Give the gift of life! You were born with the ability to change someone’s life.
Give the gift of life! You were born with the ability to change someone’s life.
WHY EGG DONATION?
Egg Donation is a process in which a fertile young woman donates her eggs for others to use in order to create embryos. The gift of your eggs is invaluable to the intended parents, fulfill a family’s dream while fulfilling yours at the same time.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR BECOMING AN EGG DONOR
The acutual Egg Donation process is only a few weeks, but it is important to review the list of Egg Donor qualifications to see if you qualify and get a basic understanding what is expected of you.
• Between 21-28 years old
• BMI between 19 and 29
• Physically and psychologically healthy
• Has both ovaries
• Has regular, monthly menstrual cycles
• Tobacco, drug and alcohol free with no criminal history
• Blood tests and a routine physical will be part of the initial screening process
• Willing to take prescribed medications, including injections
• Not using Depo-Provera injections, Mirena IUD’s or implants as a form of birth control
• No family history of inheritable genetic disorders
Process & Timeline - Egg Donors
By applying to be an egg donor, you have the chance to make dreams of parenthood come true for Intended Parents.
Egg Donor Process
1. Application & Interview
Timeline: 1-2 weeks
1. Application & Interview
Timeline: 1-2 weeks
Once you apply, an interview with Accel Conceptions will be scheduled to determine qualifications and to discuss the process. You’ll be asked to provide information about yourself, background, and medical history. You can also ask any questions you have to fully understand what’s Egg Donation.
2. Creating a Profile
Timeline: 1-2 weeks
2. Creating a Profile
Timeline: 1-2 weeks
Once your application is completed, our Egg Donor case manager will reach out to you to create a profile for you and collect all documents requested. Your profile should include your physical traits, family health history, ethnic background, personality, interests, education, talents, etc. You will also select photos for your final profile. After submitting all documents, your anonymous profile will become active in the database for Intended Parents’ review. Get ready to be matched!
3. Matching
Timeline: Varies
3. Matching
Timeline: Varies
Your profile is on our Egg Donor database for Intended Parents to view. We will also actively reach out to Intended Parents who looking for someone that fits your profile. Once intended parents have an interest in working with you, we will reach out to you to confirm the match. Intended Parents and Egg Donors have the option to choose between two different types of Egg Donation: Open or Anonymous. After both partied confirm they would like to work together, the match is official!
4. Psychological Evaluation and Medical Screening
Timeline: 4-6 weeks
4. Psychological Evaluation and Medical Screening
Timeline: 4-6 weeks
After the match is official between you and your Intended Parents, we will take your
through a psychological screening to make sure you’re fully prepared and committed to be a donor. Once you’ve passed the psychological screening, you will then complete a medical screening that consists of includes a blood test, STD screening, ultrasound, drug/nicotine use, etc. You will meet with a genetic counselor to evaluate you family history to eliminate any genetic concerns. You will also have a meeting with the nurse/doctor to go over the medical process and answer any additional questions.
through a psychological screening to make sure you’re fully prepared and committed to be a donor. Once you’ve passed the psychological screening, you will then complete a medical screening that consists of includes a blood test, STD screening, ultrasound, drug/nicotine use, etc. You will meet with a genetic counselor to evaluate you family history to eliminate any genetic concerns. You will also have a meeting with the nurse/doctor to go over the medical process and answer any additional questions.
5. Legal Contract
Timeline: 1 Week
5. Legal Contract
Timeline: 1 Week
Once you have been medically cleared, an appointment with your attorney will be scheduled to go over the Egg Donation contract. This attorney will represent you while the legal terms of your contract with the Intended Parents are worked out. This contract will cover your compensation and expenses, control of the eggs/embryos, and parentage of any children that result from the Egg Donation, etc. When the contract between you and your INTENDED PARENTS is finalized and signed, your attorney will forward a legal clearance letter to the IVF doctor and clinic.
