Once you decide to become an egg donor, lots of questions will come up! You might have additional questions about the process or questions friends and family may ask. As part of our interview process for egg donors, we ask all candidates why they want to donate eggs, and your honest responses help us ensure you fully understand the process and commitments involved.
This article will prepare you for the questions asked on our egg donor application and provide suggestions for responding to family and friends when they ask why you want to donate eggs.
Why Do Women Donate Their Eggs?
There are many reasons why women donate their eggs, including the joy of helping others have a family, financial compensation, or helping a friend or family member in need. The egg donation process is fairly straightforward and typically involves ovarian stimulation via hormonal medication and an egg retrieval procedure. Our article, “Egg Donation 101,” provides a good overview of the process.
The primary benefits of egg donation include the personal satisfaction of helping someone else have a family as well as financial compensation. There are some risks associated with egg donation, but they are typically minor. Side effects may include mild discomfort during retrieval and PMS-like symptoms while taking the medication used during ovarian stimulation.
What Kind of Questions are Egg Donors Asked?
As part of the application process to become an egg donor, questions about why you wish to donate eggs will be asked during the interview. At Family Creations, we ask several questions about your health and medical history. We will also want information about your age, weight, and other physical characteristics, as these details are relevant to the intended parents. Most egg donor recipients want their child to resemble them, so questions about appearance and genetic predispositions are very important.
In addition, potential egg donors should be prepared to answer more intimate questions about their sexual and overall health. Lifestyle questions concerning smoking, drug use, and countries you may have lived in (to determine if you’ve been exposed to specific diseases) are also asked. It’s essential to answer these questions honestly and with care. Having a solid conviction for why you want to donate eggs will help guide you through the application process.
Once Family Creations has collected your information, they will assess your eligibility to donate eggs. Those who pass our initial screening are invited for a personal interview with a case manager. This interview allows the case manager and the applicant to ask egg donor questions in greater detail.
In order to ensure the health and safety of everyone involved, Family Creations has a comprehensive and intensive application process. Please know that our egg donation timeline is used to ensure the donor’s health and the health of the child that is created through the donated eggs. Our staff takes pride in being both super friendly and experienced, and we want to help potential egg donors succeed. Once your application has been accepted, you’ll want to create your donor profile with sufficient information to answer questions from egg donor recipients.
Talking About Egg Donation With Family and Friends
When you announce that you’ve been selected to become an egg donor, you’ll likely be met with a range of reactions and questions from your loved ones, including the question of why you chose to donate eggs. Some may be supportive and enthusiastic and want to know all the details about what you can and cannot do in order to help you while you’re taking the ovarian stimulation medication.
However, you’ll also want to be prepared for others who may be critical or judgmental of your decision. Being fully informed about the egg donation process will help you to accurately respond to their concerns that egg donation may be dangerous or detrimental to your fertility (short answer, it’s not!). When you keep in mind your reasons for why you’re donating eggs, it will help others in your life understand why being an egg donor is important to you.
Family Creations is very transparent about our egg donation process. We’re prepared for all egg donor questions, including potential risks and side effects, compensation schedules, and the responsibilities egg donors must take on when preparing for the medical procedure to donate eggs. While the benefits of donating eggs are immense, weighing all the information carefully before making a final decision is important. We’re here to help you at every turn!
Apply to be an Egg Donor With Family Creations
At Family Creations, we understand the vital role that egg donors play in family planning for couples wanting a child and why donated eggs are needed for our intended parents. Contact us today to learn more about the egg donation process or start an application online.