Help by Donating
We appreciate your interest in becoming an egg donor with the nation’s leading egg donation program. We strongly believe that our unparalleled support throughout the donation process, our expert medical team ensuring an easy and safe process, and our guaranteed compensation will make this an enjoyable experience.
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Welcome to our ground breaking Egg Sharing Program! We are thrilled to present you with this incredible opportunity where you can give Intended Parents the joy of fulfilling their dreams of having a family while preserving your own fertility.
Benefits
Unlike other Egg Donor programs, you won’t have to wait until an Intended Parent (person in need of an Egg Donor) selects your profile. If approved, you can start your egg donation journey immediately.
Our team of medical professionals will be by your side throughout the process. Women have thousands of eggs and during a donation, only about 15-20 eggs are being produced and retrieved.
Your guaranteed compensation as a first-time Egg Donor is $7,000 plus premiums. Refer a friend for egg donation and receive $800 per referral!
Any private information provided through applications, interviews, or other documents is confidential. Only those you choose to share this journey with will know.
Program Benefits
Egg Donor Qualifications
In order to become an Egg Donor, you must fulfill the qualification criteria. Egg donation is highly regulated by the FDA and complying with the requirements is utterly important to accomplish the main objective of egg donation – helping Intended Parents welcome their healthy baby home.
Interested in finding out whether you qualify to become an Egg Donor with us? Just fill out an application or check your qualification!
Process
Fill out the application online. We will notify you of your status via email immediately.…Read More
Once accepted we will get the ball rolling and you can complete some screening at…Read More
You will sign contracts with us directly. You will remain completely anonymous to the Intended…Read More
You will travel to our San Diego location (all expenses covered) for retrieval. Eggs are…Read More
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Yes, the egg donation process is very safe with over 20,000 cycles being performed in the United States annually it is considered a routine procedure. The risks of egg donation are relatively low, with serious problems being uncommon.
“There are no long-term adverse risks of IVF” or egg donation,” said Richard J. Paulson, president of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), and head of the infertility program at the University of Southern California – one of the nation’s oldest Egg Donor programs.
During the procedure (the egg retrieval), you will be put to sleep for about 20-30 minutes, so you will not feel anything. Following the procedure, some may experience mild cramping and bloating. You may or may not experience some of the symptoms.
Every person is different, so the effects of the process will vary, but if you feel pain – relax, it is definitely more than manageable.
There is no study showing that being an Egg Donor will affect your fertility in the future. The average woman is born with 2 million eggs. By puberty, that pool consists of about 400,000 follicles (eggs). From these, only 400 will reach maturity and be ovulated. This leaves approximately 399,600 unused. In a typical cycle, a woman generally produces 15-20 eggs. Usually, only one egg is released for ovulation and the body discards the rest. During our ovarian stimulation process, we develop the extra eggs that would otherwise be destroyed. This explains why the normal pool of ovarian follicles is not depleted by egg donation.
You may speak directly with one of our physicians if you would like to discuss this further.
The majority of our Egg Donors do donate multiple times because they find the process to be fulfilling and relatively easy. Egg Donors are able to donate around 3 times per year, depending on the length of the process for each cycle. The maximum according to ASRM is 6 times. Our physicians can help determine this number on an individual basis.
You will need to have two regular periods between cycles or wait 2 months.
Our physician recommends bed rest for at least 24 hours.
To donate eggs, your BMI must be within a healthy range according to guidelines set by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Even if it is not the most accurate scale, it does help to estimate a healthy weight-height distribution. In order to compensate for its slight discrepancy, we do accept donors that are considered slightly overweight according to the BMI scale. The reason we have to adhere to these guidelines is that if your BMI is high, your natural fertility may be affected, making the process of egg donation too risky for you. You may not respond well to the necessary ovarian stimulation needed for egg donation. It’s our responsibility to make sure all our Egg Donors are healthy and well enough to donate eggs. Your safety is our main concern which is why these guidelines are in place.
No, you can not be an Egg Donor when you are pregnant. You can also not be an Egg Donor while you are still breastfeeding. However, you can still fill out the pre-screen application to see whether you would be eligible. That way you can find out whether you would be eligible after you completed your pregnancy.
Yes, you can! Birth control removal will be discussed with your Egg Donor coordinator once accepted into the program. When it gets closer to the egg retrieval date, we will provide you with our birth control pills.
We’ll review your COMPLETED application within 1-3 business days and let you know if you meet the initial criteria. If you do, we’ll schedule your brief Egg Donor phone interview. During your interview, we’ll discuss how the Egg Donation process works and answer any questions you may have.
It depends on the doctor’s protocol. Each person is a little different. Typically, it’s 10-12 days.
Once you are selected, it can take 2 weeks to 1 month before your egg retrieval (depending on several variables).
