Become An Egg Donor
Our Egg Donation Programs for Donors
Empowering you to make a difference with unique and flexible program options
One-On-One Cycle
Compensation ranges from $6,500 - $50,000+ USD
Match with one set of intended parents for a fresh cycle.
Program Overview:
- Wait for intended parents to select you before beginning your cycle
- We cover your travel to the intended parents' IVF clinic
- One set of intended parents receives all eggs
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Egg Banking Cycle
Compensation ranges from $5,000 - $20,000+ USD
Eggs will be frozen and stored in our egg bank.
Program Overview:
- Minimal wait time - you do not need to wait to be selected by intended parents
- Eggs can be distributed to 3-4 sets of intended parents
- Egg retrieval will take place in Newport Beach, California
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Futures - Egg Freezing
Freeze & store your eggs for free - over $21,000 USD value
Help families build their futures while saving for yours.
Program Overview:
- Freeze your eggs for free when you donate half to be used by another family
- Egg retrieval takes place in Newport Beach, California
- We will store the eggs at no cost until 2035
Become an Egg Donor and Make Dreams Come True
If you're compassionate, healthy, and have a true desire to help - you may be an ideal egg donor! Building families and futures is such meaningful work. As a donor, you can give the gift of parenthood to someone in need while also earning compensation for your commitment to the process.
"When I think of our egg donor, I have so much gratitude in my heart. Thanks to her donated eggs, I get to be a mom to the most incredible human being ever created."
~Victoria Nino, Mother via Egg Donation
Egg Donor Qualifications:
First, let's take a quick look at the qualifications to determine whether you may be eligible to donate your eggs with Donor Nexus.
- Female between the ages of 19-29
- No major hereditary or genetic illnesses
- Body Mass Index (BMI) <24.9
- Non-smoker
- College student or college graduate preferred
Additionally, you'll need to pass a series of screening evaluations for any genetic risks, medical conditions, or infectious diseases and complete fertility assessments before completing your cycle. Please note that candidates may be subject to additional criteria to determine eligibility.
How to Become an Egg Donor
Step 1: Application & Screening Process
After receiving your application and questionnaire, we will be in touch to share a detailed overview of the process and answer any questions you may have. Upon being accepted as an egg banking donor, you will start the screening process which consists of medical, genetic, and psychological evaluations in addition to a legal consultation. If you are participating in a one-on-one cycle, you will wait until you are selected by intended parents to complete your prescreening evaluations.
Step 2: Cycle Medications & Monitoring
Once you complete and pass the prescreening evaluations, you are ready to begin your cycle. Typically, you can expect to begin taking birth control pills 7-10 days before beginning stimulation medications. Your medication protocol will be prescribed by your physician based on your hormone levels and medical evaluations. You will self-inject medications for approximately 12-14 days to help stimulate ovarian response. You will have a few monitoring appointments during this time.
Step 3: Egg Retrieval and Compensation
The egg retrieval procedure itself only takes 20-30 minutes under monitored anesthesia care. For egg banking cycles, you must travel to Newport Beach, California, for the egg retrieval. For one-on-one donations, you will travel to the intended parent's fertility clinic for the retrieval, and possibly the monitoring appointments as well. All travel expenses are covered by Donor Nexus. You will receive your compensation shortly after your egg retrieval procedure.
Becoming an Egg Donor Is a Rewarding and Empowering Experience
Egg donors change lives! In addition to providing hope and making parenthood a possibility for the many thousands of people who turn to using donor eggs, the process also offers personal benefits for you as the donor. The financial compensation provided for your time and commitment may help you pursue goals like paying off student loans or saving up for future opportunities. Additionally, the required medical screening offers valuable insights into your fertility, reproductive health, and genetic makeup that you can use to make more informed family planning decisions in the future.
Our Egg Donor Programs
If you meet the requirements to become a donor and are drawn to make a difference in others' lives, egg donation may be a meaningful choice. Below, we share additional information on the options that you have when you become an egg donor with Donor Nexus.
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Become a One-On-One Egg Donor →
Compensation ranges from $6,500 - $50,000+ USD*
As a one-on-one egg donor, your profile will be added to our online database under our "Fresh Egg Donor" program. You will then wait to be selected by one set of intended parents. We wish we had a definite answer for how long it will take to get matched with intended parents, it could take several weeks, months, or over a year. We are committed to ensuring the match is right for both parties.
You will likely be working with the fertility clinic of the intended parents choosing. If you’re local to their clinic, you will be seen there for all your appointments. If you’re not local to their clinic, we may need to fly you out once for your medical screening and again for the duration of your stimulation medication up until egg retrieval. However, depending on the intended parent's clinic, they may allow you to be seen at a clinic local to you for some of your appointments. In a one-on-one donation, one set of intended parents receives all retrieved eggs.
*Compensation will increase with each subsequent donation. Compensation on the higher end of the range is typically for women who have donated eggs before and/or have been accepted into our Premier program.
Become an Egg Banking Donor →
Compensation ranges from $5,000 - $20,000+ USD*
As an egg banking donor, you do not need to wait to be matched with intended parents. Upon passing the prescreening evaluations, you will begin your cycle and the retrieved eggs will be added to our egg bank and have the potential to be disbursed to 3-4 sets of intended parents.
We partner with HRC Fertility in Newport Beach, California, for all of our frozen egg banking donations. If you are local to Newport Beach, you will be seen there for all your appointments. If you are located outside of California, we will have you seen at a fertility clinic local to you. Then, we will fly you out to Newport Beach for your egg retrieval.
*Compensation will increase with each subsequent donation. Compensation on the higher end of the range is typically for women who have donated eggs before and/or have been accepted into our Premier program.
Head over to our Egg Donor FAQ page for more information!
We're Here to Support You Every Step of the Way
At Donor Nexus, we have a team of knowledgeable and caring case managers (AKA egg donor advocates) who are eager to support and guide you throughout the process of donating eggs. We understand the importance of establishing trust and we're happy to stay in touch to answer any questions you may have through the process. Your case manager will even send you text reminders about your upcoming appointments! To get started, please fill out a preliminary application and we will be in touch to provide you with a detailed overview of the process and discuss the next steps.
Interested in Learning More?
We welcome you to read through stories and testimonials from our egg donors and browse our blog to explore topics covering all things egg donation. We look forward to meeting you!
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Disclaimer: Egg donation involves a screening process and not all potential egg donors are selected and not all selected egg donors receive the compensation amount advertised. As with any medical procedure, there may be a risk associated with egg donation. First, an egg donor must agree to begin the egg donation process and sign a legally binding contract. The donor is required to receive specific information on the known risk of egg donation. Consultation with your doctor before entering into an egg donor contract is advised. [Ca. Health & Safety Code 125325(a)] In addition, a summary of the egg retrieval procedure must be given to the egg donor before there is a binding contract. [Ca. Health Code 125325(b)].