Ontario Fertility Program (OFP) Funded IVF Cycles Now at Pollin. No Waitlist! - Learn More
Explore donor conception, fertility testing, treatment, and the practical decisions involved in building your family as a single parent by choice.
We empower every person through their family building journey, no matter their relationship status, with education, guidance, personalized plans, and empathy.
Our experienced team is committed to simplifying every aspect of the donor process and supporting you from selection to conception.
Pollin is working on expanding our donor conception program to include surrogacy and known/directed sperm donors to support all family-building needs.
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Donor sperm from a vetted sperm bank can be used in an insemination or IVF plan, depending on your fertility assessment.
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Frozen donor eggs from a vetted egg bank or from a known or directed donor, may be fertilized with intended-parent, or frozen donor sperm.
PROGRAM EXPANSION
✓Surrogacy pathways
✓Known or directed sperm donors
Pollin’s allied reproductive care team will help you prepare for donor selection and the legal, emotional, and social decisions that may be involved.
Understand vetted donor-bank options, screening information, identity-release choices, and coordination.
Connect with appropriate legal counselling when a donor-conception pathway requires it.
Explore the personal, social, and future family conversations that can accompany donor conception.
Our care team will guide and support you every step of the way.
Discuss your family-building goals, health history, preferred pathway, and timeline.
Complete the testing recommended based on your preferred pathway.
Understand your, and/or, your known donor’s current fertility health and whether IUI, IVF, donor eggs, or donor sperm may be appropriate.
FROZEN EGG OR SPERM
Choose a donor bank from a vetted list and select a donor.
KNOWN EGG DONOR
Begin assessment through Pollin for your known donor.
FROZEN EGG OR SPERM
Your bank and your care team will work with you to arrange screening, counselling, legal steps, consent and transport of the frozen eggs or sperm to Pollin. Fees associated are paid to the bank directly.
KNOWN EGG DONOR
Your care team will provide you with resources and assistance to complete all above steps and prepare your donor for their IVF cycle. Fees are paid directly to legal and counselling providers.
Frozen donor gametes are thawed or eggs are retrieved from the intended parent or from a known donor for IUI, fertilization, and embryo creation as appropriate.
Proceed with an IUI cycle or embryo transfer based on your plan.
Your care team confirms timing, shares results, and explains next steps.
Pollin currently supports family building with frozen donor sperm, frozen donor eggs through egg banks, and known or directed egg donors. Surrogacy and known or directed sperm-donor pathways are listed as coming soon.
Frozen donor sperm from a vetted and trusted sperm bank may be used in IUI or IVF. Your fertility assessment helps your doctor recommend the treatment approach that may be appropriate for you.
Yes. Pollin supports frozen donor eggs from vetted and trusted egg banks and known or directed egg donors. Donor eggs may be fertilized with intended-parent sperm or frozen donor sperm, depending on your family-building plan.
Pollin will provide a list of vetted egg and sperm banks. Frozen donor profiles may offer different information and identity-release options. The bank will coordinate donor records, genetic screening, and any legal paperwork required.
A known egg donor, such as a friend or family member, may also be an option for family building.. Pollin will help assess the suitability of the donor through fertility testing, infectious and genetic disease screening, and provide legal and counselling resources prior to the treatment cycle.
Banked eggs or sperm are coordinated and shipped to Pollin. Frozen donor sperm may be used for IUI or IVF. Frozen donor eggs are thawed and fertilized to create embryos for transfer, freezing, or genetic testing when appropriate.
If using a known egg donor, they will prepare for, and complete their IVF and egg retrieval cycle. The resulting eggs will be fertilized with the intended parent’s sperm or frozen donor sperm to create embryos for transfer.
The donor completes fertility, medical, infectious disease, and genetic assessment. The donor and intended parent or parents also complete required legal and psychological counselling before consent and treatment.
No, Pollin does not currently have a surrogacy or known sperm donor pathway. We are working on expanding our program to include these in order to be fully inclusive of all single parent family-building needs.
Pollin’s allied reproductive health team can help with donor selection, legal counselling, and emotional and social preparation. The exact professionals involved depend on your pathway.
Yes, a single parent by choice can use a funded IVF cycle if they meet the eligibility criteria. Under the Ontario Fertility Program (OFP), eligibility is based on residency and age rather than relationship status, meaning single individuals using donor sperm qualify under the exact same clinical rules as couples.
To learn more about the OFP at Pollin, click HERE.
Yes, your initial consultation, and most baseline testing for you, or your known egg donor is covered by OHIP.
Yes, you do need a referral to see a fertility specialist in Ontario, however Pollin can facilitate one for you through an OHIP-covered, virtual appointment with our partner GP if you do not have your own GP.
You can book an initial consultation directly through our website without a referral and a member of our care team will contact you before your appointment date to get you set up with one.
Understand the donor, testing, treatment, and support options with an OHIP-covered consultation.
