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Embryo Donation in Canada: You Have Options for What's in Storage

Families who are complete, still paying embryo storage fees, or facing a discard decision now have a third path: donate frozen embryos, eggs, or sperm through the Family Seed community. Nothing is decided today.

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Embryo Donation vs. Discard: A Third Option

Canadians with frozen embryos, eggs, or sperm they don't plan to use don't have to choose only between continued storage and discard. Through the Family Seed community, you can explore donating what's already in storage.

No money changes hands, and neither side pays a fee tied to donation. Your own clinic performs and documents the donation — Family Seed provides education, verification, and the community layer, never the arrangement itself.

Wherever You Are in the Decision

Leftover Embryos After IVF

Families whose treatment is complete are often left with embryos they hadn't planned for. Donation is one way to decide what happens next, on your own timeline.

What to Do With Frozen Eggs

Frozen eggs already in storage that you no longer plan to use can be donated the same way — through your own clinic, with no new medical eligibility check.

Embryo Storage Fees

Ongoing storage fees push many families to finally address a decision they've deferred. Family Seed doesn't change the fee, but it can help resolve the decision.

You've Already Been Screened

There's no age or health eligibility check here — your material already went through screening when it was stored. The process starts with reconnecting and confirming consent, not a new application.

How It Works

  1. 1

    Create Your Profile

    Tell us what you have in storage and where you are in your thinking. Takes about two minutes. Nothing is decided yet.

  2. 2

    Share as Much or as Little as You'd Like

    Optional preference details can be added later, on your own timeline. Skip anything you're not ready for.

  3. 3

    Consent & Clinic Coordination

    If you choose to move forward, your own clinic guides consent and handles the donation directly — Family Seed never performs or arranges it.

  4. 4

    Stay Connected

    Get occasional community updates. Revisit your preferences or change your mind at any time.

Embryo, Egg & Sperm Donation FAQ

Common questions about donating what's already in clinic storage in Canada.

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