Egg
Donation
An egg donation is a woman provides several
eggs (ova, oocytes) for another person
or couple who want to have a child. Egg
donation involves the process of in vitro
fertilization as the eggs are fertilized
in the laboratory. The role of the egg
donor is completed after the eggs have
been obtained. Egg donation is part of
the process of third party reproduction.
Egg
donors are recruited, screened, and give
consent prior to participation in the
IVF process. Some patients bring their
own, designated donors, while other patients
rely on the services of often anonymous
donors typically recruited by egg donor
agencies or, sometimes, IVF programs.
Once
the egg donor is recruited, she undergoes
the IVF stimulation therapy, followed
by the egg retrieval procedure. After
retrieval, the ova are handed over to
the recipient couple, fertilized by the
sperm of the male partner in the laboratory,
and after several days, the resulting
embryo(s) is placed in the uterus of the
recipient.
HOW
IT WORKS
TAGC's
ten year history with screening potential
candidates, and administrating and coordinating
of third party arrangements has provided
us with the necessary experience to make
successful and appropriate matches between
donors and recipients. The typical egg
donor profile is a woman of fertile age,
between 21 and 30, with a good medical
history. She is a responsible and empathetic
woman who looks forward to the experience
of helping an infertile couple have a
child.
PHASE
1: TO BEGIN THE PROCESS:
-
Complete the Initial Screening Application
form on the Internet with your name,
address and phone number. There is
no obligation to continue even if
you are selected for the next phase
of the process.
-
f
your responses to our initial screening
application indicate that your gametes
have a high probability of genetic
desirability, our Yuba City, CA office
will be mailing out to you a Preliminary
Application form that will be presented
to egg recipients.
-
Complete
the enclosed application.
-
Mail
to TAGC, Inc. with photographs of
yourself. (Remember these are the
photos the recipients base selections
on. No glamour photos please.)
PHASE 2:
THE SELECTION & MATCHING PROCESS:
-
Your application is added to our database
with your photo (NO specific identifying
information about you will appear
on the database and it is password
protected, available for review only
by egg recipient couples.)
-
Once
a couple has selected you as their
egg donor, a counselor will call you
for your initial interview.
-
Psychological
Screening -Consultation with counselor
-Presentation of potential couple
-Introduction of donor and recipient
couple (if open program) -Donor psychologically
screened and evaluated -Psychological
clearance report.
-
Medical
Screening -Medical screening of donor
-Medical clearance report on donor
-Medical clearance for recipient couple.
-
Legal
Counsel -Recipient couple contacts
& retains attorney -Review &
finalize egg donor contract with attorney
-Contract sent to egg donor -Egg donor
consults with her attorney (a list
is available from TAGC) -All sign
contract & return contracts to
recipient couple's attorney -Legal
clearance report.
-
Financial
-No medical procedures or medication
can be started until all funds are
in place. Your couple must deposit
$2,500.00 (Second time donors and
special situations are compensated
$3,000). Egg donor fee and $250.00
for Egg donor's attorney before any
medication is started. Please call
the Center prior to taking any medication
to ensure we have all contracts and
funds in place.
PHASE 3:
CYCLING
Synchronization
of recipient and egg donor's cycles. Stimulation
of donor (Includes fertility drugs, ultrasounds,
and blood tests). Aspiration of eggs
PHASE 4:
POST PROCEDURE
Fees are sent to
donor .Follow up doctor appointment
>back
to "Fertility Treatment"
