In order to become a recipient in our program, you must first establish yourself as a patient with one of our physicians. An appointment with one of our physicians includes a physical exam, sonogram and possibly blood work. You should bring all of your relevant past medical records for review by the physician.

This may prevent duplication of screening or procedures. Once you have been identified as a recipient, you will meet with the Donor Egg Nurse Coordinator, who will review the entire process and provide you with the information you will need to proceed. Your next step would be screening.

Recipient screening includes:

• Gynecological exam with vaginal cultures for communicable diseases
• Blood tests for general screening
• Psychological evaluation with partner

** Recipients over the age of 45 need additional testing to include:

• Physical exam by a General Medical Doctor
• Pre-pregnancy evaluation by a Perinatologist.
• Cardiac clearance
• Fasting Lipid Panel
• Homocystine level

Male partners of recipients are also screened:

• Blood tests for communicable diseases
• Blood tests for some genetic conditions
• Semen analysis
• Psychological evaluation with partner

It is strongly recommended that partners freeze a semen sample prior to a donor cycle for back-up purposes.

Note: The recipient screening process is individual to your medical needs.

After your screening is complete, you are ready to begin the donor selection process. You will begin reviewing donor abstracts, which are anonymous donor applications. While other clinics choose a donor for you, Long Island IVF will provide you with donor abstracts so you may select the donor with whom you feel most comfortable.

Donor abstracts contain the following information:

• General physical characteristics
• Educational background
• Likes and dislikes
• Genetic history
• Family medical history
• Reason for donating

Sample Egg Donors

Long Island IVF has developed an extensive list of fully screened, ethnically diverse egg donors that are available without any wait. Please click on the graphic below to view a sampling of our donor list.

Finances

There are three different fee options to choose from for Donor Egg Recipient Cycles. Please contact our Donor Egg Coordinator, Vicky Loveland at 631-752-0606 to discuss your personal coverage and the specific fees and options.

• Sole Recipient Cycle This is a cycle in which you select a donor and you are the only recipient of the donor's eggs.
• Primary Recipient Cycle This is a cycle in which as a recipient, you pay monies upfront for the opportunity to share the cost of the donor cycle with another recipient. You may become a sole recipient if less than 8 mature eggs are retrieved. If the shared cycle goes forward, you would receive monies back from Long Island IVF, which makes it exactly what the secondary recipient pays.
• Secondary Recipient Cycle As a least expensive option, this is a cycle in which you, as a secondary recipient, may select a donor and prepare to receive embryos, but may not receive embryos in the event that there are not enough oocytes (eggs) for two recipients.