Egg Donation in New York
Donor Nexus helps New York families grow with donor eggs and welcomes New York women who want to become egg donors. Intended parents keep their own New York clinic and donors screen close to home, with more than 2,000 babies born through our programs since 2012.
Our Programs for New York Egg Donors and Intended Parents
Find an Egg Donor
Choose from more than 500 donor profiles. Your donor can travel to your New York City or Brooklyn clinic through our Fresh Matching Program, or frozen donor eggs can ship from our egg bank to your New York clinic.
Become an Egg Donor
Donate from Brooklyn, Manhattan, or anywhere in New York with screening at a provider near you, compensation you set yourself in the Fresh Matching Program, travel costs covered, and one case manager from application through recovery.
How egg donation works in New York
New York City and Brooklyn intended parents and egg donors work with Donor Nexus through two programs. In the Fresh Matching Program, a donor is matched with one family and completes her cycle at that family's IVF clinic, so a New York family's donor comes to New York, and a New York donor matched with a family nearby can often cycle close to home. In the Frozen Egg Bank, donors complete their retrieval at our partner site in Newport Beach, California, and the frozen eggs ship to New York clinics once the clinic has a state waiver in place. In either program, one dedicated case manager coordinates every step for both sides.
Donor eggs for New York City and Brooklyn intended parents
If you live in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Long Island, or anywhere else in New York, you can use donor eggs from Donor Nexus without changing doctors. You keep your New York fertility clinic and physician, and you can choose any donor from our database of more than 500 profiles, wherever she lives. Through our Fresh Donor Matching Program, we arrange and pay for your donor's travel so she can complete her cycle at your clinic. Through our Frozen Egg Bank, eggs retrieved at our Newport Beach partner site ship directly to your clinic in New York once the state paperwork is in place. Every profile lists where the donor lives and her background, so you can also search for Jewish, Asian, and other donors who reflect your family.
Fresh Matching Program fees start at $29,600, which covers donor compensation, travel, and agency, legal, and screening costs. A cohort of six eggs from our Frozen Egg Bank ranges from $19,500 to $29,500. You can compare our donor egg programs side by side, register for free to browse the donor database, or book a complimentary call with one of our case managers, who will answer your questions and help you work out which program fits your family.
Will my New York clinic accept frozen donor eggs?
Usually, yes, with one extra step. New York requires a written exception from the State Department of Health before donor eggs from an egg bank outside the state can be shipped to a New York clinic, so your clinic will likely need to request a state waiver. We have shipped frozen donor eggs to New York many times, and our team works with your clinic on the paperwork so you know what to expect before you choose a cohort.
Does New York insurance cover donor eggs?
Sometimes, in part. Since 2020, New York law has required fully insured large group plans (employers with more than 100 employees) to cover three cycles of IVF, while individual and small group plans must cover basic infertility treatment. The law does not spell out coverage for donor egg costs, donor compensation and agency fees usually fall outside what plans pay, and self-funded employer plans are not bound by the state rules, so ask your insurer or HR team exactly what your plan includes. Our financial breakdown page walks through every cost, and our IVF grants page lists funding options many families use.
Is an egg donor a legal parent in New York?
No. New York's Child-Parent Security Act, in effect since 2021, states that a gamete donor is not a parent of a child conceived through assisted reproduction, which gives intended parents clear legal footing. Every Donor Nexus fresh match also includes legal agreements between the donor and intended parents, and those legal costs are part of the program fee.
Fresh donor matching at your New York City clinic
In a fresh cycle you are matched one to one with a donor. She travels to your New York IVF clinic for her final monitoring and retrieval, and you receive every viable egg from that retrieval. Because the donor cycles at your own clinic, fresh matching does not need the out-of-state waiver that frozen shipments do. Donor Nexus fresh cycles average 28.9 eggs retrieved and 22.6 mature eggs, and a fresh cycle usually takes four to six months from match to retrieval.
Frozen donor eggs shipped to New York
Frozen donor eggs are available in cohorts of six and ship from our Southern California egg bank in a Cryoport dry shipper with continuous temperature monitoring. Outside New York, most families have their eggs within four to six weeks of completed paperwork and payment; for a New York clinic, plan a little extra time for the state waiver. Each cohort comes with the blastocyst guarantee described on the Frozen Egg Bank page.
Fresh vs. frozen donor eggs for New York families
| Fresh Matching Program | Frozen Egg Bank |
|---|---|---|
For intended parents | All viable eggs from one retrieval (average 28.9 retrieved), four to six months, donor travels to your New York clinic, no state waiver needed | Cohort of six frozen eggs, blastocyst guarantee, your clinic requests a New York State waiver before shipping |
For donors | Matched with one family, you set your compensation with no cap, cycle at the family's clinic with travel covered | Retrieval at our Newport Beach partner site with travel covered, standardized compensation that rises with each donation, no family match required |
Donation types | Non-identified, identified, Open ID | Non-identified, Open ID |
New York fertility clinics we have worked with
We have coordinated fresh donor cycles or shipped frozen donor eggs to the New York IVF clinics below. If your clinic is not listed, let us know, because we work directly with any licensed IVF clinic that accepts outside donor eggs.
