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Egg Donation

When intended parents choose a donor with the physical and mental characteristics that match their own.

The ovum from the donor is then fertilized with the sperm provided from the intended father or a sperm donor and transferred into either a surrogate or the intended mother.

Egg Donors

After being matched with intended parents, egg donors are medically and psychologically screened by a fertility clinic. While the screening process varies from clinic to clinic, egg donors usually complete a medical questionnaire, undergo a medical and psychological evaluation, and receive medication training. Egg donors usually will meet the intended parents’ IVF physician, a nurse, and a mental health professional. Donors should use this consultation to ensure that they understand and receive answers to all of their medical and psychological questions regarding the egg donation process.

The Egg Donation Process
Egg donation is done through an In Vitro Fertilization, IVF procedure where a donor’s ovaries are stimulated with hormone stimulation medications to have the donor produce multiple eggs.

The eggs are removed from the donor’s ovaries by placing a needle and ultrasound probe through the donor’s vagina. There will not be any surgical incision. The donor will receive general anesthesia for the surgical procedure.

Once the eggs are removed, the eggs are fertilized with sperm from the intended father or a sperm donor. A number of the resulting embryos are then transferred to the uterus of the intended mother or a gestational carrier, a surrogate mother who is not genetically related to the child. Most fertility clinics require donors to inject themselves or have a their partner, family member or friend administer the injections.

Legal Issues
Once a match is made with intended parents, donors will be referred to an independent attorney who will review an Egg Donor Agreement with them. The intended parents also will be represented by an attorney. Donors are free to make any change to the agreement to make them comfortable with the process. Fees for the donor’s attorney are paid by the Intended Parents.

Understand the process
If there is an interest in egg donation, always learn as much as possible about the process.

Questions:

It is understandable that a potential egg donor would have questions about the IVF process before deciding whether to become a donor. Questions of a medical nature must be directed to an appropriate medical provider, but you can find more general information about the medical aspects of egg donation from other fertility websites.