1. Will I run out of eggs if I give them to someone else?
   No. It is a little known fact that a woman goes through a thousand eggs each month to select a single one that is ovulated. The eggs that do not complete the development process normally dissolve and are absorbed by the body. Fertility drugs simply preserve a portion of these excess eggs, which the body ordinarily discards. No extra eggs are used up in the process.
2. Can I accidentally get pregnant as a result of the egg donation?
   Accidental pregnancies are unlikely. We have not had an accidental pregnancy in our experience. Although fertility drugs stimulate the production of your eggs, there is a period around the time of the egg harvest that you could become pregnant. We will know exactly when this “critical interval” is and advise you to avoid intercourse during this time.
3. What are the legal responsibilities of egg donor and patients?
   The law is extremely clear on this matter. Children as a result of the egg donation process legally belong to the couple receiving the donated embryos. Egg donors have absolutely no responsibility for the future welfare or support of these children.
4. Compensation: It is intended to provide reimbursement for the time and inconvenience involved with taking fertility mediations, coming to the clinic for tests, and for undergoing the eggharvest.

1. The first step is to complete the ovum donor personal history form and return it with a picture of yourself.
   Women who are accepted will then proceed with blood work, an ultrasound, psychological testing, and a complete physical examination. Once these tests are successfully completed the donor proceeds to the matching phase. Once matched with a recipient couple education on the administration of “fertility medication” will begin.
2. Administration of “fertility medication”
   Fertility medications are used to help a woman’s ovaries produce from 10-30 eggs. Some of the fertility medication is a purified form of the natural hormones your body uses to regulate the production of eggs each month. Since experience tells us that women who are taking fertility medication may have a tendency to ovulate their eggs away before the doctor can harvest them for the in-vitro process, a drug called Lupron is used to prevent premature ovulation.
   1. Fertility drugs are inactivated by the digestive system and must be given by injection. Most egg donors take their shots at home and find that they are not particularly uncomfortable. In most cases these drugs are given over the course of three to five weeks. You will have scheduled follow up visits for blood tests and ultrasound. This is to follow the effects of the fertility medications on the egg production.
3. The “egg harvest” procedure
   A minor outpatient surgical procedure is performed to remove eggs from the ovaries for the in-vitro process. To perform an “egg harvest” the doctor uses the picture made by ultrasound machine to guide a very special needle through your vagina and into the ovaries. Eggs are removed one at a time during the course of five to ten minutes. The anesthesia. Once the anesthesia has worn off, you will be ready to go home within an hour or two.
   1. The egg harvest procedure is usually performed in the early morning. In many cases donors are completely back to normal by the afternoon. Most women tell us that they are a little sore for one or two days after the procedure, but otherwise feel well.
   2. Once the eggs are harvested, they are taken into the in-vitro fertilization laboratory. There they are cleaned, inspected, and fertilized with sperm from the recipient’s husband. Several days later the fertilized eggs are placed into the uterus of the mother to begin a pregnancy.

We do realize that the decision to participate in Oocyte donation is not easy to make.
Requirements: Women who are the age of 20 to 33, healthy, non-smokers, know their medical history and are able to complete the initial application packet.

Once they have returned the initial application packet, women who are accepted into the program will proceed with blood work, an ultrasound, psychological testing, and a complete physical examination. Once these tests are successfully completed the donor proceeds to the matching phase. Most donors are matched with their anonymous recipient couple within two months. The stimulation of the donor's eggs and the actual donation process usually proceeds within the next two months.

Requirements:

• Age 20-33
• Review Egg Donor information packet
• Recommendation by Dr. Bello to the program
• Psychological visit (needed prior to initiation of any laboratory work)

Screening:

• Physical exam
• Pap smear
• Gonorrhea
• Chlamydia
• HIV
• Hepatitis B s Ab
• Hepatitis C Ab
• Blood Type & RH
• CMV
• CMP
• Lipid
• FSH
• LH
• Estradiol

• recent photo of yourself
• A copy of your social security card
• A copy of your current driver’s license
• Proof of education (transcripts, copy of degree, etc.)

1. INITIALS OR ALIAS
2. AGE
3. RACE
4. HEIGHT
5. WEIGHT
6. NATURAL HAIR
7. EYE COLOR
8. BODY BUILD
9. SKIN TONE
10. VISION
11. HEARING
12. MARITAL STATUS
13. #CHILDREN
14. #PREGNANCIES