Cori's Egg Donor & Surrogate Services, Inc.

How to Become an Egg Donor

The decision to become an Egg Donor should not be taken lightly or for financial reasons only. To be an Egg Donor is much more than that.

In becoming an Egg Donor you give the gift of life to parents who are unable to do so themselves.

Dear Prospective Egg Donor:
Thank you for your interest in becoming an Egg Donor. Each year, thousands of compassionate women offer their assistance as Egg Donors so that infertile women may experience the joy of motherhood. At Cori's Egg Donor Services, we provide Egg Donors for infertile couples and individuals seeking the help of a third party in order to build their families.

Helping a childless couple become a family is a truly generous gift. I applaud you for your consideration to be an Egg Donor. Egg Donation is an option infertile couple are uneasy about. They wonder how the genetics of the Egg Donor will affect the childs outcome and worry about whether the donor will abide by the terms in the Contract.

The infertile couple knows that this is their last chance to have a biological child of their own. This is a very serious commitment on the Egg Donors part and you need to be sure that this is a commitment that you are willing to make. Included in this packet is a description of what to expect in my program and several pages of questions for you to fill out and return. The entire process of becoming an Egg Donor usually takes several months.

You are beginning the first stage by requesting a questionnaire. There are a few reasons why someone should not apply to be an Egg Donor.

You have been exposed to Hepatitis B or C

You are a smoker

Your schedule is not flexible enough to accommodate approximately one week of possible daily visits to the recipients medical facility

The second stage will begin when we meet in my office for an interview. Once I receive your questionnaire I will begin searching for the couple who comes closest to matching your likenesses. This step may take a few days....or a few months.

Unfortunately, there is no way to predict how soon a match will be made. When a match is made, I will contact you and briefly tell you about the Donor Recipient. I will send you a copy of the Donor Recipients' questionnaire. We have three types of contact arrangements in our program. There is the Open arrangement, the Semi-open arrangement and the Closed arrangement.

In the Open arrangement you would have full contact with the Donor Recipients, This arrangement occurs about 1% of the time if that.

In the Semi-Open arrangement (Approx. 2%)your only contact would be through Cori's Egg Donor Services and in the Closed arrangement (Approx. 97%) there would be no contact at all. If you and they agree to work together, you and your partner will be told where to go to have HIV tests and STD tests administered.

The Donor Recipients will have the same tests run of them. You will also need to have a psychological evaluation. The psychotherapist may request your partner have one performed as well. However, medical techniques and procedures may vary depending on the physician.

The Donor Recipients will pay for all the tests that are required. When all test results come back in your favor (and in the Donor Recipients' favor), you will be told what medication (commonly used drugs are Lupron, Profasi, Perganol, Gonal F, Fertinex, Follistim, and/or Repronex) you need to use to start the process of producing more eggs. This process is where you are given doses of the fertility drug to encourage your body to release more eggs. These eggs are removed under general anesthesia, then fertilized with the Intended Father's sperm (if the father's sperm is unable to fertilize the eggs, we use donor sperm).

The joy that is felt by parents as their newborn baby is held for the very first time is both astounding and miraculous. However, studies indicate that for 1 out of 7 couples, this miraculous event is only possible through assisted reproduction.

This is a wonderful gift you are giving to a very grateful couple. I am sure you will find in yourself feelings you never had before! For those who participate, fertility assistance offers an incredible emotional reward, as well as financial compensation. It is an act of generosity that is immeasurable in human kindness, and is remembered throughout entire lifetimes by both the giver and the receiver.

Again, thank you for your interest!

Becca
Egg Donor Coordinator

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