| Egg donation allows women to donate their eggs to | | | | strict requirements for donors. |
| a clinic so that infertile women can have children of | | | | Egg donor clinic rules require patients to be between |
| their own. In this process, the doctor performing the | | | | the ages of 21 and 35. They also require that any |
| procedure will extract egg cells from the ovaries of a | | | | donor does not smoke, and has a healthy lifestyle |
| patient. The egg donor is compensated for her time | | | | and family history. Each clinic will have different |
| and donation, and can receive upwards of $1,000 per | | | | criteria for selecting donors, but for the most part, |
| donation, depending on the clinic and the eggs that | | | | the process is very selective, so you should be |
| are donated. | | | | prepared for rejection from some clinics, based on |
| If you are in need of donated eggs or want to | | | | your lifestyle and medical background. |
| donate your own, you will need to locate an egg | | | | To purchase eggs from an egg donor clinic, a person |
| donor clinic. These clinics can be found all over the | | | | will typically spend $10,000 to $20,000 using in vitro |
| U.S. and the world, depending on where you look. | | | | fertilization. The cost may be lower if you choose to |
| Most large cities have at least one clinic that works | | | | not have the in vitro treatment, but most women |
| with egg donation. The eggs that are donated are | | | | are not able to conceive via donor eggs without it. |
| always in the best optimal condition, as there are | | | | |