Once you've had a chance to learn more about using donor egg for your family building, the next step is to consult with your physician. They can help you perform any important prescreening, as well as offer guidance on the procedure itself. And, once you have genetic screening information about the sperm source, your healthcare provider can help you review potential egg donors to ensure compatability.
Registering on the database will allow you to view donors for 60 days. Contacting us to enroll and set up an account in our system will grant you full access so that you may not only view the complete donor profiles, but also select a donor when you are ready.
We post all information that is provided to us regarding the donor on our website. After her egg retrieval, the donor moves on with her life and may not be available to provide additional information.
We add donors as soon as we have collected all the information from the medical practice where the donor cycled, therefore we do not follow a set schedule. If you have been looking for specific donor characteristics, please call us and we will help you find a donor. Please note that our website is live, which means that donors can be added at any time. Likewise, a donor's last egg lot may also be selected at any time of the day or night. If you have only registered on the website, please contact us to have your account upgraded to be able to select a donor.
While we currently don't have any donor alert system in place, you may share your interest in certain donor criteria with your family building consultant so that they can include it in the information for your account. Additionally, you can check your email for our "new donor updates" that introduce you to all the new donors as they become a part of our portfolio.
Once you select a donor, we'll share her genetic screening information with your clinic for your healthcare provider to review and determine compatibility. At that time, we'll also send you your financial agreements, invoice, and payment instructions. These will need to be signed and submitted along with your payment within 7 days. Once we've received your signed documents and payment, we'll confirm with your clinic that you're ready for your eggs to be shipped. Please note, it can take up to 2 weeks for your shipment to arrive. We will send you an email notification with the estimated date of arrival.
"Favoriting" certain donors you know you're interested in is a great strategy for your donor search. However, doing so does not actually secure that donor's eggs. Instead, the donor's eggs must be reserved to ensure availability. So if a favorited donor is no longer visible, it means that her eggs have been purchased. However, you may contact us with a request to be notified if eggs from this donor should become available again.
Please reach out to your Family Building Consultant for more information at (855) 344-2265.
No. Egg lot sizes typically range from 5-8 eggs. Partial egg lots may not be purchased. If you need more than the amount that may be in one egg lot, you have the option of using our Double Egg Lot Plan which would provide you with two egg lots — 10-16 eggs total.
No, placing a donor in your favorites folder does not secure a donor. The favorite’s folder is simply a tool for you to easily track and compare the donors you like. When the donor’s last egg lot is gone, you will see “Donor Not Available” indicated in the donor profile preview. We highly recommend that you either write down the number of the donors you are interested in, or you keep them in your favorite’s list. If the donor is no longer available you may call us with the number, and we can assess her willingness to cycle again. We only allow up to 6 cycles per donor. You must be enrolled into our program to have the ability to select a donor. Call us today to get started at 240-778-6210.
Supplemental fees are added if an outside program was used to source a donor. While the donor may have been discovered by an external agency, she still received her medical care at a DEB USA partner practice. Therefore, she has received our rigorous screening and her eggs have been frozen in accordance with our technology protocol. Generally, the partnering practices will have their own donors to add to the database, but occasionally we will use external programs to identify hard to find donors.
It is your decision if, and to whom, you choose to share the genetic source of your child. We strongly recommend that you share the information with your OB/GYN and, ultimately, with your child's pediatrician, so they can better care for both you and your child. We also encourage you to share this information with your future child in an age appropriate way.
Eggs are shipped to fertility clinics internationally in accordance with local regulations. Please call us to check the availability of shipping to your clinic. Please consult with your physician regarding any medical indication that could prohibit you from pursuing donor egg treatment.
Donors are screened for hundreds of genetic conditions to help determine if they are carriers for any of those conditions. If an egg donor and sperm source are carriers for the same condition or if the donor has not been tested for a condition that the sperm source carries, a doctor or genetic counselor may advise you to select another donor. That's because if both the egg and sperm source are carriers for the same condition, the risk of the donor-conceived child actually being affected by the condition (versus simply being a carrier for it) are much greater than the risk for the general population.
*It is not possible to test for or to identify every genetic condition or mutation. Genetic testing can reduce, but cannot eliminate, the risk for the genetic diseases included in that particular test. Interpretation of genetic data can also change over time as genetic technology and knowledge is improved.
