Egg Donor Frequently Asked Questions
Questions that are frequently asked by egg donors.
Frequently Asked Egg Donor Questions
Before making the decision to donate your eggs, it’s normal to have concerns about the process and what happens after you've finished your donation. Below, you will find a list of commonly asked questions. If your question isn't answered, please feel free to contact us.
No. Despite common thought, the medications used and the process to retrieve donated eggs will not affect your ability to conceive in the future provided that the process is uncomplicated by infection, which is extremely rare. With ovarian stimulation, we develop extra eggs that would otherwise go unused, meaning the normal pool of ovarian follicles is not depleted.
No. Despite common thought, the medications used and the process to retrieve donated eggs will not cause early menopause.
Scheduling screenings and examinations are done around your schedule. However, once stimulation begins, we will have to see the donor everyday or every other day for monitoring. We ask that you take the day of the egg retrieval off from work, school, or other commitments.
As an egg donor in our program, you will be compensated $7,000 for your first cycle and $8,000 each subsequent cycle. You can donate a total of 6 times in your lifetime. Despite receiving compensation, we refer to the process as egg donation because you will be giving the incredible gift of parenthood to a lucky family.
Egg donors do not pay for the screening, testing, medications, or procedures that occur before or during the cycle. If complications should arise during or after the procedure, those costs would also be covered.
Yes, with a few stipulations. If you use Depo-Provera as your primary form of birth control, six months must have passed since your last injection. We do not need to remove IUDs to donate, but an addition of luteinizing hormone (LH) will be a part of your individual process.
You can still donate eggs if your tubes are tied.
In Texas, once a woman donates her eggs, she has no legal property rights to those eggs, nor any offspring that may result from the donation process. Though not biological, the state recognizes the egg recipient/birth mother as the legal mother.
No. Dallas - Fort Worth Fertility Associates does not inform the donor of the outcome of the procedure cycle. However, donors will know the number of eggs retrieved after the procedure.
Our egg donation program is completely private. We take extensive measures to ensure the confidentiality of both donors and recipient couples during the process. At this time, there is no mechanism for a recipient couple to learn the identity of their donor or vice versa.
Before a donor can donate a second time, the outcome of the first donation must be received. If you wish to donate more than once, we require that you wait at least two months in-between donations. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) sets standards and guidelines for egg donation programs–their guidelines encourage limiting the number of egg donation cycles to 6.
If your application is denied for something such as BMI, but that has since changed, you may be able to reapply using a different email address and including your updated, accurate information. Similarly, if there is something in your medical history that has been reversed, we are more than happy to reconsider. However, if it is a genetic condition then unfortunately, you will not qualify.