Service
Oocyte transport
Transfers of cryopreserved eggs supporting treatment cycles, fertility preservation programmes and cross-border care.
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Oocytes are the least forgiving material we carry. Warming events that other material might tolerate are not acceptable here, so preparation is agreed with the embryology teams in more detail and the route is planned with more headroom than the journey strictly requires.
In practice this means fewer connections, shorter waiting periods and a preference for direct routing, even where an alternative would be quicker on paper.
Who it is for
- Patients with stored eggs who are changing clinic or country
- Clinics supporting a patient's fertility preservation programme
- Egg-sharing and donation programmes where the receiving clinic has confirmed acceptance
- Patients returning to a home country to continue treatment
What is transported
- Vitrified oocytes in clinic-applied carriers
- Canes, canisters or goblets provided by the sending laboratory
- Release and consent documentation
How it runs
Coordination - and what happens at each point
How coordination works
Shipper preparation and loading are agreed with the sending embryology team in advance, not on the day.
The receiving laboratory confirms in writing that it can receive the material inside the proposed window.
Routing is chosen to reduce the number of transfers and the total time in transit.
Before collection
- Agree the shipper type and its preparation with the sending laboratory
- Confirm the receiving laboratory's availability across the whole delivery window
- Review consent, release and, where relevant, import documentation
- Confirm identifiers and container counts
- Plan the route with the fewest practical transfers
During transport
- The shipment stays with a named courier throughout
- Handovers are limited to those necessary for the route
- Both laboratories are notified at collection and again before arrival
At handover
- Seals and identifiers are checked before the shipper is opened
- Receipt is signed by the receiving laboratory
- The custody record, including handover times, is issued to both clinics
What we need from you
Information required to assess this route
Enough to judge whether the movement can proceed, and no more. Please do not send medical records.
- Clinic details and a named embryologist or laboratory contact at each end
- Number of carriers and how they are held
- The clinical dates the transfer has to fit around
- Any import requirements the receiving clinic has already identified
Limitations
Where this service stops
Stated up front, because finding out later is worse for everybody.
- Route options are narrower than for other material because connection times matter more.
- Where a route cannot be planned within acceptable limits we will decline it and explain why.
- No statement about viability after transport can be made by us. That assessment belongs to the receiving laboratory.
Related services
- Embryo transportMovement of cryopreserved embryos between licensed clinics and storage facilities, planned around the laboratory schedules at both ends.
- Sperm sample transportFrozen samples for treatment, storage, transfer or donor programmes, released by the sending laboratory against written authorisation.
- Stem cell and cellular material transportMovement of cryopreserved cellular material between laboratories and programmes, subject to review of the destination requirements.
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Request a quote for oocytes
Send us the two clinics, the material and your preferred timing. We will assess the route and confirm what it involves.
A quotation is provided following case assessment. Requirements vary by origin, destination and the organisations involved, and some routes cannot be supported.