On this page, you can get an overview of the process from when you apply until you are approved as an egg donor at Cryos. Along the way, you will be in contact with our donor coordinator, who will guide and help you and answer any questions you may have.
Egg donation process - step by step
Here is how you become an egg donor at Cryos:
1. Egg donor application
The first step is to fill out an application online. Find the egg donor application form here.
1. Egg donor application
The first step is to fill out an application online. Find the egg donor application form here.
2. Health questionnaire
Our donor coordinator will then contact you and you will be asked to fill out a detailed questionnaire about your and your family's health and medical history.
2. Health questionnaire
Our donor coordinator will then contact you and you will be asked to fill out a detailed questionnaire about your and your family's health and medical history.
3. Meeting with the donor coordinator
If you meet our egg donor requirements, we will invite you to participate in an interview with a donor coordinator where our donor coordinator will inform you thoroughly about the next steps in the process, and you can ask questions. You must also sign the donor agreement and decide whether you want to be ID Release or Non-ID Release.
3. Meeting with the donor coordinator
If you meet our egg donor requirements, we will invite you to participate in an interview with a donor coordinator where our donor coordinator will inform you thoroughly about the next steps in the process, and you can ask questions. You must also sign the donor agreement and decide whether you want to be ID Release or Non-ID Release.
4. Psychosocial interview
It is important to us that you feel well-informed and comfortable with your decision to become an egg donor. Our approval process therefore also includes a psychosocial interview. It is a conversation where you can discuss different aspects of what it means to be an egg donor.
4. Psychosocial interview
It is important to us that you feel well-informed and comfortable with your decision to become an egg donor. Our approval process therefore also includes a psychosocial interview. It is a conversation where you can discuss different aspects of what it means to be an egg donor.
5. Clinical examination
After the interview, we schedule an appointment for a clinical examination, which consists of a physical examination and a blood test. The purpose is to ensure that you have no signs of disease.
5. Clinical examination
After the interview, we schedule an appointment for a clinical examination, which consists of a physical examination and a blood test. The purpose is to ensure that you have no signs of disease.
6. Scan
Next, you will have a scan of your ovaries and uterus. The purpose is to check your fertility. If everything looks good, you can be approved as an egg donor.
6. Scan
Next, you will have a scan of your ovaries and uterus. The purpose is to check your fertility. If everything looks good, you can be approved as an egg donor.
7. Hormone stimulation and scan
The process starts with scanning your ovaries and uterus. If everything is as it should be, you will begin a hormone treatment, which aims to increase your production of mature eggs. Along the way, you must attend 1-3 scans at the clinic in Aarhus, where we examine how you respond to the medication.
7. Hormone stimulation and scan
The process starts with scanning your ovaries and uterus. If everything is as it should be, you will begin a hormone treatment, which aims to increase your production of mature eggs. Along the way, you must attend 1-3 scans at the clinic in Aarhus, where we examine how you respond to the medication.
8. Egg retrieval procedure
When the eggs are mature, you will be instructed to take an ovulation injection. The egg retrieval itself will take place in the Cryos Clinic and take approx. 15 minutes. During the procedure, you will be given local anaesthesia so you will not experience pain. However, you may experience some discomfort afterwards, and we recommend that you take the rest of the day off. After the egg retrieval, you will receive your compensation.
8. Egg retrieval procedure
When the eggs are mature, you will be instructed to take an ovulation injection. The egg retrieval itself will take place in the Cryos Clinic and take approx. 15 minutes. During the procedure, you will be given local anaesthesia so you will not experience pain. However, you may experience some discomfort afterwards, and we recommend that you take the rest of the day off. After the egg retrieval, you will receive your compensation.
Once you have gone through the above process, you are done with the donation, and the treatment of the woman or couple you are helping can begin. If you wish, you can donate eggs again. You can donate eggs six times in total.
Any questions about the egg donor process?
If you have any questions about the process or anything else in connection with becoming an egg donor, please contact us.