6. Medications and Appointments
Timeline: 3-4 weeks
6. Medications and Appointments
Timeline: 3-4 weeks
The clinic will work with you to confirm an egg retrieval plan that includes your medications, appointment dates, and the estimated date for egg retrieval. If you are not local from the IP’s clinic, you can attend monitoring appointments at a local fertility clinic chosen by the IP’s clinic. By doing so, you can avoid frequent long distance traveling. You’ll have your last monitoring appointments at the Intended Parents’ IVF clinic. Your doctor will work with you to find the medications that are right for you, and the medications might be adjusted based on the results of the monitoring appointments. Throughout this process we will keep constant contact with you to make sure you understand all of your instructions and are doing medications properly. A standard egg retrieval cycle takes about two weeks until the egg retrieval.
7. Egg Retrieval and Cycle Closure
Timeline: 2-3 Days
7. Egg Retrieval and Cycle Closure
Timeline: 2-3 Days
The egg retrieval process is done at your Intended Parents’ IVF clinic. The egg retrieval procedure only takes about 30 minutes with about an hour in the recovery room. The retrieval is done under a mild intravenous sedation, so you will need someone to be with you for this appointment. You should feel normal anywhere between a few days after your egg retrieval procedure. In rare cases, you may experience some mild-to-moderate abdominal cramping, spotting or bloating, feel free to contact the nurse and us if you have any questions. After the egg retrieval procedure, your will also be allowed to receive the compensation based on the contract made earlier. Then an Egg Donation cycle for you is completed.
Compensation Fee - Egg Donors
The gift of your eggs is invaluable to the indented parents, fulfill a family’s dream while fulfilling yours at the same time. Earn enough money as an Egg Donor to help make your own dreams more of a reality.
The gift of your eggs is invaluable to the indented parents, fulfill a family’s dream while fulfilling yours at the same time. Earn enough money as an Egg Donor to help make your own dreams more of a reality.
Compensation Fee & Payment Timeline
- Typically, the first-time egg donors are compensated between $7,500- $15,000 for their first egg retrieval and can donate up to six times. Experienced egg donors can make anywhere from $12,000+, with an increase after each completed cycle.
- Egg donors with certain qualities can receive a higher compensation fee on their first egg donation because they are classified as ” unique donors”. These qualities can be ethnicities, higher education or exceptional talents. Ask one of our Egg Donor Coordinators to help you identify the right compensation for you.
- The compensation fee is paid into two parts. The first payment would be paid when you start injectable medication. The balance of the egg donor compensation fee will be paid once the egg retrieval takes place.
Other Benefits
In addition to the Egg Donor’s Compensation Fee, there are many other benefits and expenses that are included and paid by Intended Parents. Here are some of them:
• Medical and Psychological Expenses
• Donor Insurance
• Per Diem
• Donor Insurance
• Per Diem
• Legal Clearance Bonus
• Travel Expenses
• Travel Companion Expenses
• Travel Expenses
• Travel Companion Expenses
? FAQS
What is an Egg Donation and Surrogacy agency?
An Egg Donation and Surrogacy agency is commonly known as a one-stop center for those entering the third party reproduction process. This is because this kind of agency typically provides all or most of the services that you need as you complete your Egg Donation/Surrogacy experience, including coordination between all the other Surrogacy professionals involved in the process — like clinics and Surrogacy attorneys…
Which IVF clinics do you work with?
We work with some of the top-rated fertility clinics and doctors across the United States and we have built great relationships with them. These relationships allow you to take advantage of the special pricing packages we have negotiated. However, the decision of which fertility clinic to use is entirely the decision of the Intended Parents. We will work with any fertility clinic that the Intended Parents choose, as long as they will be able to coordinate with our agency…
I do not live in the United States. How many times to I have to travel to the United States during my Surrogacy journey?
If you live abroad, you may be required to come to the United States 2-3 times. If you are using your own sperm and/or eggs, all medical testing must be conducted in the U.S. to meet U.S. Food & Drug Administration guidelines and clinic requirements. In addition, you will be required to come to the United States for the egg retrieval process and/or to leave your sperm sample.