Getting Started
Thank you for your interest in becoming an Oocyte (egg) donor at California IVF. The goal of our program is to provide eggs anonymously to women with unable to produce quality eggs on their own. Ovarian failure is one of the leading causes of infertility and may occur for many reasons. Delayed child-bearing, radiation or chemotherapy therapy for cancer, autoimmune diseases and surgical removal of the ovaries are a few of the causes of ovarian failure. Women of advanced age are also candidates for donor oocytes. Donor oocytes provide couples with little or no chance of achieving a pregnancy a > 65% chance of conceiving each cycle.

Donating eggs is not an easy process and will require a commitment of time and energy. Couples with whom you may be matched will be investing a large amount of money for each cycle. In addition to their financial investment, people become emotionally committed to their treatments. It is extremely important that you are willing to complete the process once begun. Please let us know if at any time you decide that you are unwilling to participate in this program and your profile can be removed from the registry.

Once you are given an introduction to the screening and treatment process, you will be given the opportunity to proceed. The screening process will involve blood work, an ultrasound, and a psychological evaluation. For the psychological evaluation, you will meet with a psychologist who will talk with you about why you want to be a donor, and her staff will administer a psychological test called the MMPI. The interview and test are not difficult or threatening. Additional tests may be required in certain circumstances. You will not have to pay for any of the testing or screening procedures. We do however, encourage you to use your current health benefits to receive your annual Pap smear screening and routine gynecological exam. Copies of this information should be requested and brought with you to your initial appointment.

For more information visit: http://californiaivf.com/Egg-Donor.htm