| When a woman is advised that she needs to | | | | select an egg donor, it is also important to confirm |
| consider egg donation as a process to be able to | | | | that she has been interviewed to ascertain her |
| able to conceive, several thoughts suddenly go | | | | responsibility and maturity in respect of her giving |
| through the recipient's head as to what she would | | | | deed. |
| like and how she is going to find an egg donor and | | | | Many egg donor recipients would like both an exact |
| what traits the egg donor should have. | | | | match and for their donor to be intellectually |
| First and foremost is that the egg donor should be | | | | competent. These criteria may not however be full |
| fertile and give you the very best chance of getting | | | | proof for fertility. |
| pregnant - by producing good quality eggs that will be | | | | Enquire whether she has had her interview, had all |
| fertilised and then the ultimate implantation of a good | | | | her blood tests and the medical. These are first and |
| embryo and growing into a healthy baby. A view of | | | | foremost. Then see if an egg donor is available that |
| determining possible fertility is done by taking blood | | | | best matches your physical profile. For some people |
| tests on day two or day three of the menstrual | | | | the physical profile is not important, but the religious |
| cycle. This will give a good indication of essential | | | | affiliation or intellectual abilities. It is each one's own |
| hormone levels. A medical check-up of the uterus and | | | | prerogative as to what they are looking for, but |
| ovaries will be the final confirmation. Before you | | | | confirm the essential criteria as a matter of absolute. |