Become an Egg Donor

Step 1

Donor Criteria for Becoming an Egg Donor

Our egg donors are carefully screened and then selected by couples trying to conceive. To become an egg donor with Cleveland Conception Connection, a woman must meet the following minimum criteria:

21-32 years of age College educated or pursuing a college degree or higher Physically, emotionally and reproductively healthy Non-smoker No pot (marijuana) or drug use Understand when eggs are donated, they no longer belong to the donor and the donor has no connection to any future embryos, fetuses or children

Has both ovaries Has regular periods Height and weight appropriate Mature and can tackle new situations Donor feels comfortable injecting hormones, undergoing transvaginal ultrasounds, blood tests, and extraction of eggs under twightlight anesthesia. Dependable and able to keep appointments

Has no history of genetically transmitted diseases Has no history of sexually transmitted diseases Never had a positive AIDS or HIV test Has reliable transportation Never taken recreational drugs

Step 2

Donor Application

To become an egg donor with CCC, you must first meet the above criteria.  Once met, your next step is to complete and submit the online application. Click here to access the online form.  You will be instructed to create a user name and password. Upon completion you will be asked to download and sign a contract to become an egg donor with our agency and a photo release.  You then send both forms along with a copy of your driver’s license and 3+  photos to our office. To become an egg donor you will be required to send photos of yourself from the first year of life, your elementary or teen years and a recent photo.

Once all criteria is met and we receive all your materials, you may be eligible to become an egg donor. We will contact you upon acceptance to become and egg donor and you will be entered into our egg donor database. Your pictures will be posted onto our secure website and recipient couples will be able to view your pictures and application online. No identifying information about you will be made public.

Step 3

Selecting an Egg donor

The next step to becoming an egg donor is selection by a recipient couple. When a couple selects a donor, the donor will be notified and asked if she is still interested in becoming an egg donor. The recipient couple will sign a contract with Cleveland Conception Connection indicating they wish to work with that donor.

Step 4

Psychiatric Evaluation and Psychological Testing to become an egg donor

Once a donor is selected, the next step to becoming a donor is to meet with psychiatrist, Jennifer Rosenberg., M.D. This meeting is to ensure the donor understands the emotional and psychological ramifications of becoming an egg donor and to discuss any concerns.  Additionally, this will ensure the donor does not feel she has any ties to her donated eggs or to any resulting embryos, fetuses or children. If a donor is married, her spouse is required to attend the psychiatric evaluation. If the donor has a significant other, at the request of Dr. Rosenberg or the recipient couple, they too may be required to meet with Dr. Rosenberg. The donor will also take a psychological test called Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) which is completed on the computer at Dr. Rosenberg’s office. Upon recipient couple request, the donor may be required to take an IQ test or other psychological tests.

Step 5

Meeting with the Infertility Specialists

The next step to becoming an egg donor is to meet with the Infertility Specialists. The donor will meet with the doctors and nurses the recipient couple is working with. She will schedule an appointment with the infertility specialists who will perform a physical exam and review the procedures and potential risk factors involved in becoming an egg donor. The potential donor will have her blood drawn to test her physical capability of undergoing the oocyte (egg) retrieval procedure.   Oocyte (egg) retrieval is the next step to becoming an egg donor. Additionally, the potential donor will have her blood drawn to check for sexually transmitted diseases and a drug screening test to check for substance abuse. The drug screen will be repeated at six month intervals or any time the infertility specialists feel they need to obtain it. Medical screening will be repeated at 6 month intervals.

Step 6

Genetic Screening

Genetic screening may be performed prior to becoming an egg donor. The screening may be performed to identify individuals who carry genetically transmissible diseases such as Thalasemia, Sickle Cell Anemia, Tay Sachs disease, or Cystic Fibrosis.  A chromosomal analyses may also be requested prior to becoming an egg donor.

Step 7

Donor Cycle Process

All procedures involved in becoming an egg donor are performed by infertility specialists with whom you will be put in contact with by Cleveland Conception Connection. Click here for the Egg Donation Procedures. (Link to Egg Donation Procedures page)

Step 8

Financial Compensation

After the retrieval process to become an egg donor is completed, the donor will be compensated for her time and inconvenience. The donor will receive a check in the mail after she completes the donation.