What disqualifies you from being an egg donor?

No transfusions, piercings, or tattoos in the past 12 months. No notable family health history or past personal history. Not on any antidepressants or undergoing any treatment for psychiatric disorders or depression. No sexually transmitted diseases within at least the past year.

Do you have to be a certain weight to be an egg donor?

ASRM recommends that egg donors have a Body Mass Index (or BMI) of 30 or less (weight to height proportionate). Being within a healthy weight range will decrease the risk of medical complications during the egg donation process and correlates to the quality and quantity of eggs retrieved.

Why you shouldn’t be an egg donor?

Egg donation can be fatal. OHSS, or Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome, is where too many hormones during the egg retrieval process can make a patient sick with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, bloating, or even death.

Can you sell your eggs if you’ve been diagnosed with depression?

I’ve Been Diagnosed with Depression? Not usually, no. Women who are currently taking medications to treat a mental health condition are not permitted to donate. Simply because egg donation requires all donors to have a clean medical and mental health history.

Can I donate eggs if I have anxiety?

You must be in good health. You CAN have allergies or mild asthma, wear glasses, etc. You should not be taking any anti-depressant or anti-anxiety medication. You should not have been incarcerated.

Can you donate eggs with anxiety?

If you have poor mental or psychological health Like any medical procedure, it is vital you understand the process. If you struggle with a mental, depressive or psychological disorder, we do not recommend donating eggs.

How much do egg donors make?

Compensation can vary quite a bit, depending on where you donate your eggs. Usually, egg donors are usually paid between $5000 and $10,000 per cycle. At Bright Expectations, we offer our egg donors a compensation package that is a bit higher than the average, which includes: A payment of $8000 to $10,000 per cycle.

Can you do IVF with donor eggs?

Donor Egg IVF is an IVF cycle that uses another woman’s eggs (usually a young healthy and fertile donor) which is then fertilized and implanted into the recipient’s uterus. Incredibly, using donor eggs gives recipients similar odds of success as the young fertile women who donated the eggs.

What are the disadvantages of egg donation?

The cons of egg donation

• It can be stressful. The whole process does take some time and patience.
• It may cause irreversible physical changes.
• It may cause personal pregnancy.
• It’s usually an anonymous process.
• It takes a lot of time and effort.

Can egg retrieval damage ovaries?

Risks from the egg retrieval include pain, infection in the pelvis and ovaries, injury to the bowel, bladder, uterus, ovaries or major blood vessels. Since the procedure is done under ultrasound guidance and the needle can be seen on the ultrasound, the chance of serious problems is extremely small.

Can you donate eggs if you take antidepressants?

You should not be taking any anti-depressant or anti-anxiety medication. You should not have been incarcerated. You should not have a history of serious genetic diseases in your immediate family (siblings, parents, grandparents).

Can you be an egg donor with anxiety?