Common Questions for Egg Donors
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Common Questions For Egg Donors
The Greatest Gift You Could Ever Give
Wanting to be an egg donor is one of the greatest gifts you could ever give someone. This gift you are about to give is a miracle waiting to happen. It is kindness beyond expression. Creative Love works with families that have infertility issues that have lead them to egg donation, same sex couples or individuals who cannot create their families without the assistance of an egg donor. The decision to become an egg donor is an important one, and not one to be made solely for financial gain. To become an egg donor you do not have to have children. Your Body Mass Index “must” be in line for your height and weight. Having undergone a tubal ligation or an abortion in the past does not interfere with you becoming an egg donor. What’s important is that you must be committed to the entire egg donation process and be able to demonstrate integrity and dependability throughout your egg donation cycle.
The primary benefit to women who donate eggs is knowing that they have helped another woman achieve pregnancy. Some women are motivated by the fact that Egg Donors pays for their time and effort allowing them to pay for college, pay off student loans, or start to build a savings.
The stimulation of the Donors ovaries the month they’ll be donating to produce multiple follicles. The next step is the retrieval of the eggs by ultrasound-guided catheter. These eggs are then fertilized and placed in the Intended Mother or Surrogate Mother. A pregnancy test is taken approximately 2 weeks later after implantation.
A typical egg donation cycle takes 8 – 12 weeks from the time that you are matched with the intended parents until the retrieval. During this time you are going through pre-screening and completing all other necessary parts to the cycle like your psychological evaluation, genetic consult and having the legal contract drafted and put into place. You then take birth control pills for 2 – 3 weeks. After you then begin your hormone injections for 1 – 14 days. During the time on the hormone injections is when you begin to see the Dr. Typically on 6 – 8 different early morning appointments. (30 minutes)
As with any medical procedure, there are always health risks involved. If a donor is over-stimulated she may run into the risk of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS), which is quite rare. This occurs in less then 1-3 % donors. This happens when the ovaries become hyperstimulated due to increased hormones and then begin to secrete fluid into the abdomen. OHSS occurs in mild, moderate, and severe forms. Your frequent visits to the medical office will allow your doctor to carefully monitor any signs of OHSS. The treatment for OHSS is observation, rest, and fluids.
We believe that every cycle is unique in it’s own way. Donor compensation is not given in exchange for your eggs or live births. Donor compensation is for your time, commitment from the donation and retrieval. First time donors compensensation at Creative Love is $10,000.00 and $12,000.00 and up for subsequent donations. Higher fees may be offered to donors who meet extradinary standards. According to the American Society of Reproductive Medicine as a donor you may cycle up to 6 times in a lifetime. Creative Love Egg Donor Agency does not “pay” for eggs.