How to Get Paid for Donating Your Eggs

Steps

1. Search for a fertility clinic near you to find a program that accepts egg donation. The Society for Assisted Reproduction has a website where you can search for approved IVF facilities in a certain geographic area.
2. Ensure you fit the initial qualifications for egg donors once you choose a clinic. Most programs prefer donors to be between ages 21 and 35, but there are some exceptions to the rule. You must also be in relatively good physical health. Some clinics prefer women who already have natural children or who have a proven pregnancy from donating eggs in the past.
3. Read through all the literature provided for potential egg donors. There is some risk involved, including ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) and the normal risks that go with surgery, both of which can cause death. Complications are rare, but the risks are there.

   • You also need to know how the process works. You can find this information on the clinic's website or by contacting the staff by phone. Egg donation involves giving yourself injections to stimulate egg production and you will be monitored via ultrasound every few days to see how you respond. When the time comes for the eggs to be retrieved, you will undergo ultrasound-guided surgery.
4. Fill out the application packet provided by the clinic. Some have initial screening applications or phone interviews and then a longer application to complete after you pass the screening process. It's important to be honest on this application; some clinics and potential parents have strict criteria about the donor's personality or medical history and if you lie, it could cause a lot of heartache down the road for everyone involved.
5. Attend any physical and psychological testing the clinic requires. This is to ensure that you are healthy enough for egg donation, that the information on your application is correct and to see if you are psychologically prepared for the knowledge that you may have a biological child to which you will have no rights. Blood work and a pelvic exam will likely be included, and some genetic testing may be performed.
6. Start the egg donation process. Depending on the program, you will take drugs to temporarily shut down your ovaries in preparation for stimulation. You will then take stimulation medications so your ovaries will produce a large number of eggs. The vast majority of these medications are injections, which you will be taught to self-administer.
7. Go for all your blood tests and ultrasounds. This will help the doctor determine how many follicles are forming and how many potential eggs you are developing. He may adjust your medications during the process.
8. Arrive to your egg retrieval procedure on time. Make sure you have followed the doctor's orders for fasting, since you will be sedated. Rest after the procedure and for the following day.
9. Collect your egg donation fee. The clinic should pay you regardless of the outcome of the eggs and the IVF procedure. You did your part and payment is not contingent upon fertilization of the eggs or a pregnancy occurring.