Many women grow tired of getting a side elbow or wink from friends and relatives urging them to “get on with pregnancy.” Though women may feel less pressure to follow a rigid path to marriage and childbirth now than in bygone eras, the misconceptions society holds regarding a woman’s age and her ferti…

“Can I become an egg donor?” is one of the most frequent inquires asked of the Egg Donor America team. Generally, potential donors have an idea of whether they could be a good fit for a donor program, but they are understandably unsure of the requirements. “Am I old enough? Or too old?” “Is it OK that I ta…

Using an egg donor to have a baby is a very personal choice that should be respected and supported. Even with modern family-building methods like donor egg use becoming mainstream, many intended parents struggle with conversations around their decision to use third-party reproduction. They worry…

Once you, as the egg donor, are matched with the intended parents, the donation process begins. Medically speaking, you will undergo different screenings (fertility, medical, genetic and psychological) immediately prior to starting birth control pills to synchronize your cycle to the recipient’s. A…

The search for an egg donor may feel daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. Intended parents, at times, can place undue pressure on both themselves and the search process to find “the perfect egg donor.” This is understandable for many reasons, including that the egg donor of choice will be the indiv…

Egg donation is a key part of third-party reproduction for many LGBT couples looking to start or grow their families. Often used in coordination with gestational surrogacy, egg donation is needed specifically for same-sex male couples or individuals. Why is egg donation so important for LGBT…

Egg Donor America is proud to offer intended parents a database of over 800 egg donors to match with in order to help build their families. The gratitude of intended parents who use an egg donor to have a baby is well-established, and Egg Donor America’s Case Managers wish to further note our a…

The egg donation process is over, and now you’re thrilled to see that your pregnancy test result is positive. What comes next? Many intended parents who’ve experienced a successful donation cycle are understandably equal parts excited and wary. The road to a positive pregnancy test post-donation cyc…

The process of egg donation is very different from that of sperm donation; it requires more from the donor in terms of both time during the process and energy. Because of this, egg donors are typically offered higher compensation as well as case managers (when donors work through an agency) to…

What is involved in an egg donor’s compensation is one of the first questions asked by donors and intended parents. Intended parents are fully within their rights to know what the donor compensation will cover, and donors deserve to know what they are responsible for and when their compensation w…