ROPA Method
The ROPA method is a variant of In Vitro Fertilization treatment. It is aimed at female couples who decide to have a baby together and want to be actively involved in the pregnancy: one undergoes an ovarian stimulation to extract her eggs and fertilize them and the other receives the embryo in her uterus and carries the pregnancy. With this method, the two women are mothers: one is the genetic mother (she provides the egg) and the other is the pregnant mother (she carries the pregnancy to term).
What is the best treatment for me?
If you still don’t know which treatment suits you best, we encourage you to do our online pre-diagnosis
What is the best treatment for me?
If you still don’t know which treatment suits you best, we encourage you to do our online pre-diagnosis
The ROPA method at Eugin
Turning to assisted reproduction treatment at Eugin means that you have a team of professionals who ensure that you are comfortable, calm and safe at all times. They share your excitement and work to help you fulfil your dream.
Our success rate is above 98% in all the treatments we have done so far.
We use state-of-the-art technology backed by science and applied by a team of high-level specialists.
We have brought 20,000 babies into the world in 25 years. We are a benchmark clinic in Europe.
We customize both the treatment and follow-up to your medical and personal needs. We are by your side 24 hours a day.
Is this the method you need?
This is an ideal technique if you are a female couple and you both want to be involved and actively take part in the pregnancy. The treatment consists of hormonally stimulating the woman who donates her eggs and preparing the uterus with oestrogen for the partner receiving the embryo. In the meantime, the donor’s sperm is prepared.
Treatment
The usual assisted reproduction technique for the ROPA method is In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). In this procedure, we fertilize an egg with a sperm outside the uterus, which gives a certified likelihood of pregnancy of as much as 71%.
Before starting treatment
We need to know which treatment suits you best, so we will make a personalised diagnosis of your case.
Phase 1
Ovarian stimulation and puncture of the woman who provides the eggs
The woman who provides her eggs undergoes ovarian stimulation at home for about 10-12 days. Using ultrasound and hormonal analysis, the best time is decided for extracting the eggs by means of a mild anaesthesia. The procedure lasts 15 minutes.
Phase 2
Fertilization and culture of embryos
A sperm sample from an anonymous donor is thawed, ensuring maximum physical similarity with the woman who will receive the eggs. The eggs are inseminated, and the generated embryos remain between 2 and 6 days until the day of their transfer.
Phase 3
Preparation of the endometrium
The pregnant partner must undergo hormonal treatment to prepare her uterus in order to implant the embryo in the future.
Phase 4
Embryo transfer
The highest quality embryo is selected to be inserted vaginally into the uterus of the recipient woman. The process is quick and painless, and does not require anaesthesia. About two weeks after the transfer, the recipient woman undergoes a beta-HCG test to confirm pregnancy.
Phase 5
We freeze the non-transferred pre-embryos
We cryopreserve the non-transferred pre-embryos by vitrification and they are stored in liquid nitrogen in the embryo bank. They can be used in subsequent cycles if a pregnancy is not achieved on the first attempt or if, after a success, you decide to go for a second baby.
Before starting treatment
We need to know which treatment suits you best, so we will make a personalised diagnosis of your case.
Phase 1
Ovarian stimulation and puncture of the woman who provides the eggs
The woman who provides her eggs undergoes ovarian stimulation at home for about 10-12 days. Using ultrasound and hormonal analysis, the best time is decided for extracting the eggs by means of a mild anaesthesia. The procedure lasts 15 minutes.
Phase 2
Fertilization and culture of embryos
A sperm sample from an anonymous donor is thawed, ensuring maximum physical similarity with the woman who will receive the eggs. The eggs are inseminated, and the generated embryos remain between 2 and 6 days until the day of their transfer.
Phase 3
Preparation of the endometrium
The pregnant partner must undergo hormonal treatment to prepare her uterus in order to implant the embryo in the future.
Phase 4
Embryo transfer
The highest quality embryo is selected to be inserted vaginally into the uterus of the recipient woman. The process is quick and painless, and does not require anaesthesia. About two weeks after the transfer, the recipient woman undergoes a beta-HCG test to confirm pregnancy.
Phase 5
We freeze the non-transferred pre-embryos
We cryopreserve the non-transferred pre-embryos by vitrification and they are stored in liquid nitrogen in the embryo bank. They can be used in subsequent cycles if a pregnancy is not achieved on the first attempt or if, after a success, you decide to go for a second baby.
Success rates
To find out what your chances of pregnancy are, check out our success rates. After the visit with your doctor, they will confirm if these possibilities correspond to your particular case.
In Vitro Fertilisation using one’s own eggs
Eggs naturally lose their reproductive capacity as part of an irreversible process that tends to intensify after the age of 35.
Under the age of 35
35 to 37
38 to 40
41 to 43
Over the age of 44
Probability of pregnancy → ● After the first attempt ● After all attempts within the same cycle
Probability of pregnancy →
● After the first attempt
● After all attempts within the same cycle
Positive BETA – hCG test result (> 10 IU/L) 14 days after the embryo transfer.
Data audited by Bureau Veritas for the period 2018-2020 at Eugin Barcelona
What does the treatment include?
A team of professionals performs the treatment, offering a 100% personalised and friendly service.
We will study your case in order to offer you a unique treatment.
You will have the support of our genetic counselling service if necessary.
We will include as many visits and medical checkups as you need. We will be by your side at all times.
The first step in the treatment will be to prepare the endometrium.
