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Our Egg Donor Eligibility Process

Learn about our egg donor eligibility process

When people come to us to find a Texas egg donor, we take that responsibility very seriously. Our egg donor program has strict egg donor eligibility criteria for all applicants, as well as an extensive screening process designed to maximize safety as well as outcomes for our intended parents.

What are the criteria to become an egg donor?

First, all Texas Egg Donor applicants must meet a set of basic criteria to be considered for our egg donor program.

  • Age 18 to 31
  • BMI (body mass index) between 18.5 and 27.9
  • Healthy, tobacco-free lifestyle

Applicants who meet these egg donor eligibility criteria are invited to meet with our partner reproductive endocrinologists in person to learn more about the process. If they decide to move forward, the next steps involve intensive screening and medical testing.

  • Comprehensive review of overall health, medical background and family history
  • Drug testing
  • Fertility testing, including bloodwork to check hormone levels and an ultrasound exam to check antral follicle count
  • Physical exam
  • Psychological evaluation
  • Infectious disease screening, including FDA-required tests for HIV, hepatitis B and C, and sexually transmitted infections
  • Genetic carrier screening and chromosome analysis

Completing all steps in the egg donor eligibility process can take several weeks. Once all results are in, the donor is officially approved to participate in our donor egg program and can begin her egg retrieval cycle.

Not only do these tests and screenings ensure safety for the donor, intended parents and future child, they also give us a good idea of how the donor will respond to the fertility medications used to maximize the number of eggs retrieved.

Learn more about our egg donor eligibility process

Our goal is for every intended parent to feel confident in choosing the donor that feels right for them. To learn more about our egg donor eligibility criteria or to find a Texas egg donor by viewing profiles of our approved donors, contact us today.