Our donor egg program is strictly confidential and anonymous. We rigorously screen potential egg donors for
infectious diseases, familial genetic disorders, and psychological
issues. Our donors are recruited by our egg donor/IVF coordinator,
Christie Aderholt, R.N.
The donor egg recipient couple must meet with our counselor who will
discuss the many complex issues surrounding egg donation.
We feel strongly that this is necessary before we will match
an egg donor with a recipient couple.
Recruiting egg donors is a challenge because it requires dedication,
determination and commitment to begin and complete the entire
screening and egg donation process. Due to the greater demand
for egg donors than available young women desiring and qualified
to be an egg donor, there is usually a waiting list. As a
recipient couple, you may know someone that could possibly
be a "known" donor for you, like a friend or family
member. Feel free to discuss this option with our nurse coordinator and your fertility specialist. We facilitate the screening of known donors in the same way
as anonymous ones.
We do extensive screening of our potential egg donors that
follows and exceeds FDA guidelines. It includes a counseling
session with a therapist experienced in the issues of egg
donation. An appointment with a geneticist is also required.
The geneticist will review in detail the donor's personal
and family medical history. An examination by our fertility specialist is done as well as extensive infectious disease screening.
