Social Work Services in Embryo Donation Treatment
A. Embryo Recipient admission
The candidate of embryo donation treatment is referred by urologist to Social Work Unit in Royan Institute. In this particular unit, the couple receives specialist psychosocial counselling based on their situation such as:

Grief Counseling
Information Counseling
Giving Bad News: Ethical, Moral and Legal
Thus, it is obligatory for the couples to take part in these meetings.

The couples whose infertility has been confirmed after marriage undergo embryo donation treatment. The social worker addresses thoughts and feelings related to donation and approves conditions of the couple. There is usually a waiting list for embryo recipients in which the couple will be registered.

B. Embryo Donor
Embryo donation to infertile couples may be available at Royan Institute from frozen embryos of infertile couples who have at least one healthy child older than one year.

It must be recognized that donor couples should be involved in infertility issues. There is always concern about the couple’s regret to donate embryos to other infertile couples or their desire to use them in subsequent treatment cycles. Consequently, it seems essential to provide embryo donation counseling services for donors regarding their emotional and challenging aspects and informed and rational consent towards the donation of frozen embryos.

C. Matching a Compatible Donor and Recipient Pairs