Egg Donor Process Overview
Interested in egg donation?
Egg donation is an emotionally rewarding experience. Just knowing that your contribution could bring someone else a lifetime of joy is something different. Our client relations team will be there to guide you on every step of the application process. With the help of top fertility doctors and professional facilities, the egg retrieval process is simple and it usually only takes around 2 weeks.
Step 1:
APPlication and intake
2-3 Weeks
Online Application
You provide general information to get the process moving.
Phone Screen
After we review your application, we will call you for an initial screening.
Enrollment Packet
Once you pass the phone screening, you will receive a link for a full enrollment packet.
Intake Call
When you have been approved and your enrollment packet screened, we will contact you for an intake call.
Step 2:
matching
Depends on the situation
After application and intake, you will be matched with your intended parents
Support
Your Match Manager supports you throughout the process and helps you navigate the doctor’s visits.
step 3:
medical screening
6-8 Weeks
Mental Health Consultation
A mental health professional consults with you to make sure you are ready to take on this challenge.
Medical Screening
You undergo a thorough screening as a safeguard for health and security.
Legal Consent Form
We provide legal guidance on the contract and can offer some options.
step 4:
The medical
cycle
Medication
Your latest menstrual period usually becomes the starting date of the donor cycle. To stimulate egg development, a series of injectable egg donor medications begins and continues until approximately 36 hours before the egg retrieval. You will be given exact instructions and information from the medical center on how to take the medication.
Appointments
Throughout the process, you’ll be assigned approximately six to seven-morning appointments at the fertility center’s IVF (in-vitro fertilization) unit to monitor your progress and if your ovaries are stimulating properly. The appointments usually last about 30 to 45 minutes. During this time, please keep in touch with the nursing staff and your Match Manager.
2-3 Weeks
step 5:
Egg retrieval
As with any surgical procedure, you will need someone to get you to the clinic, stay with you, and get you home. The egg retrieval requires sedation. The physician will then perform a surgical procedure to retrieve the 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). You may experience some fatigue and cramping afterward. Plan on spending the rest of the day taking it easy at home.
The following day you should be able to return to light or even normal activities but refrain from anything more strenuous than walking or working out until the physician gives you the green light.
1 Day
step 6:
the beginning of another family
Congratulations. You did something amazing. By deciding to become an egg donor, you helped someone fulfill their family destiny. And your reward is to fulfill your destiny—be it paying off student loans or traveling to Asia and beyond. You are now in a class of women who are bold and courageous. You are an egg donor.
Ongoing
Maybe you became interested in egg donation as a way of earning a little money for a future dream or education. Or maybe a friend had trouble having a baby. We promise you will get way more in return. You are helping intended parents fulfill their family destiny. At Patriot Conceptions, we have developed an egg donor program that supports you, rewards you, and makes the process of becoming an egg donor positive.