Afterwards, we will select and prepare the donor. To choose the donor, we will carry out a clinical and genetic study and try to ensure they have the physical characteristics of the recipient, as well as a blood group that is compatible with the couple.
In the laboratory, we will fertilize the egg using IVF-ICSI techniques.
For your peace of mind, we work with the Witness security and traceability system for biological samples.
The embryo transfer will be done with the after-loading technique in order to favour implantation.
Once the process is complete if you come to Eugin, we will do the pregnancy test and the ultrasound verification.
You will have all the medical and technological support needed for the treatment, as well as emotional support from our team. During the treatment you may go through some difficult times, but we will be there for you.
We will study your case in order to offer you a unique treatment.
You will have the support of our genetic counselling service if necessary.
We will include as many visits and medical checkups as you need. We will be by your side at all times.
The first step in the treatment will be to prepare the endometrium.
Afterwards, we will select and prepare the donor. To choose the donor, we will carry out a clinical and genetic study and try to ensure they have the physical characteristics of the recipient, as well as a blood group that is compatible with the couple.
In the laboratory, we will fertilize the egg using IVF-ICSI techniques.
For your peace of mind, we work with the Witness security and traceability system for biological samples.
The embryo transfer will be done with the after-loading technique in order to favour implantation.
Once the process is complete if you come to Eugin, we will do the pregnancy test and the ultrasound verification.
You will have all the medical and technological support needed for the treatment, as well as emotional support from our team. During the treatment you may go through some difficult times, but we will be there for you.
Price
Just contact us and we will give you detailed information about how much this treatment costs. Depending on the characteristics of your case, the treatment could be completed using other techniques.
Do you have any doubts?
It’s perfectly normal to have doubts. Here you will find some answers. If you need more information, please contact our team.
The ROPA method is a variant of In Vitro Fertilisation treatment. It is aimed at female couples who decide to have a baby together and want to actively participate in the pregnancy: one undergoes ovarian stimulation in order to retrieve her eggs and fertilise them and the other receives the embryo in her uterus and carries the pregnancy to term. With this method, both women are mothers: one is the biological one (she provides the egg) and the other is the one who carries the pregnancy to term (she gets pregnant).
A team of professionals carries out the treatment, providing 100% personalised and supportive treatment. We will study your case in order to offer you a unique treatment. The first step of the treatment will be to stimulate the ovaries of the patient providing the eggs and prepare the endometrium of the patient who will receive the embryos. Afterwards, we will select and prepare the sperm donor. In order to choose the donor, we will carry out a clinical and genetic study and we will try to ensure that the donor has the physical characteristics of the recipient, as well as a compatible blood group for the couple. In the laboratory, we will fertilise the egg using IVF-ICSI techniques. For your peace of mind, we work with the Witness System for the security and traceability of biological samples. The embryo transfer will be carried out using the After loading technique to facilitate implantation. Once the process has been completed, we will carry out a pregnancy test if you visit Eugin as well as an ultrasound verification scan.
The woman providing her eggs undergoes ovarian stimulation at home for about 10-12 days. Using ultrasound scans and hormone analyses, the best time to retrieve the eggs is decided, which is done under mild anaesthesia. The procedure lasts 15 minutes.
The woman carrying the baby must undergo hormonal treatment to prepare her uterus for the future implantation of the embryo.
We need to know which treatment suits you best, so we will make a personalised diagnosis of your case.
The treatment, but also the beginning of pregnancy, can cause pain, tiredness, breast swelling, fluid retention and light bleeding. This is neither a good nor a bad sign, but it is quite common.
The hours immediately following the treatment are very intense emotionally for the patient.
We are aware that these emotions are intense, so we recommend that you keep your mind occupied on other matters until you take the pregnancy test.
Choosing an assisted reproduction treatment at Eugin means that you have a team of professionals who ensure that you are comfortable, calm and safe at all times. They share your dreams with you and work to help you fulfil your dream of becoming a mother.
It is an ideal technique if you are a female couple and both of you want to be involved and actively take part in the pregnancy. The treatment consists of hormonally stimulating the woman donating her eggs and preparing the uterus with oestrogen for the one receiving the embryo. Meanwhile, the donor’s sperm is prepared.
Eggs lose their reproductive capacity naturally, in an irreversible process that often intensifies from the age of 35 onwards, so rates vary depending on age.
The price for a standard treatment is 6.920€. Depending on the characteristics of your case, the treatment could be complemented using other techniques.
Testimonials
Those who have fulfilled their dream thanks to the ROPA method, share about their experience.
“Thanks to my oocytes implanted in Claire, she is carrying the best gift that life can give you in her womb. Thanks to the entire clinic for your warmth. We got to be biological mothers thanks to you.””
Sophie and Mary “We have been lucky to be mothers thanks to Eugin. After our visit to the clinic we had very positive feelings. We trusted the team so that they would be able to make our dream come true. Thanks to their professionalism, today we are mothers of a 3-year-old girl.”
Michelle and Ava “We have been lucky to be mothers thanks to Eugin. After our visit to the clinic we had very positive feelings. We trusted the team so that they would be able to make our dream come true. Thanks to their professionalism, today we are mothers of a 3-year-old girl.”
Michelle and Ava “Thanks to my oocytes implanted in Claire, she is carrying the best gift that life can give you in her womb. Thanks to the entire clinic for your warmth. We got to be biological mothers thanks to you.”
Sophie and Mary “Testimonials based on opinions of real patients of Eugin”
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