For many prospective parents going to the United States to ask for a child, egg donation is a very important step. Aiming at the problems that may occur in the process of egg selection, provide a little experience sharing to friends in need.

Egg donationProcess

Choosing to donate eggs is roughly divided into five steps: matching-signing an agreement-physical examination-legal process-promoting the removal of eggs.

Step 1: Matching (choose the right egg donation)

This process is the most critical step in the entire process. Egg donation is divided into fresh egg donation and frozen egg donation. Frozen egg donation means that the egg is already frozen. Selecting the egg source directly from the egg bank can save a lot of time. If you choose fresh egg donation, you need to wait at least 2- 3 months, even so, most customers still choose to donate fresh eggs, there are two reasons, the number of frozen eggs is very small, and the price is very high, the price of an egg may be 5000 dollars or higher, after thawing It is unknown how much the resurrection rate and the success rate of cultivating fertilized eggs. Unless you are particularly fond of or particularly anxious, it is generally not recommended to choose frozen egg donation.

The way to choose fresh egg donation is generally to log in to the candidate database of the egg company, search and select the candidate you like according to your own requirements. Because of language problems, most prospective parents need to provide translations. The usual practice is to directly prepare the candidate's information in the form of a document and send it directly to the prospective parents. Of course, the accuracy of the translation and the authenticity of the data need to be confirmed. Therefore, if you have prospective parents with foreign language advantages, apply for an account to check the information in the database, and the things you see will be more real. In order to allow prospective parents to quickly select an egg donation, it is common to tamper with the information of egg donor candidates. Therefore, it is also very important to find a reliable agent.

Generally, the information of the larger egg donation institutions is comprehensive, such as the candidate’s educational background, physical condition, family member organization, whether he has donation experience in the past, etc. At the same time, each candidate will also have a graphic introduction. . Generally, this will include recent photos of the candidate, family photos, photos of infants or young children or childhood. Some intermediaries will even provide 30 seconds to 1 minute of video so that prospective parents can have a deeper understanding of the donor's personality and conversation.

After understanding the basic situation, the screening process is sometimes really tormenting. Whether appearance is important or education is important, factors such as height, age, weight, race, blood type, family members and other factors will affect the decision of prospective parents.Personal advice, appearance and health are the top prioritiesIt is best to do the genetic screening of the man in advance. Many egg donation agencies will also prepare the genetic screening report of high-quality candidates in advance so that prospective parents can quickly choose.

Why do genetic screening? In simple terms, the child's 23 pairs of chromosomes come from both biological parents. For example, if the egg donor has a recessive genetic disease gene, the man also carries this gene, and the future incidence of the child will be 25% , The probability of not getting disease but carrying a stealth gene is 50%, and there is a 25% chance that it will neither get sick nor carry a gene. If genetic screening is done in advance to minimize the possibility, eugenics and eugenics can be achieved.

It is generally recommended that prospective parents choose 2-3 candidates at a time, and then the egg donation agency will be responsible for contacting the candidates and confirming whether they can enter the cycle. Not every candidate in the database can enter the cycle at any time. There are many uncontrollable factors, such as changing your mind or unwillingness to fly to California.

Step 2: Sign the agreement

    If the egg donor selected by the prospective parent confirms that they can enter the cycle, the egg donation agency will send an egg donation service agreement, which is signed by the prospective parent and the egg donation agency, indicating the service content of the egg donor company. The handling methods of withdrawal and other situations, the risks that the prospective parents need to bear, etc. Prospective parents can use the electronic signature, and then the egg donation agency will contact the test tube clinic selected by the guest to arrange for the egg donor physical examination. At this time, the prospective parents need to pay the first payment, about XNUMX US dollars, including the intermediary service fees, egg donor insurance and other basic expenses.

Step 3: Physical examination of egg donors

The physical examination items are similar to the test tube baby flow test content, including six sex hormones, AMH, basic follicle number, and infectious disease examination. On this basis, egg donors also need to do genetic screening and psychological counseling.

Step 4: Sign a legal contract

IVF doctors and psychiatrists confirm that the donors have no physical or psychological problems, and lawyers will step in to draft the egg donation contract and establish a fund custody account, and the prospective parents will need to pay the remaining costs. This part is somewhat similar to surrogacy. Egg donors fulfill their contractual obligations and then apply to lawyers for compensation, travel expenses, and various expenses related to egg donation. Of course, egg donors will also hire different lawyers to review the egg donation contract to ensure their own vital rights. These legal fees are for prospective parents. The most important content of the contract is that the prospective parent has the embryo formed by the egg and the parental rights of the child in the future, which has nothing to do with the donor.

Step 5: Promote ovulation and retrieval

After the legal contract is signed, the egg donor can enter the test tube cycle. According to the physiological cycle and time schedule of the egg donor, go to the clinic to do the necessary medical monitoring and inject the drug to promote discharge. This part of the test tube baby clinic will contact the prospective parents to get the latest information in real time. Happening. The prospective father must complete the sperm collection and blood test required by the FDA prior to egg retrieval.

After egg retrieval, in vitro fertilization, embryo culture, and then PGS screening of blastocysts to confirm the sex of the embryos, cryopreservation of qualified embryos awaiting transplantation.

At this point, the entire process of choosing to donate eggs is considered to have ended smoothly. The follow-up is the closure of the escrow account, and travel expenses and additional expenses are settled according to the actual.

Cost

The cost of egg donation consists of agency fees, compensation fees, egg donor travel expenses, legal fees, insurance, genetic testing, psychological counseling, etc.

• Agency fee

Different egg donation agencies charge different fees. The reasonable range is 7000-15000, and sometimes there will be different changes according to the situation of egg donors.

• Compensation

This is the remuneration received by the egg donor, and the compensation fee is different according to different conditions. Generally, it starts from 7000 US dollars, and the highest donors who have encountered 6 to 8 compensation fees. The compensation fee depends on the race of the donor. Factors such as education, appearance, talent, and experience of egg donation.

• Travel expenses

   Egg donors (and possibly a companion) may have room and board and transportation costs during physical examinations, psychological counseling, IVF. If the egg donor does not live in the area where the IVF hospital is located, the costs incurred will be more. If you choose a local egg donor in California, the travel cost is about 1000-2000 US dollars, and out-of-state is about 4000-5000 US dollars.

• Legal fees

   Prospective parents need to hire a lawyer to draft the contract, and also need another lawyer to review the contract for the egg donor, which will cost about $1000.

• 保险

   The insurance purchased for the egg donor is only applicable during the egg donation period, about 400 US dollars.

• DNA Testing

  Genetic testing of egg donors to avoid genetic diseases costs $300.

• Psychological counseling

   If the donor is mentally defective or not psychologically prepared for egg donation, and cannot become a qualified egg donor, psychological counseling not only understands the mental status of the egg donor, but also provides guidance on egg donation. The test tube process also helps. This fee is $350.

In general, the starting price for selecting white egg donors in the United States is US$18000. If you must choose an Asian, more candidates come from Taiwan, and the cost will increase by about US$1. Therefore, it is a reasonable price range to choose an egg donation of USD 2-4. (This price does not include the cost of IVF)

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