Facts, insights and opinions about egg donors, surrogates, and intended parents.
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Evaluating Egg Donor Profiles
Choosing an egg donor, just as with every other part of the IVF (in vitro fertilization) process, can be stressful. Unlike other components of assisted reproduction, there is no science to it. Some people have very clear ...
Can I be on the birth control pill or other form of contraception?
Yes. While applying to be an egg donor, you should continue to use your preferred form of contraception. (If you get pregnant, you are not able to donate.) During the screening and cycling process, you will be instructed to go off hormone-type ...
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Finding Your Egg Donor through a Private Agency
There are a number of companies, unaffiliated with any particular medical facility, which serve as egg donor brokers. Finding a donor through an egg donation agency offers a number of advantages which give ...
How much do egg donors get paid?
The Northeast Assisted Fertility Group offers each egg donor $10,000, payable immediately after the retrieval. The compensation is agreed on beforehand and does not correspond to the number or quality of eggs retrieved.
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Finding Your Egg Donor through Your Own IVF Program
If your IVF (in-vitro fertilization) clinic has its own egg donor program, you may find your donor through their own pool. Although these programs are typically anonymous and do not show photographs of ...
What are the qualifications to be an egg donor?
You must be over 21 and in excellent health with a normal height and weight (your body mass index, or BMI, should not exceed 27). You must be familiar with the medical history of your parents and extended family (so women who were adopted traditionally are ...
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