Facts and Compensation Information for Egg Donors

The Center for Egg Options Illinois is deeply committed to providing the utmost in personal care for all of our donors and recipients. The Center for Egg Options is available 24/7 providing hands-on support to everyone who walks though our doors. We even attend doctor appointments with our donors if they would like us to. Our screening process is unmatched in the industry and remains stringent so that we may provide for the highest success rates achievable!

Requirements to become an Egg Donor with The Center For Egg Options Illinois:

A woman may apply to be an egg donor if she is between the ages of 21-30 years old. She must be in good health, both physically and emotionally. Her height and weight must be proportionate and have a High School Diploma (additional degreed education is preferred). She must have a registered social security number and be very committed to the egg donation process. It is essential that our donors be in stable relationships or not sexually active with multiple partners to minimize the risk of transmitting diseases. An egg donor CANNOT be using any illegal drugs OR be a smoker.

If a woman fulfills the requirements above, it is only the first step to becoming a Center for Egg Options Egg Donor. The next steps include filling out a detailed questionnaire about both her and her family. It is crucial that this be filled out honestly and completely. If the questionnaire is free of concerns, The Center for Egg Options Illinois will then personally meet with the prospective donor to discuss the procedure and the responsibilities of the donation process. After that personal meeting, further screening will be arranged including a consultation with a genetic counselor and she will meet with a licensed clinical social worker or PHD Psychologist who will administer the MMPI-2 Personality Inventory questionnaire.

All prospective egg donors will have a urine test for drugs and the following blood tests:

1. Blood type and Rh Factor.
2. Screening for five sexually transmittable diseases: AIDS HTLV-1 (An Aids like virus), Hepatitis B and C, and Syphilis.
3. Thyroid function, CBC, and Platelet count.
4. Cystic Fibrosis and other ethnically appropriate inheritable diseases such as Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia or Tay Sachs Disease.

Compensation:

Egg Donor compensation is $7,000.00 per cycle.

We abide by all ASRM and SART guidelines regarding financial compensation of the oocyte donors, as well as all federal and state guidelines regarding egg donation. All payments of $5,000 or more will have written documentation and payments of $10,000 or more are not acceptable.  Our egg donors are limited to six stimulated cycles in accordance with ASRM repetitive oocyte donation guidelines.

All Egg donors will receive a HIPAA Release to maintain privacy. Egg donors receive an IRS 1099 at the end of the year they finish their cycle.