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Why Donate Your Eggs at our Long Island New York Center? As a potential egg donor, you may be able to give the gift of life to a couple who has been yearning, typically for many years, to become parents. Participation in our program allows you to help reverse a couple’s reproductive misfortune, and give them the lifelong joy of raising a child or children. Our donor egg program prides itself in treating egg donors just like our other patients, with an individualized high level of care provided by our board certified infertility specialists. Anonymity is secured, and all of your personal and medical information is kept strictly confidential. Egg Donor Qualifications:
If you wish to become an egg donor at our Long Island New York Donor Egg Center, you will be asked to fill out a questionnaire and include your medical, social and family history, as well as additional personal information. If selected as a potential egg donor, you will be invited to come to our Center and take a psychological test (called the MMPI-II). Once you have passed the test, you will be asked to come back to the Long Island, New York Fertility Center. Here, our staff will orient you as to the egg donation process, including the screening, the medications required, and the egg retrieval procedure. Psychological, emotional, ethical and legal aspects of egg donation will be discussed in detail. We make every effort to make sure that egg donors are fully informed about the egg donation process, that all your questions are answered, and that you feel comfortable to proceed with the egg donation. Once you, the egg donor, give your full, voluntary consent to participate in the process, the following tests take place:
To begin this process, please take the following preliminary screener to determine if you qualify to become an egg donor. Egg Donor Cycle- Egg Donor and Egg Recipient The donor receives follicle stimulation hormone (FSH) injections for 7-13 days to stimulate her ovaries to produce additional eggs. She will also usually receive Lupron or Ganirelix to enable the infertility specialist to control the timing of her cycle, especially ovulation. The egg donor is monitored frequently using blood tests (estradiol measurements) and ultrasounds. Donor Egg Recipient Medications Since the donor egg recipient is not undergoing ovulation induction, she does not have to take FSH or undergo frequent monitoring. The main objective is to make sure that her endometrium (lining of the uterus) develops properly to accept and support an embryo. Estrogen is used in the recipient to stimulate endometrial development and thus sync her cycle with the egg donor's. Egg RetrievalOnce the donor’s eggs are mature, she receives a final injection of hCG to "mature" her eggs. Thirty five hours later, the donor reports to the retrieval room where she receives anesthesia. The eggs are retrieved through the back of the vagina using a vaginal ultrasound for guidance. The procedure is painless and typically takes less than thirty minutes. The eggs are passed to the embryologist who removes them from the follicular fluid and readies the eggs for fertilization. Following the procedure, the donor remains in the recovery room for about an hour before being discharged. Mild cramping (usually not more than first menstrual day – like) may be experienced and pain medication is provided. The donor egg recipient starts progesterone which also supports the development of her endometrium. Her partner provides a sperm specimen which is used to fertilize the eggs "in vitro". After fertilization, the eggs are placed in incubators until ready for transfer. Embryo development is recorded in the lab over several days. Finally, on the third or fifth day following egg retrieval, embryos are transferred into the recipient’s uterus. The remaining embryos are frozen for future use by the recipient couple. Donors who complete a cycle will receive $8,000 for their time and efforts paid by the recipient couple or individual. While compensation is a factor, most women donate their eggs because of a sincere desire to help other couples create a family. Forms If you meet the Egg Donor Qualifications above, please download the application below. You can mail it directly to Barbara Skidmore, RN below. Once the application is received our staff will review the material and contact you directly if you are deemed an appropriate candidate. Mailing Address for Egg Donor Application Barbara Skidmore, RN To request an egg donor packet or for questions about becoming an egg donor, please call (516) 562 - EGGS (3447) or contact us via E-mail. |
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