Become an Egg Donor

There are so many reasons to become an egg donor. Here are just a few.

• You want to help people who can’t have a baby without donor eggs.
• You've seen friends or family go through fertility issues and want to help others in that situation.
• You've experienced the joy of having children, and you want others to be able to experience it for themselves.
• You may not have children of your own, but you'd like your genes to be carried on to the next generation.
• You’re done having children or not considering starting a family but would like to receive information about your own fertility anyway, including about ovulation reserve, genetic screening, and other tests.

To be eligible, you must:

• Be over 21 years of age but less than 36 years of age. Note, exceptions can be made if you know the person you are donating to.
• Be willing to donate eggs for altruistic reasons. This means you must be donating your eggs to help others, and not for monetary compensation. Note, reasonable and verifiable expenses associated with donating will be reimbursed.
• Meet clinical criteria.
• Provide a genetic family medical history. If you are unable to do this, you are not able to become an egg donor.
• Be a non-smoker or have ceased smoking for three months prior to and for the duration of egg donations.
• Live a healthy lifestyle. This means exercising regularly, eating well and drinking minimal amounts of alcohol.
• Consent to the release of identifying information to any donor-conceived children – once they turn or reach maturity of 16 years old.
• Agree to the release of non-identifying information general and medical information about you to recipients.
• Provide information relating to any previous donations and consent to us contacting any clinic/s you have previously donated at to confirm details of families created.
• Be willing to undergo mandatory counselling sessions. Note if you have a partner or partners, they must agree to attend these sessions.

If you meet all the above criteria, you could be the perfect candidate to help someone start a family!

It is currently illegal in Australia for someone to be paid for their egg donation. We can reimburse you for any reasonable expenses accumulated through the donation process. Things like travel, parking, and any other costs that directly result from your donation may be reimbursed. All the fertility tests that egg donors are required to undergo are completed free of charge. You can receive the results of these tests, such as the results of your AMH test or genetic screening, for free.

No. Under Australian laws, a person born from egg donation has the right to obtain identifying information about their donor once they are 18 years old. This information may include the donor's name, date of birth, and contact information. If the donor consents and the donor-conceived child can prove sufficient maturity or if their parent(s) apply for them, identifying information may be accessible from a younger age.

Clinic-recruited egg donors have no legal rights or responsibilities for any donor conceived children. Upon request, you are able to know that your egg(s) have achieved a pregnancy or live birth, along with the gender of the child, the year of their birth, and whether they were born with any conditions. This is covered extensively during counselling sessions as part of the donation process.