Become an Egg Donor
Without egg donors, so many Australians could miss out on their dream of becoming parents. We need your help!
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The Egg Donation Process
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They’ll talk you through the process and do their best to make it as simple for you as possible.
The Egg Donation Process
Medical examination
You’ll meet one of our doctors. This fertility specialist will conduct a physical examination, an internal ultrasound and will review your screening test results and explore your medical and genetic history. Any matters of concern will be discussed with you before you commence your donation treatment cycle.
The Egg Donation Process
Counselling
This is an essential step in the process, as it helps you work through the potential impacts of donating. It’s important that you are well informed about the future implications of your donation, so a minimum of two counselling sessions are required. If you have any partners, they will need to attend the sessions with you, so that they're informed about the implications of your egg donation for them and their current/future family and the implications for children conceived from your donation. During the counselling sessions, the counsellor will explain your rights and responsibilities as an egg donor and will explore any potential barriers to you becoming a donor.
The Egg Donation Process
Consenting
You will be asked to give your consent to becoming an egg donor, by signing the consent forms after your final counselling session.
The Egg Donation Process
Screening tests
To allow us to check for any infectious or genetic conditions that you may be a carrier for, you will be required to undergo screening tests. This usually just involves a simple blood and saliva test.
The Egg Donation Process
Egg donation treatment cycle
Egg donors will undertake an egg donation treatment cycle which will be explained in detail by your fertility specialist. The cycle will involve you administering medications via injections and attending our clinic for internal ultrasounds and blood tests. You will attend an appointment with your fertility nurse who will explain which medications you will be required to administer and provide you with a demonstration. Your nurse and/or specialist will notify you of when you will undergo your egg collection.
The Egg Donation Process
Quarantine of eggs
The recipient of your donated eggs will discuss with their fertility specialist if they wish to have the eggs quarantined. If they do not wish for this to occur, they can proceed to directly creating embryos and undergoing treatment. The recipient will be required to sign additional paperwork for this to occur.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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 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 18 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're 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, unpaid leave from work 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 month and 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.
Start your fertility journey
Wherever you are on your journey, one of our supportive nurse enquiry team can help you understand your options and take the next step. These conversations are free and informative.