No. All screening, medication, monitoring, retrieval, follow-up, and travel related to egg donation are the responsibility of The World Egg and Sperm Bank. If you have questions about becoming an egg donor, please reach out to us at donor@twesb.com.
Your health and safety are our top priority throughout the egg donation process. To donate, we provide you with medication to stimulate your ovaries to mature more than the typical one egg per month that you normally mature. The side effects of medications are similar to premenstrual symptoms. You will probably feel some fatigue and bloating. You are extremely fertile during this time; if you have sex, your risk of pregnancy and multiple babies significantly increases. We advise you to abstain from sex during the month you donate. The risk of infection is always a possibility with any procedure; however, it is virtually negligible. As a heightened safety precaution, we will administer antibiotics during your egg retrieval to help decrease this risk. Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) is an extremely rare complication that can occur after egg retrieval.
No. Your future supply of eggs is not affected by egg donation. When you experience menopause later in life, you still have eggs, just not the ability to mature them. The eggs that are retrieved during your donation are the same ones that would have either ovulated or been absorbed by your body on their own. Each month, you lose up to 1000 eggs in a natural cycle, even though only one egg is naturally matured for fertilization. Through the donation process, we are able to rescue some of those eggs that would be otherwise lost.
After you have given birth and are finished breast feeding you need to have 2 normal periods (not counting the bleeding immediately after giving birth). Once you have two normal menstrual cycles, you are eligible to begin the donation process. If you have questions about becoming an egg donor, please reach out to us at donor@twesb.com.
Being adopted does not disqualify you from donating your eggs. However, you will need to know the medical history of your biological parents and grandparents in order to complete your initial application.
Yes, you can qualify to donate as long as you hold a permanent residency in either the United States or Canada along with corresponding official Government issued ID.
After you donate, your eggs are frozen and stored until they are matched with a recipient.
We only require that you have a Highschool Diploma or GED. If you have questions about becoming an egg donor, please reach out to us at donor@twesb.com.
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