Egg Donor Pictures: How to Review Potential Egg Donor Profile Photos

Choosing an egg donor requires careful consideration and reflection, and egg donor pictures are one way to help future parents narrow the number of options in an egg donor database. Whether you’re viewing all types of donor profiles or you’re filtering for specific traits, photos also help build a connection with your egg donor. Keep reading for how to review egg donor photos, as this initial viewing is a crucial part of finding the right egg donor.

 

 

How Do Egg Donor Pictures Help You Choose An Egg Donor?

Egg donor pictures help you gain a sense of what your future child may look like during various stages of life. Many egg donor profiles include photos of donors as babies, young children, and adults so that you can see what your future child may look like as they age. Photos also offer you a glimpse into what your donor is like as a person. They could include photos of them at sporting events, graduations, or in nature.

If an egg donor is already a parent, they may even include photos of them with their own children to give you a sense of what your future child may look like. It’s important to note that any child of an egg donor only has half their biological parent’s genes, so there is no guarantee that your future child will look like your donor’s child.

 

What To Look For When Reviewing Egg Donor Pictures

Physical Traits

Many future parents want their future  child to look like them, at least in part, so they look for donors who share similar traits. You can also pick a trait you admire rather than one you already have, like a certain hair or eye color.

Our egg donor database allows you to filter through donors based on physical traits like hair and eye color, race, hair texture, and height, in addition to things like blood type.

You don’t have to look for any health or genetic abnormalities in these profiles, since donors are well vetted in order to qualify for egg donation. Good physical health with no history of genetic disease or disorder is one of several requirements to become an egg donor.

 

Hobbies & Personality

Egg donor photos can give future parents glimpses of personality and hobbies from the photos. When reviewing photos, ask:

• Where were the photos taken? For example, if your donor took them at a sporting event or on top of a mountain, it may indicate that the donor is athletic.
• What are they doing? Were they on a hike, painting a masterpiece, hugging a cat? This tells you about their interests, which don’t necessarily get passed onto an intended child, but will help you connect with your donor.
• Do they look happy, calm, focused? Do they look bubbly and lively, with a real spark in their eye? This will tell you about their personality, which again, is not necessarily passed down to your intended child, but does tell you more about the potential donor.

 

 

FAQs about Egg Donor Pictures

Can I see pictures of potential egg donors?

You can see pictures of your egg donor on many donor databases, including The World Egg and Sperm Bank.

 

What does an egg donor profile look like?

An egg donor profile typically contains photos of the donor as an adult, as well as the donor’s hobbies and interests, education level, blood type, medical history, and ancestry.

At The World Egg And Sperm Bank, you’ll also get information such as the donor’s GPA, occupation, character traits, talents, exercise level, and favorites (favorite food, music, activities, etc.) You’ll also get to know why they decided to become an egg donor.

 

Should I pick an egg donor that looks like me?

Donor eggs may look like you if you choose a donor who shares similar physical traits. Choosing an egg donor who looks like you may help maintain a family resemblance.

However, keep in mind that the future child will only have half of the egg donor’s genes. The rest come from the sperm used to create an embryo, and the future child may inherit physical traits from a sperm donor. So, your future child may not look exactly like you, especially if you use both donor egg and sperm. 

Read more about donor egg genetics for a better understanding of what your future child may look like.

 

 

Explore Potential Egg Donor Photos Today

Finding an egg donor is just one step on the egg donor recipient journey to parenthood. We are here to support you from start to finish by answering your questions and providing resources. At The World Egg and Sperm Bank, you can easily create an egg recipient profile to view all of the egg donor pictures in our database and all of their information for free, with no obligation or communication from our staff required.

You can favorite donor profiles, see whether they have already donated or are going to start a fresh donor cycle, and whether they have donated multiple samples. You can also filter through several traits. Contact us for more information on the egg donation process and how our state-of-the-art facility continues to maintain the gold standard in quality.

 

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