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Become An Egg Donor

What is Egg Donation?

Egg donation is a process in which a healthy female agrees to donate her eggs to a woman who is unable to use her own eggs to create a pregnancy.

After a completed cycle, the donor will receive financial compensation for her participation in the donor egg program. The amount of the compensation will be discussed with the donor in advance of starting the cycle. There will be no expense to the potential donors.

Egg Donor Selection Process

Initially, to qualify as a donor the following criteria should be met:

  • The donor must be between the ages of 22 and 31
  • The donor should be in good health
  • The donor must have private health insurance coverage (Medicaid is not recognized)
  • Having had a previous pregnancy is not a requirement

Please fill out our egg donor screening form, one of our IVF physicians will review the donor applicant records. If our physician feels the applicant meets the criteria for our donor egg program, the screening process will continue. This includes the following:

  • Proof of private health insurance
  • Initial visit with the Donor Program Coordinator
  • Instructions for administering the fertility drugs
  • Physical exam- This will include a pelvic exam, pelvic ultrasound, cervical cultures and lab work that includes screening for sexually transmitted diseases such as hepatitis and AIDS (If the donor is sexually active, her partner will also need to be screened for hepatitis and AIDS).
  • Psychological evaluation

Once the screening process has been completed, the physician will review all of the test results and make a final determination of donor eligibility. If the donor applicant meets the final criteria, she will be placed into the group of egg donors who are available for recipient couples to choose.

Egg Donor Cycle Process

Fertility drugs are injected subcutaneously into the abdomen to stimulate the ovaries to develop multiple follicles. This medication is given for approximately 8-10 days. You will make frequent early morning office visits for vaginal ultrasounds and blood tests to monitor the response of your ovaries to the fertility drugs.

When the ultrasound and blood tests indicate the eggs are mature, we will preform a minor surgical procedure to retrieve the eggs. This procedure is performed under intravenous (IV) conscious sedation in our office. Hospitalization and general anesthesia are not required. The procedure takes approximately 30 minutes to complete and is usually done in the morning. You will be sent home 1-2 hours after the procedure..

When the retrieval process has been completed the eggs will then be used by the recipient couple.

Become an Egg Donor

If you are still interested in our program, please choose the appropriate egg donor screening form, fill out your information, then scan (if using hand-written form) and email it to arkansasfertility@gmx.com, or mail it to the address below. We will contact you once your forms have been reviewed.

Please mail forms to: Arkansas Fertility and Gynecology Associates, Donor Oocyte Program, Attn: Stacy Schriver

9101 Kanis Rd., Suite 300, Little Rock, AR 72205