Once you have an intended donor in mind, you can share her carrier screening report with your healthcare provider so any conditions the donor is found to carry are included in the screening for your sperm source. However, if that genetic screening has not yet been completed for your sperm source, you can still go ahead and select your donor. Then, as long as you've submitted your signed contract and payment, we can hold the shipment of your eggs until you have assured compatibility between the sperm source and the donor.
You may request genetic screening information for the donor who's your top choice. Our family building consultants will email a PDF version of those genetic screening results to your clinic for their review.
PGT-A (preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies) is an optional biopsy taken of an embryo to look for chromosomal abnormalities.
For Single or Double Egg Lot Plan
This supplement provides up to two additional egg lots if no euploid (chromosomally normal PGT-A result) embryo results from the initial egg lot, which may occur even when an egg donor has proven fertile. If a euploid embryo does not result after warming the additional egg lots provided, the supplement will come to an end and no refund will be provided.
For the Assured Refund Plan(R) and Multi Egg Lot Refund Plan
This supplement is required to be added if you plan on performing PGT-A within these plans. If an egg lot cycle does not produce any euploid embryos, the cycle will count as one completed cycle attempt.
It is free to enroll and to register with us. We understand that moving forward with donor egg is a big decision emotionally and financially, and we would like to relieve you from unnecessary stress. You are not under any pressure or commitment. If you select a donor from our database, we will then send you contracts and wiring instructions to process your payment.
Donor egg treatment is composed of three primary components. First is the fee paid to the donor for her time and inconvenience, as well as the expense associated with her eligibility pre-screening. Second is the cost of the donor's IVF cycle and associated medication to retrieve and freeze her eggs. Third is the cost of the recipient's cycle to get her ready for the eggs to be transferred into her uterus. These costs are used to create the package price of our single cycle and assured refund plans. Egg lots alone are $17,800 plus shipping. Our eggs are typically discounted in our packages.
We do not offer any Donor Egg Bank USA payment plans. However, we work with financing companies including Future Family, CapexMD, ARC and Medicard (Canada).
Payment is expected within 5 business days of donor selection. Information on how to make payment will be sent to you via e-mail shortly after your donor selection has been received by us.
Wire transfers are usually received within 24-48 hours of initiation with your bank. Once the funds are received in full, you'll receive a payment confirmation letter from our finance team.
Donor Egg Bank USA does not participate with insurance plans. We have tried to reasonably price our frozen donor egg treatment cycles, and in many cases, Donor Egg Bank USA's price will save you more money than if you had pursued treatment using your benefits.
If you choose a donor who turns out to be genetically incompatible, you'll either be eligible for a full refund, or be given the option of selecting a new donor. That's because payment and contracts are not donor specific. However, you should not sign the egg donor recipient acknowledgement form until you have been cleared by your physician to proceed with a particular donor.
Yes, donors are fully screened in accordance with FDA and Health Canada guidelines prior to their donation. All aspects of their donation cycle, including stimulation medication, are included in the cost of the financial plans unless otherwise stated.
No. We estimate recipient medication costs to be between $400 and $1200 and are often covered by insurance.
No. The plans include the cost of an egg lot that ranges in size from 5 to 8, with the average size being 6 eggs. While in the donor’s profile you can see how many eggs are available for selection.
In order to take advantage of the Live Birth Guarantee that's included in both the Assured Refund Plan and the Multi Egg Lot Refund Plan, the following requirements must be met:
The Assured Refund Plan requires medical approval to participate in the financial 100% money back guarantee. 95 % of applicants are accepted into the plan.
One of the requirements is for each applicant to have a mock or pilot cycle to verify the uterine lining on exogenous estrogen. Those applicants who fulfill the requirement of a mock cycle are considered for full acceptance. One of the benefits of using frozen eggs is that a mock cycle can be combined with an actual cycle when the purpose of the mock cycle is to check the lining. This can save both time and money.
When our medical reviewer determines you to be otherwise eligible for the plan but information regarding the uterine lining is unavailable, you will be accepted as Assured Refund Contingent. If you are considered Contingent and your lining does not meet the 8 mm minimum required for the program during your actual egg bank cycle, your cycle would be converted to a single cycle. Please discuss this option with your physician.
