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The ROPA or Shared Motherhood method is a treatment aimed at same-sex couples who wish to take both an active part in their fertility treatment.
Each mother will play an important role in the treatment.
One of them will undergo an ovarian stimulation to donate her eggs; this mother will be the biological mother. And the other mother will be the one who will carry the child. Once her partner’s eggs have been fertilised with anonymous donor sperm, the best embryo will be transferred to her uterus for its implantation and future pregnancy.
To achieve the best results, your fertility specialist will need to advise and support you in choosing the treatment best suited to your case, based on a personal assessment of each patient and a proper diagnosis.
All bout ROPA Method in Spain
The ROPA or Shared Motherhood method is a treatment aimed at same-sex couples who wish to take both an active part in their fertility treatment.
Each mother will play an important role in the treatment.
One of them will undergo an ovarian stimulation to donate her eggs; this mother will be the biological mother. And the other mother will be the one who will carry the child. Once her partner’s eggs have been fertilised with anonymous donor sperm, the best embryo will be transferred to her uterus for its implantation and future pregnancy.
To achieve the best results, your fertility specialist will need to advise and support you in choosing the treatment best suited to your case, based on a personal assessment of each patient and a proper diagnosis.
ROPA Method Success rates
The success rates of a ROPA Method in Spain depend on the individual circumstances of each patient and the age of the woman undergoing the ovarian stimulation. However, with appropriate diagnostic tests and good care, the following ROPA method success rates can be achieved:
- Under 35 years of age : 62%.
- From 36 to 39 years old : 51%.
- From 40 to 43 years old : 43%.
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Who is the ROPA Method indicated for?
The ROPA method is recommended for lesbian couples. One of women must have a good ovarian reserve to be the “donor” patient, and the other woman must have an adequate uterus for the embryo implantation.
In addition, the ROPA Method is also an alternative considered by couples where one of the women is unable or unwilling to provide her own eggs due to fertility problems, health reasons or personal preference.
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How are sperm donors chosen in Spain?
The requirements to be a sperm donor in Spain are regulated by law. At Vida Fertility Madrid and Alicante, we conduct exhaustive studies to ensure the safety and health of both the donor and the future parents and their children.
To be a sperm donor in Spain, it is mandatory to be between 18 and 35 years old and to be in excellent physical and mental health. These criteria guarantee the quality and viability of the sperm, as well as the absence of hereditary or infectious diseases that could be transmitted to the foetus.
Step-by-step process of a ROPA Method in Spain
The first consultation is carried on online or at the clinic, depending on your availability. The Docteur will study your medical history, assess your case and establish a personalised treatment plan. Your personal assistant will then send/give you all the documents you need to make your decision and start your treatment from home.
This is one of the most important moments for women who want to undergo a ROPA Method treatment. At Vida Fertility, we always do our best to respect your wishes. We will manage your expectations with sincerity and empathy. Our interest is to achieve pregnancy as soon as possible.
This decision will be made durring the first consultation (online or at the clinic). The Docteur will study both your medical histories, assess your case and establish a personalised treatment plan. Your personal assistant will then send/give you all the documents you need to make your decision and start your treatment from home.
In order to adjust treatment dates to your availability, we will prescribe medication to synchronise the donor’s cycle with yours
In the next period, the patients will start their treatment in parallel. The genetic mother will undergo an ovarian stimulation in order to obtain a good number of oocytes, and the mother who will carry the baby will begin her endometrial preparation to be ready for the embryo implantation.
This step usually lasts between 10 to 15 days.
At the end of her ovarian stimulation, the mother who is donating her eggs undergoes an ovarian puncture aka egg retrieval. This is a quick and simple procedure (about 20 minutes), performed under light sedation. During the puncture, we aspirate the liquid from each follicle to collect the oocytes. The puncture is performed vaginally and does not require hospitalisation. The recovery is rapid (around 30 minutes) and you can resume your normal life.
The mature oocytes obtained during the egg retrieval are fertilised in the laboratory with sperm from an anonymous donor to obtain embryos. Generally, fertilisation is performed using the ICSI technique of sperm microinjection to increase the fertilisation rate. The embryos obtained are kept under observation in the laboratory incubators until they reach the blastocyst stage (day 5 or 6 of embryo development).
The embryo transfer is performed at blastocyst stage (on the 5th or 6th day of the embryo development) to increase the implantation rates. It is a simple procedure with no need for any type of anesthesia, where the gynaecologist deposits the selected embryo in the uterus of the mother who will carry the pregnancy. Embryo selection follows very strict quality criteria in order to achieve pregnancy in the fewest attempts possible.
What happens to good quality embryos left? After embryo transfer using the ROPA method, any embryos that have not been used can be vitrified for future use.
Vitrification is an advanced freezing process that protects the integrity and viability of the embryos for an indefinite period of time.
The embryos can be stored for as long as the couple deems necessary, until they decide to expand their family.
After the embryo transfer, a period known as the ‘beta wait’ begins, which is the time between the embryo transfer and the pregnancy test.
The pregnancy test is usually performed two weeks after the embryo transfer and is a blood test that measures the levels of the hormone hCG.
Why choose Vida Fertility for your ROPA Method in Spain?
At Vida Fertility, we often receive women couples who both wish to participate in their fertility treatment.
The ROPA method offers higher success rates than other treatments such as artificial insemination. Through a personal assessment of each patient, your fertility specialist will advise you on the most suitable treatment for you.
