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Egg Donation
Egg Donation is an alternative means of building a family for couples who are unable to use the eggs of the female partner. It requires that both parties come to terms with the notion that while the female partner will be the baby's biological mother, the child will have only the male partner's genetic background. For those who are comfortable, egg donation provides an opportunity for the female partner to experience pregnancy and the bonding that occurs during this time, and also offers the couple the opportunity to share the birth experience. In addition, egg donation offers the couple the opportunity to control the gestational experience of their baby by ensuring that the biological mother is eating healthy foods and not taking drugs or drinking alcohol while pregnant.
Many factors are involved in the choice of an egg donation program. Rhonda has carefully researched the options in egg donation in the United States, and will provide you with comprehensive information about some of the best egg donation programs there. These are programs that report live birth statistics with egg donation that are well above the national average, rigorously screen their donors, provide appropriate psychological counselling to both their donors and recipients, and also make strong efforts to match their donors and recipients appropriately.
Rhonda will ensure that you are aware of the most rigorous standard of donor screening. She will also provide information about fertility clinics that recruit anonymous egg donors, as well as those that are receptive to patients using egg donors that are known to them. While Rhonda will share with you the advantages and disadvantages of using an egg donor agency to find your donor, she does not make a practice of directing clients to specific agencies.
Rhonda will share with you the upper age limit for the female recipient at each program. She will provide you with information about programs that offer shared donation, exclusive donation, or both, and about the implications of each choice. You will learn about the average wait at each program for matching, about the information you will be offered about a donor, and about what will happen if you choose to decline a donor that is offered to you. You will learn about approximately how many times you will have to visit with the clinic before you will be matched with a donor and whether the clinic will require the female recipient to have a "prep" cycle to ensure uterine receptivity.
Rhonda will help you understand the practicalities of an egg donation cycle at each clinic. How long will you have to wait for a consult with a physician at each clinic? Which physicians at each clinic can you get an appointment with most quickly? Are there any physicians at the program who are willing to conduct long distance telephone consultations? Approximately how long will it be before you can expect to be matched with a donor at each program? How much time will you have to spend at each clinic if you live out of town? What kind of accommodations are available? Finally, what is the approximate cost of egg donation at each clinic?