Advice for Egg Donors

When completing an egg donor questionnaire, do not hold back with any questions you may have. If you do not know an answer to a question, mark that question as “I do not know” instead of “no”. Please remember that there are no silly questions. Someone has asked the question before and who knows, maybe your question will result in a rephrasing of the question to be clearer! Never feel embarrassed to broach certain subjects.…

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Initial Qualifications to be an Egg Donor

Humanitarian motivation should be evidenced in addition to any compensation she will receive. Age 20-30, normal height/weight ratio (BMI), usually in the range of 19-28), be in good health – both physically and emotionally regular menstrual cycles not currently on Depo-Provera, Norplant, Nexplanon, or any brand of a hormonal IUD, having both ovaries, no history of reproductive problems, non- smoker for the last 12 months, no current use – or long-term abuse, of drugs (…

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Screening an Egg Donor

There are two different journeys to finding an egg donor. The first, and the one that Fertile Leaf recommends, is to work with an egg donor agency or Concierge. The agency or Concierge will have a database of several hundred donors that are typically pre-screened. Some donors will be fully screened and ready to start a cycle, whereas other donors on the database will be partially screened. The advantage of looking at a database is…

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