Requirements to Becoming an Egg Donor
To become an egg donor at Cryos, you must have good quality eggs and meet other physical and mental health requirements to be registered as an egg donor.
To become an egg donor, you must meet the following requirements:
- Be between the ages of 21 – 30
- Be within a BMI of 19 – 28
- Be physically healthy with both ovaries
- Be emotionally healthy
- Be willing to take daily self-injections for a duration of approximately 7-14 days
- Be willing to take oral birth control pills
- Be within a one-hour drive of our facility
- Be willing to undergo a background check
- Be able to attend all appointments during the donation process
- Either be a college or trade school student, be college educated or have a successful, long term career
You must wait six months before applying if:
- You have recently visited an area with a Zika outbreak
You must wait twelve months before applying if:
- You are receiving treatment for Chlamydia or Gonorrhea. This date is from date of treatment, not diagnosis. All other STDs are disqualifying factors.
You cannot become an egg donor if:
- You can not provide information about both sides of your biological family
- You or a family member has a serious genetic disorder
- You have an STD besides Chlamydia or Gonorrhea (see above)
- You have venereal warts or condylomata
- You inject medicines for non-medical reasons
- You inject medicines for non-medical reasons
- You have provided sex to others for money or drugs
- You have had sex with a man who has had sex with a man
- You have donated your eggs six or more times previously
- You are unable to pass a background check
The above are some of the most important criteria. You can learn more about how to improve your female fertility and egg quality here.
Cryos is here for you
At Cryos, we want to support and help you on your journey to become a donor. Please contact us if you have questions or need further information about becoming a Cryos egg donor.