnancy success rates combined.

What Are the Advantages of Tandem IVF Treatment?

At Gynolife IVF Center, we recommend Tandem IVF to specific patient groups due to the unique advantages it offers:

• Preserves the Chance of Having Your Own Genetic Child: Your opportunity to try with your own eggs continues.
• High Pregnancy Rates: Thanks to donor eggs, the chance of pregnancy significantly increases, especially in cases where egg quality is low.
• Saves Time: Instead of trying separately with your own eggs and then with donor eggs, you evaluate both options in a single cycle.
• Psychological Relief: \