Category Archives: Egg Donation

There are a number of major occurrences in your life you might broadcast to family and friends: a new job, getting married, buying a house, an incredible vacation to Hawaii, etc. Typically, building your family is almost certainly one of those occasions, but what if you’re using an egg donor? For s…

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…

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…

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…

At Egg Donor America, we assist couples and individuals who have undergone fertility treatment without success and are turning to egg donation in order to grow their families. In these cases, we understand that this can be a very emotional and difficult transition. Fertility treatment has advanced…

A key part of the egg donation process is the day of the donor’s egg retrieval procedure. For donors, this is typically the part of donation when the most questions arise – will egg retrieval hurt? Do I need to take time off from work or school? What is recovery like? What do I need to know before the…

Women who choose to use an egg donor to help build their families have already experienced the emotional highs and lows of the egg donation process, but what happens once a pregnancy is confirmed? Some women worry that they will not be able to enjoy the full spectrum of what it means to be…

For those who are new to third-party reproduction, the cost of using an egg donor to help build your family can be a big question mark. Whether you’re using an egg donor because of a fertility issue or if you’re an LGBT couple, Egg Donor America works with all kinds of growing families, and we do our…