Many women need egg donors in order to achieve their dreams of becoming a mother. Although these women are otherwise healthy, they lack the healthy egg production that is needed to produce a baby. With egg donation, a doctor surgically extracts eggs from a healthy woman, fertilizes the eggs with the father's sperm and implants the fertilized eggs in the infertile woman in a process known as assisted reproductive technology (ART). After the egg has been implanted, the infertile woman completes a normal pregnancy that includes an incubation period of nine months. Women who wish to donate their eggs often receive several thousands of dollars in compensation for their eggs, however, they must meet the strict requirements in order to be an egg donor. The requirements vary according to the program, with most standard regulations in place to adhere to some legal requirements.
Fertility
In order to donate an egg to most programs, women must be fertile and be considered in good health after undergoing a physical. Doctors typically prefer women in their reproductive peak of the age range of 21 to 35 years old. Before egg donation, doctors test women's fertility to determine their candidacy.
Family History
Because women are passing along their genetic traits through the egg to the unborn baby, doctors and egg donation agencies prefer women who have a healthy family history. Women who have relatives with mental illness or hereditary diseases, such as heart disease, are typically discouraged from donating eggs.
Personal Health
To minimize the risk of birth defects or any type of complications, doctors evaluate women's lifestyles to determine if they are risky candidates for the egg donation agency. Behaviors or habits like smoking, drug abuse, alcohol abuse or the presence of sexually transmitted diseases can lower a woman's chance of becoming an egg donor.
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