Egg Donation:

An egg donation is a woman provides several eggs (ova, oocytes) for another person or couple who want to have a child.

Egg Donation

An egg donation is a woman provides several eggs (ova, oocytes) for another person or couple who want to have a child. Egg donation involves the process of in vitro fertilization as the eggs are fertilized in the laboratory. The role of the egg donor is completed after the eggs have been obtained. Egg donation is part of the process of third party reproduction.

Egg donors are recruited, screened, and give consent prior to participation in the IVF process. Some patients bring their own, designated donors, while other patients rely on the services of often anonymous donors typically recruited by egg donor agencies or, sometimes, IVF programs.

Once the egg donor is recruited, she undergoes the IVF stimulation therapy, followed by the egg retrieval procedure. After retrieval, the ova are handed over to the recipient couple, fertilized by the sperm of the male partner in the laboratory, and after several days, the resulting embryo(s) is placed in the uterus of the recipient.

HOW IT WORKS

TAGC's ten year history with screening potential candidates, and administrating and coordinating of third party arrangements has provided us with the necessary experience to make successful and appropriate matches between donors and recipients. The typical egg donor profile is a woman of fertile age, between 21 and 30, with a good medical history. She is a responsible and empathetic woman who looks forward to the experience of helping an infertile couple have a child.

PHASE 1: TO BEGIN THE PROCESS:

Complete the Initial Screening Application form on the Internet with your name, address and phone number. There is no obligation to continue even if you are selected for the next phase of the process.
f your responses to our initial screening application indicate that your gametes have a high probability of genetic desirability, our Yuba City, CA office will be mailing out to you a Preliminary Application form that will be presented to egg recipients.
Complete the enclosed application.
Mail to TAGC, Inc. with photographs of yourself. (Remember these are the photos the recipients base selections on. No glamour photos please.)

PHASE 2: THE SELECTION & MATCHING PROCESS:

Your application is added to our database with your photo (NO specific identifying information about you will appear on the database and it is password protected, available for review only by egg recipient couples.)
Once a couple has selected you as their egg donor, a counselor will call you for your initial interview.
Psychological Screening -Consultation with counselor -Presentation of potential couple -Introduction of donor and recipient couple (if open program) -Donor psychologically screened and evaluated -Psychological clearance report.
Medical Screening -Medical screening of donor -Medical clearance report on donor -Medical clearance for recipient couple.
Legal Counsel -Recipient couple contacts & retains attorney -Review & finalize egg donor contract with attorney -Contract sent to egg donor -Egg donor consults with her attorney (a list is available from TAGC) -All sign contract & return contracts to recipient couple's attorney -Legal clearance report.
Financial -No medical procedures or medication can be started until all funds are in place. Your couple must deposit $2,500.00 (Second time donors and special situations are compensated $3,000). Egg donor fee and $250.00 for Egg donor's attorney before any medication is started. Please call the Center prior to taking any medication to ensure we have all contracts and funds in place.

PHASE 3: CYCLING

Synchronization of recipient and egg donor's cycles. Stimulation of donor (Includes fertility drugs, ultrasounds, and blood tests). Aspiration of eggs

PHASE 4: POST PROCEDURE

Fees are sent to donor .Follow up doctor appointment