OHSU Infertility, Fertility Conultants Services, Egg Donation

HOW TO BECOME
AN EGG DONOR

OHSU University Fertility Consultants at Oregon Health & Science University would like you to consider becoming an egg donor. We invite you to become a member of one of the most successful fertility clinics in the country and together we can give the ultimate gift of helping others start their own family. Many recipient couples find our program an ideal means to start their families because of our experience and success rates. We are one of the most established egg donation programs on the west coast with over 13 years of service. Our patients have come from, not just the Pacific Northwest, but California, and other parts of the USA, and Europe. By becoming an egg donor, you are providing an invaluable service to families who are extremely grateful.

EGG DONOR GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS

EGG DONOR APPLICATION

EGG DONOR COMPENSATION

WHY PEOPLE NEED EGG DONORS

WHAT IS INVOLVED IN EGG DONATION

STEPS TO BECOMING AN EGG DONOR

EGG DONOR GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS:

We are looking for healthy women:

between the ages of 21-32 years of age
who are non-smokers
that have normal menstrual cycles
who are free from any significant health risks

EGG DONOR APPLICATION:
If you meet these criteria feel free to call the clinic (503) 418-3700 to request a full egg donor application to be mailed to you. If you would like to get started more quickly click , print, fill, and send in this egg donor questionnaire
(Adobe Acrobat will be required to print this large 725K pdf file.)

to:

Terri Lynn Dennis, L.P.N.
Fertility Consultants
mail code: CH10F
3303 S.W. Bond Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97239-4501

Our Egg Donor Coordinator is Terri Lynn Dennis ( e-mail Terri ).
She will be happy to answer any of your questions, (503) 418-3700.

After reviewing your medical profile we will contact you about becoming an egg donor. We follow the guidelines set by the American Society of Reproductive Medicine for egg donor evaluations. After determining that you are a candidate for egg donation you will be invited to an Egg Donor Orientation Meeting at our clinic to thoroughly review with you the egg donation procedures and answer all your questions. We hold Egg Donor Orientation Meetings once a month.

EGG DONOR COMPENSATION:
To acknowledge your time and effort as well as your generosity egg donors are compensated $5000 on the day of the egg collection. The compensation is required by law to be reported to IRS for tax purposes and a 1099 form will be mailed to you. The egg donor compensation is paid by the intended recipient couple as part of their fees for egg donation.

WHY PEOPLE NEED EGG DONORS:
Donors are needed for women who:

Are unable to conceive or carry a pregnancy to a viable delivery
Are without ovaries due to medical conditions
Experience non-functioning ovaries due to premature ovarian failure
Experience poor egg quality
Have advanced maternal age
Want to avoid passing on a serious medical condition to their child

WHAT IS INVOLVED:
Becoming an egg donor requires a time commitment and a responsibility to follow through with the procedures outlined by our physician. This process requires taking injectable medication to stimulate the ovaries to produce eggs, and monitoring your response by ultrasound and measurement of blood estrogen levels. An ultrasound guided office procedure is performed to retrieve your eggs with sedation by an anesthesiologist. During the egg donation cycle monitoring appointments of 15 -20 minutes will be needed. This happens during a window of about 10 -14 days and will require you to come into the clinic between the hours of 7:30 am and 10 am. for about 4 to 5 times. A flexible schedule for these 15 -20 minute appointments is very helpful. We are sensitive to the fact that donors are making a sacrifice of time and a commitment to their recipients so the clinic opens each morning at 7:30 a.m. to accommodate donors who may need to get to work or school on time. You will need to take a day off from work or school on the day of the egg retrieval. You are welcome to have someone accompany you during the egg donation cycle appointments including the egg retrieval. You will also need someone to drive you home after this procedure as you will have been sedated, and cannot drive.

STEPS TO BECOMING AN EGG DONOR:

Application and Photo
Egg Donor Orientation Meeting
Appointment with Dr. Marsha Gorrill
Mental Health Screening
Written Profile Posted
Genetic and Infectious Disease Screening

Application and Photo
Interested women should fill out the Egg Donation application and forward it to the clinic for review, or call the clinic at (503) 418-3700 and one will be promptly mailed to you. Your interest in becoming a donor is kept strictly confidential.

In addition we would appreciate a photograph sent with this application to help us in the matching process. With your permission these photographs will be posted on our web site for recipient couples to view in helping them find a donor that matches their family traits. If you would prefer not to have your photograph posted on-line or used just let us know. Donors have three options in regards to photographs:

to share their photographs on our web site for intended recipients.
to share your photographs only in the clinic with intended recipients. This means the photographs will not be posted on our web site.
to not have any photographs available for recipients, and only share your profile with non identifying information.

We want this to be a decision you fell comfortable with and this will be discussed in more detail during the Donor Egg Orientation Meeting. If you would like to share a photograph of yourself place your name on the back and mail it with your application or bring it to the Donor Egg Orientation Meeting. You can also scan your photograph and e-mail it to us with your application. After reviewing your donor profile application we will contact you about the next upcoming Donor Egg Orientation Meeting. We hold our orientation meetings at least twice a month and they last about two hours.

Egg Donor Orientation Meeting
The second step is to attend our Egg Donor Orientation Meeting which will give you the opportunity to ask any questions you may have about egg donation. We will thoroughly explain the egg donation procedures to you. You are welcome to bring your partner or a friend to this meeting, which lasts about two hours. The Donor Orientation Meetings are held at the clinic at least twice a month.

Appointment with Dr. Marsha Gorrill
If you wish to continue the screening process after the Egg Donor Orientation Meeting we will set an appointment for you to meet with Dr. Marsha Gorrill, the Director of our egg donation program. During these meeting Dr. Gorrill will review your application with you and she will give you a physical exam, which will include a screening pelvic ultrasound.

Mental Health Screening
A one hour consultation with our clinic counselor, Paula Acker LCSW, is required as part of our mental health screening process for all prospective egg donors. There is no cost to the donor for this evaluation and it is done at Paula’s private practice counseling office located at 1962 N.W. Kearney Street, Suite #104, Portland, Oregon 97209. To schedule this appointment please call Paula at (503) 940-5777 or visit www.paulaacker.com
Written Profile Posted
Your written profile, which contains non identifying information, is generated to share with potential recipient couples. If you have elected to share photographs they will be either posted on the web site, or reviewed privately in the clinic by recipients, if you prefer. If you have elected to not share any photographs then recipients will only be allowed to see your profile.

Genetic and Infectious Disease Screening
Once you are matched with a recipient couple blood work for genetic and infectious diseases will be done, including screening for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B and C.