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Building Your Family with the Help of an Egg Donor
Egg donors are amazing young women who help create families.If you are considering egg donation to grow your family, we are here to guide you on how to find an egg donor match with compassion, clarity, and world-class support.
What Is Egg Donation?
Egg donation is a process in which a healthy, fertile woman donates her eggs to help others have a baby. The donor eggs are fertilized in a laboratory with the intended father’s sperm (or donor sperm) to create embryos. Once fertilized, the highest quality embryo(s) and transferred either to the intended mother’s or to a gestational surrogate’s uterus to carry the baby to term. See the step-by-step IVF process for using donor eggs.
At Giving Tree Surrogacy, we carefully select egg donors who are emotionally, physically, and mentally ready for the process. They are compassionate individuals who are committed to helping others experience the joy of parenthood.
Two Types of Egg Donation: Fresh vs. Frozen Egg Donation
There are two types of egg donation to consider: fresh and frozen. While both types utilize donor eggs to create embryos, the process in which the eggs are retrieved and fertilized – along with the costs for each – are different.
Fresh Egg Donation. Eggs are retrieved directly from the donor and immediately fertilized to create embryos. The embryos mature and are transferred to a gestational surrogate’s or intended mother’s uterus.
Frozen Egg Donation. Eggs are retrieved from the donor in advance and then frozen. When intended parents select a donor with frozen eggs, the eggs are thawed and then fertilized to be transferred.
The type of egg donation that is best for you depends on a few factors: egg donor match, timing, and costs. Read more about fresh and frozen egg donation
How Much Does Egg Donation Cost?
Egg donation costs will vary depending on the type of egg donation that is the right fit for your journey. Egg donor costs are usually in addition to surrogacy journey costs.
Intended parents can expect to pay the below costs for egg donation:
Fresh egg donation: $.20,000-$.50,000+. Costs may vary depending on donor experience and compensation.
Frozen egg donation: $.16,375-$.30,725, and can depend on the cohort size (how many eggs are in a purchased “group”).
Why fresh and frozen egg donation costs differ
There are a few reasons why fresh egg donation costs more than frozen egg donation:
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You will typically retrieve more eggs with a fresh egg donation, giving intended parents more eggs to fertilize into embryos.
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With a frozen donation, the timeline is shorter and requires less IVF clinic and doctor involvement (since the egg retrieval is already complete).
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All eggs with a fresh donation below exclusively to the intended parents; with frozen egg donation, the original number of eggs retrieved may have been divided into multiple cohorts for purchase by different intended parents
How Do I Find an Egg Donor?
Choosing an egg donor is an important step in your path to parenthood. A good first step is to sit down and write out a list of characteristics you value, and potential traits of your future child(ren), such as:
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Physical traits (eye and hair color, height and weight)
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Education and interests
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Ethnicity
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Medical history
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Personality traits
Next, you will view egg donor databases to see if you find a donor match. Giving Tree has an extensive egg donor database filled with bright, selfless women hoping to make a difference. You can also speak with your IVF clinic about finding an egg donor.
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Some of the reasons Intended Parents choose to work with Giving Tree Surrogacy
Frequently Asked Questions