The Assured Refund Plan is offered at clinics who have contracted with us to participate in our package plans that bundle eggs and physician services together. For a full listing of these clinics, please visit our locations page. If your physician is not contracted, please have them contact us at DEBeggs@debusa.com.
Yes, if you do not deliver a live born baby within the six cycle attempts, you will be given a 100% refund. We require medical documentation of pregnancy loss.
No. For each negative cycle, a cycle review is completed before the next cycle is authorized. The cycle review is done internally, is quick and is routine. While it does not happen frequently, additional information may be requested prior to the authorization of the next cycle. It could also occur that the next cycle is not authorized because of concerns that there may be unresolved reasons for lack of success. In the event that a cycle is not authorized, a full refund will be provided.
Egg donors and intended parents can choose either non-disclosure donation or ID disclosure donation.
Non-disclosure donor
A non-disclosure egg donor on the Donor Egg Bank USA website has stated that she is not currently open to having her identifying information released to the child or intended parent. In non-disclosure donation, Donor Egg Bank USA makes reasonable efforts to maintain the egg donor's privacy and there is no agreement to release any identifying information. While the term non-disclosure donation is used, anonymity cannot be guaranteed.
You should be aware that certain countries and clinics do not allow non-disclosure donations and therefore the non- disclosure option may not be available for all intended parents. Egg donors may choose not to disclose their identity, in those countries that allow it, with the expectation that there will be no contact between them and the child.
ID disclosure donor
An ID disclosure donor on the Donor Egg Bank USA website has stated that she is willing to have her identifying information made available to the child. The identifying information may be obtained by a donor concieved person (age 18 or older) upon their written request to Donor Egg Bank USA, or, in some countries, through a government registry of gamete donors. Intended parents who wish to give this opportunity to their child, should choose an ID disclosure donor. It is possible that at any time (including after you've selected such an egg donor), an ID disclosure donor may request to become a non-disclosure donor, a request that Donor Egg Bank USA must follow.
An Egg Donor's designation as either non-disclosure or ID disclosure does not prevent Donor Egg Bank USA from contacting the egg donor (while still maintaining the egg donor's privacy), as required by any agreement between Donor Egg Bank USA and the egg donor or as permitted by law, in certain stated circumstances.
Each donor produces a different quantity of eggs in response to the ovarian stimulation protocol used during the egg retrieval process. The eggs retrieved are divided equally into individual egg lots. A standard egg lot can range from 5-8 oocytes. All egg lots regardless of size come with Donor Egg Bank USA's Blastocyst Guarantee.
Each year our partnering practices receive thousands of donor applications and are highly selective in who is chosen to be a donor. After passing the initial screening, each donor undergoes a more intensive medical, genetic and psychological screening process before she can be deemed eligible for egg donation. Less than 10% of the applicants will qualify to become a donor as most applicants are screened out by the information they provide in their initial application.
Yes, genetic screening is performed on every donor to help identify and reduce potential risks to offspring conceived through our egg donation program. Genetic screening is performed for all disorders that are recommended by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) and most of our donors have had an expanded genetic carrier screening panel. The specific tests performed differ among individual donors because genetic testing changes over time. Therefore, Donor Egg Bank USA sends a copy of a donor’s genetic test results to your fertility practice at the time of a match so that the donor’s results can be reviewed in detail by your doctor. We strongly recommend that the recipient and treating physician discuss the donor’s genetic screening results prior to shipment of a donor’s eggs to determine that this egg donor’s genetic screening results are suitable for your reproductive plans.
All egg donors are required to complete a battery of pre-screening, as well as, a written and face-to-face mental health assessment. As they don't know what criteria will make them selectable, they are less likely to be evasive. Therefore, we believe that most donors are straightforward in their answers and have been truthful in their responses. However, we have not independently verified the donor's profile.
Yes, the egg donor was fully pre-screened in accordance with FDA and Health Canada guidelines prior to her cycle. You can have peace of mind that all of the eggs available to you meet FDA and Health Canada guidelines.
If you narrow your donor search by using the "Previous Donor" or "Donated Before" filters, you can discover "proven donors" — donors who have at least one report of an on-going pregnancy or live birth. You can also contact our family building consultants to find out more.
A “first time” egg donor is a woman who has never donated her eggs before. A "repeat" egg donor has an established record in which her eggs and/or the resulting embryo quality has had favorable results. The vast majority of repeat donors have been successful in achieving a pregnancy. However, it is important to remember that every successful repeat donor was at one time a first time donor.
