Motherhood: Do you know what the ROPA method is?

What is the ROPA method? This innovative technique consists of an in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure where the woman provides the eggs and the couple provides their uterus to carry out the pregnancy of the eggs fertilized with the donor sperm.

This method, according to the acronym (Receiving egg cells from a couple), allows a couple of women to participate biologically and genetically in pregnancy, thereby increasing families.

In this way, both women can actively participate in the process as mothers, in order to achieve a pregnancy in term ia child healthy, to start a family,” said Dr. Mayka Morgan, a humane reproductive gynecologist at Valencia Institute of Infertility (IVI Panama).

The specialist assures that this technique It can also be used when a woman who wants to get pregnant has questions to achieve pregnancy due to low ovarian reservelow egg quality or risk of transfer genetic diseasesamong others.

The peculiarity of this technique is that it is necessary to synchronize menstrual cycles both women. Deciding who will contribute ovules i belly It will depend on the wishes of the couple and on the results of studies conducted by a specialist for Assisted fertilizationsince ovarian reserve and the age of both patients will be taken into account.

Procedure

After the decision has been made, the assisted reproduction doctor will continue with the implementation of a ovarian stimulation the first woman retrieves eggs, while the second has an endometrium prepared with hormone therapy substitute for carrying out the transfer and can receive the embryo through IVF.

It should be emphasized that 90% of patients who underwent a treatment assisted fertilization in the IVI becomes pregnant and 9 out of 10 patients who complete the treatment in the IVI achieve their dream of having children.

“All studies are performed on both women to consider all options in case the first attempt fails and to have all information necessary in case the couple is thinking about doing cross ROPA later, which is nothing more than looking for a second baby using the eggs of the patient who gave birth to the first baby and the uterus of the one who donated the eggs in the first so that fertility preservation would be recommended if necessary ” explains Dr. Morgan.

Testimony

“My family may not be within the framework of the norm, but it has a lot of love and even more than any other type of family,” says Elena, who decided to start a family together with Susana.

She adds: “My partner and I had already been together for 8 years when we talked about wanting to have a child. So we started researching and came across the ROPA method from IVI Panama.”

Fact

In IVA Panama they have Pack up momswhere women as a couple can receive a detailed diagnosis and follow them from the first moment so that they can take that first step towards forming a family of two mothers.