A single woman is someone who wishes to become a parent without a partner. She can have a child on her own by using fertility treatments and donated gametes. The core of the treatment is to enable a woman to have a child through high-quality donor sperm sourced from a sperm bank.
Ovumia has long-standing experience in providing fertility treatments for single women. You are warmly welcome to begin fertility treatment with us, even on your own. No referral or prior examinations are needed. Simply book an initial consultation with a doctor.
If your goal is to have a child on your own through fertility treatment, you will need donated sperm from Ovumia’s sperm bank. A doctor’s assessment and a counseling discussion with a psychologist are required. Before donor treatment begins, you will meet with our psychologist or doctor to discuss the legal, ethical and psychological aspects of using donor gametes.
The minimum age for starting treatment is 23, but the doctor always makes the final decision based on each individual case. We provide treatments for single women under the age of 51.
The fertility treatment options available for single women include insemination, in vitro fertilization (IVF), and in some cases, double donation treatment using both donor sperm and donor eggs. Treatment for a single woman focuses on supporting the woman’s own fertility and enabling conception with donor sperm. The treatment journey usually begins with a lighter method of insemination and progresses to more advanced methods if needed. All options are described below. The most suitable treatment method will be chosen together with your doctor at the first consultation.
The most common option is insemination, and it is typically the first treatment method. During insemination, the best, motile sperm are selected from the semen sample and placed into the uterus with a thin catheter at the time of ovulation. Fertilization then takes place naturally inside the woman’s body.
Sometimes the most suitable treatment option may be IVF.
During IVF, eggs collected from the woman are combined with selected sperm to allow for fertilization. One embryo is transferred into the uterus, and any additional embryos are frozen for future use.
Compared to insemination, IVF offers a higher chance of success. IVF also allows all collected eggs to be fertilized, while insemination usually allows only one egg to fertilize. Additionally, if several embryos are created, some may remain frozen for a future sibling wish. For this reason, it is helpful to consider your desired family size when selecting a treatment method.
Both IUI and IVF use donor sperm. Ovumia has its own sperm bank with registered Estonian donors. Our donors are healthy men aged 20–45, living in Estonia, who wish to help individuals and couples experiencing infertility.
Patients can usually choose a donor based on ethnic background, eye and hair color, or height. Alternatively, donor sperm can be ordered from the European Sperm Bank. You can read more about choosing a sperm donor and donor-sperm treatments here.
In some cases, the only viable option is double donation treatment, using both donor sperm and donor eggs. The procedure can be carried out with either fresh or frozen donor eggs. Ovumia has its own egg bank, with donors who are healthy Estonian women aged 20–33 with a genuine wish to help those affected by infertility.
You can read more about egg donation treatment and donor selection here.
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