| Consider becoming an egg donor because it is a | | | | such as well as other information (phsyical, social and |
| wonderful, previous, giving, life-giving deed and also | | | | academic traits). The egg donor screening process |
| because the egg donor process is not as complex as | | | | involves a discussion to effectively communicate and |
| often envisaged. Woman wonder how to donate | | | | explain the egg donor program and to afford |
| eggs and the how the egg donation program works - | | | | prospectful egg donors an opportunity to ask and |
| they are unsure of their commitment, their costs, | | | | enquire as much as they need to feel comfortable. |
| their role, their anonymity and generally how every | | | | South African egg donation for South African egg |
| thing works. Becoming an egg donor through a | | | | donors means the following: |
| reputable egg donation agency means understanding | | | | - No egg donor registry - so complete anonymous |
| the egg donation program and learning how to | | | | egg donation with egg donation recipients having any |
| donate eggs. Woman are moved to donate their | | | | contact details. Children conceived of egg donation |
| eggs because of humanitarian reasons mostly and | | | | will also not be able to contact the egg donor at all. |
| often hear and read about the plight of infertile | | | | Only the egg donation agency and egg donation clinic |
| people and desperately want to help them - because | | | | will have access to contact information. |
| they are able. Woman seeking the cause of egg | | | | - Receiving of a donation to compensate for |
| donation are generally aged between 18 and 34 | | | | inconveniences incurred to avail herself as an egg |
| years old and of good healthy. Their ovaries need | | | | donor. |
| to be normal sizes and their thyroid and other | | | | - Having blood tests done and an internal scan. |
| hormonal measures need to be within fertile healthy | | | | - Specifying to whom donor eggs may be given. E.g. |
| ranges. These are all tested as part of the egg | | | | an egg donor may not be comfortable in donating to |
| donation screening. Woman with one ovary or who | | | | a person of different race, etc. |
| have had a hysterectomy can still be egg donors. | | | | - Donating eggs and consenting to information. E.g. |
| Provisional information provided on the egg donor | | | | an egg donor may not necessarily give consent to |
| questionnaire/ egg donation application will include | | | | show her picture which is perfectly acceptable. |