Kofinas Fertility Group, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Staten Island
CCRM New York, Manhattan
Center for Human Reproduction (CHR)}), Manhattan
Columbia University Fertility Center, Manhattan
Global Fertility and Genetics, Manhattan
New Hope Fertility, Manhattan
Neway Fertility, Manhattan
You can see every clinic we have worked with on our IVF clinic partners page. For our embryo donation program, we partner exclusively with HRC Fertility in Southern California, and our step-by-step guide to the donor egg process shows what happens from registration through transfer.
Your Path to Parenthood Starts Here
Register for free and browse our full donor database from anywhere in the world. Whether you are just getting started or ready to move forward, our team is here to answer every question, walk you through your options and help you find the best path forward.
Become an egg donor in New York City
Women in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, Long Island, and across New York ages 19 to 29 (exceptions considered for healthy applicants in their early 30s) with a BMI of 24.9 or under who don't smoke can apply online, and you can read more about how to become an egg donor with Donor Nexus before you start. Your screening labs and ultrasounds happen at a provider near you in New York, so travel is limited to the final days of your cycle. In the Fresh Matching Program you set your own compensation with guidance from our team and no cap, all of it goes directly to you, and travel, lodging, and a companion's costs are covered separately. Payment is held in escrow and released within five to seven days of retrieval.
Our team is made up of women close in age to the donors we work with, and many of them have donated through Donor Nexus themselves, which is a big part of why about 70% of our cycles come from repeat donors and referrals. You will have one case manager from your application through recovery, and if you don't have a companion for your retrieval, we can arrange a private nurse through our NurseRegistry partnership.
Egg banking for New York donors
Egg banking means donating to our Frozen Egg Bank instead of matching with one family. You complete your monitoring near home in New York and then travel to our partner site in Newport Beach, California for the retrieval, with flights and lodging covered, and your eggs are frozen for intended parents to select later. Banking compensation is more standardized than fresh matching and increases with each donation; the Become an Egg Donor page lists current figures. Many donors complete both a banking cycle and a fresh cycle over time.
What New York donors ask us
Where do I go for monitoring? During stimulation you have early-morning ultrasounds and blood draws at a clinic near you in New York City or wherever you live in the state, and Donor Nexus arranges the referral.
How much time away will I need? A fresh-cycle retrieval trip usually runs five to seven days, and if you are matched with a family whose clinic is in New York City, you may barely need to travel. Your case manager plans banking-cycle travel around your schedule.
Can I get paid to donate eggs in New York? Yes. Egg donors in New York are compensated for their time and the medical process, and in our Fresh Matching Program you set that amount yourself with guidance from our team.
Can I refer a friend? Yes. Our refer-a-friend program pays $1,000 once a donor you refer completes a retrieval, there is no limit on referrals, and you don't need to have donated yourself.
Egg donation in New York: frequently asked questions
These are the questions we hear most often from New York City and Brooklyn intended parents and egg donors. For program details and pricing, visit our donor egg programs page, or if you are thinking about donating, start with how egg donation works.
Yes. You keep your own New York clinic and physician. In our Fresh Matching Program your donor travels to your clinic for her final monitoring and retrieval, with her travel arranged and covered. For frozen donor eggs, your clinic will likely need a New York State waiver before we can ship, and we have shipped to New York many times. We have partnered with New York clinics including Kofinas Fertility Group in Brooklyn and CCRM New York, Columbia, and New Hope in Manhattan.
New York regulates reproductive tissue banks separately from other states, and it requires a written exception from the State Department of Health before donor eggs from a bank outside New York are distributed to a New York clinic. Your clinic usually requests the waiver, and our team supplies the donor screening and bank documentation it needs.
Fresh Matching Program fees with Donor Nexus start at $29,600, which covers donor compensation, travel, and agency, legal, and screening costs. A cohort of six frozen eggs from our egg bank ranges from $19,500 to $29,500. Your New York clinic bills its own IVF, embryo transfer, and medication costs separately, and our financial breakdown page lists every line item.
Since 2020, New York has required fully insured large group plans (employers with more than 100 employees) to cover three IVF cycles. The law does not spell out coverage for donor egg costs, donor compensation and agency fees usually fall outside what plans pay, and self-funded employer plans are exempt, so confirm the details with your insurer.
In the Donor Nexus Fresh Matching Program you set your own compensation with guidance from our team, there is no cap, and all of it goes directly to you. Frozen Egg Bank compensation is standardized and increases with each donation. Travel, lodging, and a companion's costs are covered separately, and payment is released within five to seven days of retrieval. Current figures are listed on our Become an Egg Donor page.
Women ages 19 to 29 who have a BMI of 24.9 or under and don't smoke can apply, and we consider healthy applicants in their early 30s case by case. Every donor completes medical, genetic, and psychological screening before she is matched or begins a banking cycle, and your screening labs and ultrasounds happen at a provider near you in New York.
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Donor backgrounds available to New York families
Asian, Indian, Jewish, Middle Eastern, Hispanic, Black, Caucasian, Blonde
Egg donation across the U.S. and worldwide
Donor Nexus coordinates egg donation cycles throughout California, including Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area. Across the United States, we work with families and donors in New York City and Brooklyn, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Boston, Chicago, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Atlanta and Georgia, North Carolina, Miami and Florida, Texas, Colorado, Arizona, Las Vegas and Nevada, Utah, Seattle, and Oregon. As an international egg donation agency, we also work with intended parents and egg donors in Australia, Canada, and worldwide.
