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In helping you understand the process of egg donation and oocyte donation,
we have provided a brief description of each phase. You will incur no cost during
the donation process. You will -receive $8,000 in our CHR-New York
program for your time, commitment
and service upon successful completion of the egg and oocyte donation program
(i.e. egg retrieval).
The first step in the egg donation and oocyte donation process is to complete a confidential questionnaire disclosing information about your family history, personal health history, sexual activity, drug usage, medical background, prescription and over-the-counter medications taken, child bearing history, education background and areas of talent and/or interests outside your profession.
Screening
You will go through a lengthy screening process, both physically and psychologically. Egg donors are initially screened through an interview with the Donor Coordinator. If your medical profile and family history are free of abnormality and/or undesirable traits, you will be referred to a physician to assess your psychological and medical profile. After the consultation, a physical examination including laboratory tests will be performed. Upon satisfactory results of these tests, you will be approved as an egg donor.
Matching
When you are approved as an egg donor, your information is entered into our egg donor database. A wish list is submitted by a potential recipient couple identifying characteristics or traits that they desire. This wish list is run through the database and, when an appropriate match is found, donor characteristics are anonymously presented to the recipient couple. A recipient couple may accept or reject the egg donor.
Egg Donation and Oocyte Donation
As the first step in egg donation and oocyte donation, you will begin
ovarian stimulation with injections of Lupron to suppress your natural cycle.
The Lupron suppression will help to synchronize your cycle with the recipient
cycle. Blood tests and ultrasound examinations are used to evaluate the response
to superovulation treatment and predict the time of the expected ovulation. Fertility
drugs are used to increase the production of eggs. The average donor cycle lasts
3 to 5 weeks from the beginning of injectable medication until the day of retrieval.
Upon completion of your retrieval, you will receive $8,000 in our
CHR-New York program for your
time, commitment and service.
It is important that egg donors be available
for early morning monitoring of their cycles. This means that
they must live in close proximity to a CHR location.
Additionally, check out our Frequently Asked Questions.
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