Egg / Sperm donors
Egg donors
Egg donation is probably the one of the most precious gifts that one woman can give to another. If you are considering donating your eggs, we want you to know that you are a very special lady for considering something like this. There is a shortage of egg donors in the UK and we therefore have a large number of recipients on our waiting list; some have been waiting for many years to find an egg donor. There are many reasons for these women needing egg donation. Perhaps she has poor quality eggs, survived cancer, or her biological clock has simply run out of time. Becoming an egg donor is something that could help an infertile person/couple achieve their lifelong dream of having a family of her/their own
To be able to become an egg donor you must be under 36 years old and weigh less than 85 kg / 190 lbs / 13 stone. If you are unsure about whether you would be able to donate, please call us and we will discuss this with you, but first we suggest you take some time to read through the information and familiarise yourself with all the details about egg donation.
In the UK it is illegal to pay donors for donating their eggs. However, when attending the centre we do not want you to incur any out of pocket expenses. The information pack gives you an indication of the types of expenses expected to be reimbursed to people providing eggs for donation.
Since August 1991 a regulatory body called the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) regulates all UK centres undertaking fertility treatment and research. When we use donated gametes we must register you with the HFEA, providing your name, date of birth and physical characteristics. This information remains on the HFEA’s register.
All donors registering with U.K clinics will be identifiable to people conceived using their gametes when these people reach the age of 18. These donor-conceived people may apply to the HFEA to receive identifying information about their donors. The information will only be given out by the HFEA to a child born as a result of the donation after the child’s 18th birthday and only upon request made by the child. The recipients will receive only non-identifying information about the donor at the time of treatment.
Once again, we would like to sincerely thank you for considering becoming an egg donor. If you do proceed, your involvement may result in your knowing that you could not have done more to influence the lives of others.