The Egg Donation Process
What’s involved in the egg donation process for Intended Parents
The Egg Donation Process for Intended Parents
With egg donation, a donor is prescribed hormones to stimulate egg production. The eggs are then retrieved from the donor and fertilized with the sperm of the intended father or a sperm donor. The fertilized egg, or embryo, is then transferred to the gestational carrier to achieve pregnancy.
1. INITIAL CONSULTATION
You will have a free consultation with Eggceptional Fertility to go over how our program works and answer all your questions. During this meeting, we want to hear your story and what your ideal egg donor would be like. We will also provide access to our egg donor database.
2. CHOOSING YOUR DONOR
Our donor database features profiles from a diverse pool of egg donors. You can search based on physical traits like hair color or height, or categories like education level or personal interests. You can also view each donor’s detailed profile and video. We are here to help you along this journey and provide any additional information to help you find your ideal donor.
3. EGG DONOR SCREENING
Eggceptional Fertility will schedule an AMH (Anti-Mullerian hormone) test on your donor prior to signing the agency agreement. If the result is favorable, you will sign the Eggceptional Fertility agreement, and we will begin coordinating with your clinic to schedule the donor’s medical and psychological screening.
4. SIGNING OF AGREEMENTS
Once your egg donor is medically cleared, you and the donor will sign the necessary legal agreement. We are happy to assist in finding a fertility attorney in the state your clinic is located.
5. EGG RETRIEVAL
Your donor will start a series of medications to help stimulate egg production. Once her follicles have matured, egg retrieval will be scheduled. The retrieval takes approximately 20 minutes, and the eggs will be cleaned and fertilized.
6. EMBRYO CREATION & TRANSFER
The doctor will keep a close eye on your embryos to see how many mature to blastocyst. Blastocyst is a cluster of dividing cells made by a fertilized egg. This process typically takes 5 to 6 days. If you have elected to do PGT (Preimplantation Genetic Testing), the embryos will be sent off for biopsy. This takes an additional 10 days to receive results. After the embryos have been created, the transfer will be scheduled with the hopes of a pregnancy.
7. PREGNANCY & BIRTH
Once the good news of pregnancy is achieved, we continue to be a helpful resource throughout the pregnancy and birth of your baby. This is a monumental occasion, and we want to do everything possible to make this a meaningful and joyful experience for your family.
Egg donation is a wonderful way for parents to experience pregnancy and build their family. To take your next step toward becoming a parent, call us today for your free consultation. Miracles are waiting!
