Getting Started as an Egg Donor Recipient
We will maintain confidentiality if you decide on anonymous egg donation as an egg donor recipient. After your cycle, we will not inform your donor of the outcome. It will be up to you and your partner to decide with whom to share this information, including your obstetrician, should you conceive.
We recommend you consider who you will inform and the potential consequences of this decision before beginning an anonymous egg donation cycle.
We will protect the oocyte donor’s identity, and you will not be given any information about her. We will discuss our screening and matching procedures and attempt to incorporate any special requests you may have in selecting your donor.
If you use a known donor, she must meet the same screening criteria as our anonymous donors. Cycle costs with either anonymous or known donors are the same, with the possible exception of donor compensation. You decide whether or not you want to compensate a known donor.
You will need a recipient matching form. This information will need to be returned to us before we can begin the matching process.
In this form, we ask you to provide desired physical characteristics, such as (height, weight, hair, and eye color) and the genetic/medical history of both partners. Donors are matched with these characteristics as closely as possible.
We require both partners to undergo screening lab work before beginning a cycle. The evaluation will also include an assessment of the uterine lining (mock cycle) and other general health information. The laboratory will perform a semen analysis and semen freeze if you are using your partner’s sperm.
Preparing Egg Donor Recipients
An in vitro fertilization cycle begins when we have matched you with an oocyte donor. It may take 3-12 months. We will notify you by phone that we have found a match and schedule a date to begin medications. Donor registries may shorten the length of time it takes to find a donor, but registries charge additional fees, which can be expensive.
Financial Considerations
Donors are compensated for their time and efforts, not for their characteristics or the outcome of treatments.
Ask for an estimate of charges that may be incurred during an average cycle. These charges are also subject to change without prior notice.
You will be responsible for the costs of treatments incurred by the donor.