Sometimes fertility doctors may recommend selecting a proven egg donor for various reasons. The main advantages of choosing a proven donor are based on the donor’s experience; she has already completed a cycle so she knows what to expect and her body has already proven to respond well to the cycle medications and egg retrieval. With these factors taken into consideration, proven egg donors tend to request higher compensation than first-time egg donors.
We understand that choosing a “proven” egg donor may feel like the more assuring option to you and/or your partner. However, based on our statistics, there is not a difference in pregnancy success rates between first-time egg donors and proven egg donors once the eggs are retrieved from the donor. A first-time egg donor does not have lower fertilization rates or lower pregnancy rates than a proven donor.
With that being said, it is possible that a first-time egg donor may not pass her prescreen evaluations before beginning the cycle medications. Donors may get disqualified for various reasons, such as having low AMH levels, a carrier status that is incompatible with the sperm provider (i.e. if both are carriers of cystic fibrosis), or a positive drug or STI screen. This is why we offer the First Time Egg Donor Guarantee, which reduces the initial risk of choosing a first-time donor.
Since all women who are selected for the Donor Nexus egg donor program are young and healthy, we encourage intended parent(s) to be open-minded when it comes to considering first-time egg donors. Although each situation is unique, it is not always necessary to limit your options to only proven egg donors. By l, you may be missing out on a first-time donor who offers everything that you are hoping for. We offer our First-Time Egg Donor Guarantee to provide you with a deeper sense of assurance in keeping your options open.
Did you know that there are benefits to choosing a first time egg donor as well? Every donor was once a first-time donor, and below we share some of the advantages of choosing a first-time egg donor with Donor Nexus.
We hope this information was helpful to you as you navigate through your journey of choosing an egg donor. If you have any additional questions, our team is always here to help.
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