Egg Donor Program
Egg Donor Program in New York, NY
Dr. Norbert Gleicher explains CHR's unique egg donation program.
Egg Donor Matching
A tentative egg donor match is made when a recipient decides to move forward with a specific donor. Our IVF coordinator will contact the donor to confirm her availability. If the donor is available for the recipient's desired time frame, and passes the additional round of testing as required by the FDA, a match is made.
Ovarian Stimulation for the Egg Donor
The donor will self-administer daily injections of Lupron to suppress her natural cycle, so that her cycle and the recipient's cycle are synchronized. During the ovarian stimulation phase, the donor uses daily injections of gonadotropins to stimulate her ovaries. In a natural cycle, only one egg matures; gonadotropin injections encourage more than one egg to mature for retrieval. During ovarian stimulation, the donor is monitored closely through blood tests and ultrasounds, ensuring that her ovaries are responding well and not going into hyperstimulation.
Endometrial Lining Development for the Donor Recipient
On the recipient's side, a favorable uterine environment, especially an endometrium of at least 7 mm, is crucial in the success of an egg donor cycle. While the donor develops eggs for retrieval, the recipient takes estrogen and progesterone to prepare her endometrial lining for implantation. Developing the endometrium for embryo transfer is usually not a problem.
In rare cases, patients, however, do have difficulties in reaching minimal endometrial thickness and require special treatments. Fortunately, CHR has demonstrated special expertise in this area.
Triggering Ovulation and Egg Retrieval
When the donor's eggs have sufficiently developed, the donor will be instructed to trigger ovulation with an injection of hCG. Two days later, her eggs will be retrieved in a short in-office procedure, called egg retrieval. While the donor is asleep (I.V. sedation), an aspiration needle, guided by ultrasound, is used transvaginally to aspirate the eggs.
Fertilization and Embryo Transfer
The eggs retrieved from the donor are fertilized with partner semen. Resultant embryos are incubated and graded. Usually on day-3 after egg retrieval (on rare occasions on day-5), embryos are transferred into the recipient's uterus.
For Egg Donor Candidates
If you are interested in becoming an egg donor, Apply Online. If you have any questions, you can call our New York Center (212-994-4400 ).
CHR values your time, effort, commitment and services in the oocyte donation and egg donation procedure. This is why we offer a competitive egg donation compensation of $8,000 at our CHR NY egg donation program. Additionally, CHR offers egg donors a unique third party insurance policy, which gives you, the donor, added security. Note to Chinese Applicants.
* Egg donor procedures are performed at our New York, NY office.
Last Updated: October 20, 2011