After completing your full application, you will find out instantly if you qualify. If you can be accepted into our program we will ask you to complete an interview with us. During that interview you learn more about the process and get answers on any questions you may have.
Everyone is different. Some retrievals will result in 2 eggs, some will result in 20 or more. It depends on your body and how your body reacts to the medications.
You will travel to our location in San Diego, California. All costs will be paid upfront by us. All travel arrangements (flights, hotels, etc.) will be booked by us. You will only have to travel for the egg retrieval (7-9 days).
All the appointments in between will be done at a center local to you. If you are an international donor, you will only have to travel once, the duration of your trip will last 18-21 days to complete your donation cycle.
You may experience some cramping, bloating, or soreness/tenderness. We can prescribe pain medication as necessary, but we encourage rest and relaxation! We are also able to provide a physician’s note for school/work so you are afforded sufficient time to focus on recovery. Your coordinators on the Egg Donation and IVF Team will be maintaining communication to provide medical care as needed.
Reminder – recovery looks different for everybody, but regardless, you won’t be on your own!
During the procedure (the egg retrieval), you will be put under anesthesia for about 20-30 minutes. The eggs are drawn out of follicles with gentle suction from the help of ultrasound images. It is the same procedure that women undergo who freeze their eggs or go through IVF (in vitro fertilization) to get pregnant.
Unlike other egg programs, the process with our egg bank is very fast. You don’t need to wait to be matched with an Intended Parent. If your application is approved and selected by us we will let you know immediately and coordinate your egg retrieval process. Depending on your availability the entire process is 1-2 months.
We take the privacy of our Egg Donors very seriously. Nearly all of our donors are anonymous. In rare cases the donor and the Intended Parents choose to meet. Any private information provided through applications, interviews or other documents are all confidential.
They will have your first name, donor number, and public information such as age, height, education, health and family history information.
The average starting compensation for Egg Donors is $7,000. However, compensation differs based on a number of factors, including the donor’s education, her donation history, and other factors.
Egg Donors get paid directly by Lucina Egg Bank.
You will receive the full compensation amount when the retrieval is completed and the compensation is delivered to you directly while you are onsite.
Everything is paid for by Lucina Egg Bank so there is nothing you will pay for. However, if you are asked to pay out of pocket for something, you will be reimbursed by submitting an expense reimbursement form with the receipts.
The “Gifted Futures EggShare” Program is a unique opportunity for compassionate women to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others while safeguarding their own fertility. It is a program where donors can donate half of their retrieved eggs to help Intended Parents who are struggling with infertility. In return, donors are rewarded by being able to freeze and store the remaining half of their eggs for up to 8 years. This program allows donors to assist others in their journey to parenthood while preserving their own reproductive options for the future. It’s a compassionate and empowering way to give and receive.
The “Gifted Futures EggShare” Program allows donors to freeze and store half of their retrieved eggs for up to 8 years with our partner clinic RSMC as a reward for donating the other half. This ensures their own fertility while helping intended parents fulfill their dreams of having a family.
By participating in the “Gifted Futures EggShare” Program, you can make a lasting impact on the lives of others while preserving your own fertility. You’ll receive all necessary support, including covering travel expenses, medications, monitoring, and meal planning, without any out-of-pocket expenses.
As part of the “Gifted Futures EggShare” Program, you can store your frozen eggs with RSMC for up to 8 years. This gives you the flexibility to use the eggs for your own future reproductive needs or explore other options.
If you decide to use your frozen eggs in the future, you can discuss the options with the dedicated team. They will guide you through the process and provide support for utilizing your frozen eggs.
If you need to relocate or choose a different fertility clinic in the future, the support team can assist you in safely transporting your frozen eggs to the new location, ensuring their continued preservation and usability.
Yes, after or within the 8-year storage period, you have the option to donate your frozen eggs through an egg/embryo donation program or to friends and family if you so choose. We can provide guidance and information on the available donation pathways.
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San Diego, CA 92130
Super happy about being able to help another family out! I know a lot of people through my parents who struggled with infertility and needing help so the infertility topic wasn’t new to me. The entire process including egg retrieval went very well. I love that I was able to give someone the chance to have a family. Getting money for it was just an extra plus.
Jan 19, 2021
My experience with Lucina has been nothing but amazing. I just completed my second journey with them and the wonderful staff made my donations a breeze. I had tons of questions the first time and they were sooo patient with me explaining everything to me even when I asked for the 4th time. Crossing my fingers I may be able to donate a third time with them.
Jan 24,2021
Thank you so much for everything. This was a wonderful experience, better than I could’ve ever imagined. Everything was so organized from my travel to get there to my egg retrieval. Everyone was so kind and professional.
Mar 03, 2021
Absolutely amazing customer service. Everything went so fast and smooth with them and now we are already waiting for our baby girl to arrive. I can not thank them enough for making it possible for us to finally be pregnant.
April 31 2021
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