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An egg donor is a motivated, young, healthy woman wishing to help another women towards her dream of having a child. Egg donors are required to be between the age of 18 and 35.
A woman may look for help from an egg donor if she does not produce any eggs herself, or if the eggs she does produce are unlikely to give her a healthy child. This could be due to a variety of reasons such as:
These women and their partners are seeking the ultimate gift, the chance to start a family that would not otherwise be possible without donated eggs. There is currently a shortage of egg donors so please get in touch to find out if you can give the gift of life.
In order to become an egg donor women are required to:
Before being accepted as a donor
You will be sent an information video to watch in the comfort of your own home. The video will have information about what the treatment involves and implications of donating your eggs. You will be sent a questionnaire to complete which informs us about your current health, lifestyle and your family medical history up to grandparents on both paternal and maternal sides of your family.
If your questionnaire is satisfactory, an appointment will be arranged for consultation, screening tests and meeting with our independent counsellor. The screening tests results are available within 6 weeks. If the results are normal and you are willing to proceed, the treatment cycle is organised on the dates that are convenient for you.
Donating
Similar to an IVF treatment cycle, you will follow a schedule of daily injections (which you can do yourself, or get your partner or a friend to do) for two to three weeks, to stimulate your ovaries to produce eggs. Over this time you will need to attend the hospital on three or four occasions for blood tests and scans to check how the eggs are developing.
Following ovarian stimulation will have an outpatient egg recovery procedure under sedation which lasts about 30 minutes. You will need to take this day off work and will not be able to drive for 24 hours following the procedure.
The Aberdeen Fertility Centre is licensed by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority which sets standards for all UK fertility centres. Please visit www.hfea.gov.uk for further information.
Directions issued by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority from 1st April 2012 state that all donors may be compensated up to a fixed amount to cover all financial losses. An egg donor can receive compensation of up to £750 per cycle of donation, to reasonably cover any financial losses incurred in connection with the donation.
Egg recipients may be given non-identifying information about their donors if they request it. People born as a result of donation will be able to find out the identity of their donor when they reach the age of 18 if they wish.
As a donor
If you think you could help by becoming an egg donor you can contact us directly at gram.afcdonation@nhs.scot. For additional information regarding egg donation you may find the Seed (sperm, egg and embryo donation) website helpful- seedtrust.org.uk