State-of-the-art technologies
Our treatments combine state-of-the-art ART equipment, technology and artificial intelligence with an experienced professional team.
Personalised Patient Care
The same team will be at your side from your first contact through to your pregnancy. Specialising in complex cases, all our protocols are tailored to each patient’s individual needs.
Human-sized Boutique clinic
Vida Fertility is a boutique clinic and many of us have been personally through fertility treatments. We understand and support you 100%.
Communication 100% in English
We place a great deal of importance on good communication, which will be entirely in English, both with the team and for all documentation.
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Experiences of women couples thanks to the ROPA Method in Spain
Starting fertility treatment is a long, intense and emotionally charged journey. Our patients share their moving experiences with the ROPA method and how they are now mums thanks to Couple’s Oocyte Reception.
It is incredible how, from absolute resignation, these doctors have lifted my spirits. They got me pregnant and gave me my life back. They live up to their name.
I had to find a way to become a mother if I wanted to pursue my career and not settle for just any partner. I made the right choice.
From the very first moment I felt I was being listened to, understood, and above all, I felt that my treatment was finally going in the right direction.
Hello dear Mrs Ortega,
you and the whole team of Vida fertility make us so happy. Finally a relief that we can be helped! Many thanks to you and all the others for the great care and exceptional quality work. This high quality means a lot to us. We hope that in 2024 we can take a healthy baby full of love into our arms.❤️
Thanks to Dr. Kathi’s support and by following all her advice, the best moment of the treatment came: I got pregnant.
I didn’t know if I would ever be able to get pregnant and now I’m in my 5th month of pregnancy.
It hasn’t been an easy journey. After the second attempt, I am happy to say that in two months I will be meeting my little girl.
Being able to experience this shared motherhood has been a gift for the two of us.
THANK YOU to this great team for everything!
We highly recommend Vida Fertility to anyone who has already given up hope and wants to give it one last try.
A huge thank you to the entire Vida Fertility team, especially to Sophie and Dr. Spies, who helped us achieve the wonderful project of expanding our family. We met a very competent team who perfectly guided and advised us on the medical choices to make at each stage of our journey. 🫶
I recommend Vida Fertility for their professionalism, humanism, and availability.
Our wonderful baby is the proof that the results are there!
Thank you!
Thanks to Vida fertility, we are now mums. Mums!!
It’s the greatest gift of all, we’re so happy!
The good feeling will certainly have contributed to the success of the treatment.
When we first contacted the clinic, I didn’t expect to become a mum so quickly, and now I even have hope that we might be able to create a sibling for our son with the remaining blastocysts.
Thank you!
I chose Vida Fertility because it’s a clinic that offers human support from the very beginning. I’m convinced that my state of mind, so influenced by the unconditional support they gave me, was key to the success of my treatment.
At the first consultation, I felt heard, understood, and full of hope again. The final transfer, our last chance, took place in February 2024… and it worked. Our little girl has brought immense joy to our whole family.
Being a single parent brings challenges, but I’d recommend anyone thinking about it to go for it. Vida Fertility made my dream come true with my first IVF.
FAQ about Ropa Method in Spain
The cost of the ROPA method or Shared Motherhood differs depending on the patients’ needs and medical history. At our Vida Fertility clinics, each couple is different, meaning that the treatment and techniques must be specifically designed for each patient. This is why, if you consider undergoing the ROPA method at our fertility clinics (Madrid or Alicante), we encourage you to arrange an initial appointment with our team of fertility experts. You will get a detailed diagnosis and a tailor-made cost estimation for your treatment.
Egg donation is an option when the number of eggs available is not sufficient to conceive naturally. It considerably improves the chances of success in situations where the eggs are of poor quality and the ovarian reserve is low.
Advanced donor selection methods help to face the pregnancy process, by ensuring that the eggs are compatible and healthy.
However, opting for this fertility route means facing the emotional challenge of not sharing genes with your future baby, a process known as genetic grief. At Vida Fertility, we offer the support and advice you need to make this important decision.
For a ROPA method, the choice of who is going to be the egg donor and who is going to carry the pregnancy is an important and personal decision for the couple, based on physic conditions, health and personal preferences.
Generally, the woman with the best ovarian and reproductive health will be the egg donor, meaning the other woman will assume the role of surrogate mother. This creates a unique biological and emotional bond between the two mothers-to-be and the future baby.
At Vida Fertility, we offer comprehensive advice to help couples make this important decision, ensuring that they feel safe and confident at every stage of the process.
Spain is one of the few European countries to allow the ROPA method for women’s couples. There are many advantages to carrying out the ROPA method in Spain, including shorter treatment times, access to innovative assisted reproduction techniques and protocols, and the anonymity of sperm donors. It’s also important to note that IVF treatments in Spain are much affordable than in countries like the UK, the US or Canada.
At Vida Fertility, we believe that consistency and trust are key to getting the best results. That’s why your treatment will always be monitored by the same doctor, from your first visit to the end of the first trimester of your pregnancy.
Your specialist will have a full understanding of your history, your tests results and every detail of your treatment, allowing us to offer you fully personalised and comprehensive medical care.
Only in exceptional cases, for circumstances beyond the clinic’s control, might another member of the medical team attend to you, always with the same professionalism and under the supervision of your regular doctor.
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