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“I was provided incredible access
to information, counseling and
legal guidance. My case manager
made my job, on behalf of my couple, easier.”
Kelly |
Years of experience navigating the potential pitfalls facing egg donors, coupled with our understanding of the delicate synchronization of donor cycles, provides you with superb egg donor information and your best chance to maximize the rewards and mitigate the complexities of being an egg donor. An advocate throughout the process, ConceiveAbilities provides egg donors with the best access to egg donor information, legal guidance and care management available to help ensure a smooth and positive experience.
Information about the Application and Intake Process
- Thoroughly complete our secure online questionnaire. Selected candidates will be interviewed during which time the process will be covered in detail and all egg donor program information and issues will be addressed.
- Complete enrollment paperwork
- Undergo psychosocial evaluation and any necessary personality testing
Egg Donor Information about Matching, Medical Screening and Legal Consultation
- Upon being selected by an intended parent, we will confirm your ability to commit to the time frame and location required by the intended parents and their treating physician.
- Meet with a physician who will discuss the medical aspects of egg donation with you, perform a physical exam, prescribe hormonal birth control and draw your blood for testing. You may be tested for hormone levels, infectious diseases, genetic diseases as well as drugs and nicotine. You must take precautions to remain free from sexually transmitted diseases at all times during your enrollment.
- ConceiveAbilities will arrange independent legal representation for you. An attorney familiar with egg donation will cover all points in the legal agreements you will be signing and ensure you feel knowledgeable about this egg donor information and informed about the process.
Once matched with an intended parent, the egg donor work-up and screening process typically last 6-10 weeks. You should continue to be flexible during this period of time and communicate with the agency all relevant information regarding the egg donor process, including personal obligations which may impact the egg donation schedule.
Information about The Medication Cycle
- Your next menstrual period will usually become the starting date of the donor cycle. Approximately twenty-one days after the onset of your period, a series of injectable egg donor medications will begin and continue until approximately 36 hours before the egg retrieval. The injections are small, subcutaneous (just below the skin's surface) shots used to stimulate egg maturation within the ovaries. You will be given exact instructions and all of the necessary information by the medical center on how to take the medication.
- During this time, you'll be assigned approximately six to seven morning appointments at the fertility center's IVF (in-vitro fertilization) unit for the purpose of monitoring your progress on the medication and determining if your ovaries are stimulating properly. The appointments are usually between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and will last approximately 30-45 minutes. You must reliably communicate with the nursing staff the entire time you are on the medication.
- You will be given instructions to take the final injection, or “trigger” shot at a precise time. This injection will cause the eggs to go through their final phase of maturation and will ready them for scheduled retrieval by the physician.
Information about Egg Donor Retrieval
- On the day of retrieval you will need a companion to accompany you to the fertility center and to drive you home.
- The actual egg retrieval usually requires twilight sedation which is administered through an IV. The physician then uses a vaginal ultrasound probe to guide a small needle through the vaginal wall to reach the ovaries and retrieve the mature eggs. You should expect to be at the IVF center for about three hours on the day of egg retrieval (the actual procedure takes only 20 to 30 minutes) and possibly experience some fatigue or cramping afterwards. Plan on spending the remainder of the day relaxing at home.
- The following day you should be able to resume light to normal activities but refrain from any strenuous physical activity until the physician instructs you otherwise.
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