At our practice, we
always welcome generous
young women who are
interested in donating
their eggs to infertile
couples unable to have a
child on their own. Many
women who are in their
later reproductive years
or who have suffered from
premature ovarian failure
are unable to conceive,
even with the use of In
Vitro fertilization. For
these women, egg donors
offer new hope for
achieving the family they
have previously been
unable to have. For more
information, potential
egg donors can contact
our Sacramento-area
office, Northern
California Fertility
Medical Center.
Why
Donate Eggs?
Many women who choose to
become egg donors do so
as a result of the
experience of a close
family member or friend
who has struggled with
infertility. Others
simply want to help
another woman conceive a
child that she otherwise
might be unable to have.
The experience is
incredibly rewarding, and
most donors find immense
satisfaction in providing
the means to allow an
infertile couple to
achieve pregnancy,
childbirth, and
parenthood.
There is no cost to egg
donors, and significant
compensation is provided
for the time and
inconvenience required
when donating eggs. If
you choose to
participate, your
generous gift will be
greatly appreciated by
the couple you help.
How to
Become a Donor
Potential egg donors at
Northern California
Fertility Medical Center,
in the Sacramento area,
must meet the following
criteria:
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Must be a non-smoker
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Must be between the
ages of 21 and 31
and in good general
health
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Must not have any
sexually transmitted
diseases or
infections
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Must live within two
hours of our
Roseville clinic
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Must be employed
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Must not use the
birth control
medication
Depo-Provera®
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Must not be adopted
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Must not have any
family members with
inheritable genetic
conditions
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Must not have had an
immediate family
member commit
suicide
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Must not have lived
or stayed in the
United Kingdom for
three months or
longer, or elsewhere
in Europe for five
years or longer
since 1980.
Women who meet these
requirements and are
interested in becoming
egg donors should contact
our office and schedule
an appointment with our
program’s nurse
coordinator. Before the
appointment, a personal
and family medical
history form will be sent
that should be filled out
and brought to the
consultation.
After the initial
consultation, potential
egg donors are required
to meet with one of our
infertility specialists
to determine if donating
eggs is medically
advisable. This
appointment is followed
by a meeting with a
social worker and a
genetic counselor for
further screening.
The Egg
Donation Process
Once selected, an egg
donor begins the donation
process. This involves
the use of ovarian
stimulation medications,
followed by an egg
retrieval procedure. Once
the eggs are collected,
the egg donor’s
participation is
complete. To read about
this process in more
detail, please visit our
egg donation page.
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