Egg Donors

An Egg Donor is a woman between the ages of 21 and 31, in good health, who has made the decision to donate her healthy eggs to a woman who is unable to conceive through natural means.

Preferably, but not necessarily, the egg donor has had at least one healthy baby of her own, thereby demonstrating her own fertility. The egg donor candidate is a woman who can exhibit the emotional stability necessary to complete the egg donor procedure and, of her own free will, be willing to donate her eggs to the recipient.

There are two types of Egg Donors. The anonymous egg donor and the known egg donor. The anonymous donor does not know who the recipient of her eggs will be. Likewise, except for basic physical and psychological characteristics, the recipient does not know the identity of the anonymous donor. About 80 percent of donors are anonymous. The known donor, on the other hand, is a woman who is known to the recipient either as a relative or friend or through introduction.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both. Anonymous donors have the advantage of having no emotional strings attached to the recipient. The anonymous donor, however, is also faced with the issue of relinquishing control over the disposition of her genetic material. Donors who are friends or relatives of the recipient have the advantage of knowing to whom they are donating their genetic material. On the other hand, the recipient of a known donor deals with emotional ties and lack of confidentiality.

Long Island IVF has counselors available to help donors and recipients deal with these issues. The overwhelming number of donors come away with enormous feelings of satisfaction knowing they may have helped recipients realize their dream of building a family.

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Egg Donors

Becoming an Egg Donor

Egg Donor Compensation

Egg Donor Screening Process

Process & Procedure to Become an Egg Donor