FAQ About Egg Donation and Surrogacy

1. Why are egg donors needed?
Many couples that desire to have children find it difficult to achieve that goal. The causes of infertility are many. One of those reasons is the inability of some women to produce eggs or to produce healthy eggs. This can be due to many factors or medical problems, ranging from advanced maternal age to cancer. Egg donation techniques have allowed couples the ability to achieve their goal of building a family.

2. How do we begin the process?
Whether you are intended parents in search for an egg donor or a surrogate, an egg donor, or a surrogate, you can begin your process with American Reproductive Services by sending us an inquiry to: info@arseggdonor.com or by giving us a call at 949.702.6310.

3. How much does the initial consultation cost for intended parents?
We are currently offering a free consultation for intended parents that bring the Internet referral coupon to their first consultation visit.

4. What are your success rates?
Our success rate per retrieval is very high - over 50% delivery rate.

5. How do you select your donors?
Our egg donor search is done through a variety of means such as flyers, radio and television commercials, as well as Internet advertising.  Our egg donors are carefully selected based on numerous criteria including but not limited to genetic and psychological evaluations, age, health history, and criminal history.

6.  How many times may a woman donate an egg?
We recommend that women donate no more than 6 eggs.

7. Will donating an egg/(s) affect my ability to become pregnant in the future?
Donating eggs will neither increase or decrease your chances of becoming pregnant.

8. As an egg donor, how much time do I need to dedicate to the egg donation program?
The entire egg donation cycle requires donors to donate about one month of their time including lab work, ultrasounds, and egg retrieval.  Most appointments will be fairly short, usually less than half an hour.

9. What kind of tests will I have to take as a surrogate?
You will need to take a physical exam, cultures, blood tests, and a psychological exam.

10. What is the percentage of successful pregnancies via surrogacy?
Success rate varies depending on age of the source of the eggs.

11. How am I, a surrogate, matched with a couple I will be helping bring a baby into this world?
One of our counselors will present a list of intended parents and the final choice of whom you would like to help will be left up to you.