Many of our clients tell us about their journey with infertility and question why this treatment will work when others have failed. There are two primary indications for Egg Donation Treatment. They are age and ovarian reserve.
Age: As a woman increases in age, her eggs age as well. Women will experience a significant decline in fertility starting in their mid-30's. The decline becomes more pronounced as a woman reaches her 40's with a near zero pregnancy rate utilizing her own eggs by age 45.
Ovarian
Reserve: Decreased ovarian function can occur in younger women and in severe
cases complete ovarian failure (menopause) can occur in women under the age of
40.
Eggs are not graded but are deemed either mature or not mature. You will only receive mature eggs from Donor Egg Bank USA. Your embryologist can ultimately grade resulting embryo quality. The quality of the sperm used at fertilization also plays a major factor in the overall quality of an embryo.
Once your pre-screening is complete and you are matched with a donor, we estimate 4 weeks to complete your cycle. This is much faster than a traditional egg donation treatment, which can take more than 6 months to complete as the egg donor needs to be pre-screened and then the recipient and donor’s cycles need to be synchronized.
You should contact the medical professional (i.e. physician, nurse, etc.) who is responsible for your medical care. Donor Egg Bank USA is not a healthcare provider.
Yes, we work with many clients who require donor sperm, a gestational carrier, or both. Of course, the fees for these additional services are not included in our package plans and may be charged to you by your physician. We recommend the use of our California Cryobank sperm for gamete matching.
Medically, the donor's blood type does not influence your chances of pregnancy. Clients who choose not to disclose the genetic origin to their children may want to choose a blood type that complements the female or male partner.
After receiving your contracts and payment, we will send an authorization to the donation facility to ship the eggs. Our eggs ship overnight priority delivery the next day. Once the donor's eggs ship, we do not provide refunds.
We give the embryology team at the laboratory up to 2 weeks to initiate shipment. Since your shipment is precious cargo, we want the lab to have adequate time to carefully prepare and package the eggs. Once the shipment is initiated, the eggs are sent priority overnight. We will send you a confirmation email once the eggs have arrived at your facility.
Through our sister company, Cord Blood Registry (CBR), we’re proud to provide cord blood and cord tissue processing and one year of storage (a $2,870 value) to Donor Egg Bank USA clients. This is an extra benefit included in your plan at no extra cost.
Once your fertility practice reports your pregnancy, a member of the CBR team will reach out to you on the next steps. You may also call a CBR Newborn Stem Cell Educator at 1.888.204.8176
You may choose to keep your information private in our updated agreements. If your agreement predates our update, we will check with you prior to sharing your information with CBR. You can change your election at any time by alerting your case manager.
Your baby’s umbilical cord is made of tissue and contains a small amount of blood. Cord blood and cord tissue, collectively known as newborn stem cells, are sources of two different types of powerful stem cells.
Expectant families have the option to have these cells cryogenically frozen for future potential use, also known as family banking. Having these powerful cells preserved could mean more potential medical options for your family in the future. Fortunately, the process is fast, easy, and noninvasive.Not only is cord blood used to help treat over 80 conditions of the blood and immune system today (including leukemia and sickle cell anemia), more than 300 clinical trials have been initiated studying newborn stem cells in the area of regenerative medicine.1
What conditions have scientists studied?
References: 1. Verter, F., Couto, P. S., & Bersenev, A. (2018). A dozen years of clinical trials performing advanced cell therapy with perinatal cells. Future Science OA, 4(10). doi: 10.4155/fsoa-2018-0085
Cord Blood Registry® (CBR®) is the world’s largest and most experienced newborn stem cell company. Since 1992, families have entrusted CBR to store more than 900,000 cord blood and cord tissue samples.
Your baby’s stem cells are genetically unique. Transplant medicine requires that the stem cell source is a closely matched individual, like a sibling. Regenerative medicine investigations typically involve using a person’s own cells or those of a closely matched relative.
Being donor-conceived, your child will only have access to relatives on your side of the family, if he or she ever needs access to stem cells. By banking your newborn’s stem cells, you ensure that you have perfectly matched cells saved for your child (and possibly for other family members, too).
Yes! Both options can be right for your family, and we have the tools to help make it possible.
You’ll need to take a few simple steps to get ready: