GETO is designed to provide more certainty about reaching an embryo transfer. If no viable embryo is created, eligible patients may receive financial support.

It's a protection option that may be available if you are having donor egg treatment and meet the eligibility criteria.

Its purpose is to help reduce uncertainty during treatment by providing one of two outcomes:

• a viable embryo transfer, or
• financial support if no viable embryo is created.

Please refer to our treatment costs page.

Under the GETO programme:

• Fertility Associates’ obligation is met once a viable embryo has been transferred.
• A viable embryo is an embryo considered to have a reasonable chance of implantation.
• If no viable embryo is created, you may be eligible for a $10,000 refund.
• If a donor cycle is discontinued before completion, the GETO fee will be refunded.

For many people, donor egg treatment is a significant emotional and financial commitment. GETO may help by:

• reducing anxiety about whether treatment will reach embryo transfer
• providing an added layer of reassurance
• supporting informed decision-making before treatment begins.

GETO needs be discussed and arranged before the donor cycle begins. This usually means:

• after you have been matched with a donor, and
• before egg retrieval takes place.

You must apply and be approved before Day 1 of the donor’s cycle. If this timeframe is missed, you may no longer be eligible.

GETO is intended for patients who have a strong baseline chance of success based on donor and sperm factors.

Egg donor criteria

The egg donor must meet the following criteria:

• aged 20 to 37 years, and
• AMH greater than 5 pmol/L.

Sperm criteria

Sperm factors need to suggest a good likelihood of normal fertilisation, including:

• acceptable semen parameters
• low DNA fragmentation, if this has been tested
• no history of failed fertilisation.

GETO may not be available in situations such as:

• poor-quality surgically retrieved sperm
• previous failed fertilisation
• cases where fertilisation potential is considered compromised.

• GETO is optional.
• It is designed to provide reassurance, not a guarantee of pregnancy.
• Eligibility criteria must be carefully applied.
• Your doctor or fertility team can explain whether GETO is suitable for your situation.

Got questions?

If you would like to know whether GETO may be available for you, please speak with your treating doctor or member of your fertility team as early as possible in your donor egg treatment planning.