Yes, at Rockefeller Fertility, we offer egg freezing services to our egg donors for their own use in the future. Egg freezing, also known as oocyte cryopreservation, is a process where your eggs are harvested, frozen, and stored for later use. Our team of healthcare consultants will guide you through every step of the process, from initial consultation and medical assessments to the egg retrieval and freezing procedure. We use state-of-the-art technology to ensure the highest success rates, providing you with peace of mind about your reproductive future.

No, you will not run out of eggs if you donate them to someone else. Women are born with a finite number of eggs, typically around 1 to 2 million, which naturally decline with age. During each menstrual cycle, only a small fraction of these eggs, about 300 to 400, are utilized to get 1 or 2 mature eggs that gets released and the rest are reabsorbed by your body. When you donate eggs, hormone treatments are used to stimulate the ovaries to help mature those eggs that would not have matured and just have been absorbed by your body. Therefore, donating eggs does not deplete your egg reserve in a manner that impacts your fertility. You will still have the same number of eggs in your ovary the next time you get your period whether or not you donated eggs the prior cycle. Egg donors retain their fertility potential after donation and usually have a good chance of conceiving naturally in the future. At ROCKEFELLER FERTILITY, we ensure that all donors undergo comprehensive medical evaluations to safeguard their health and well-being, maintaining professional and ethical standards throughout the donation process.

Yes, you can still get pregnant on your own after donating your eggs. At ROCKEFELLER FERTILITY, we ensure that the egg donation process will not have a long-term effect on your fertility. Each menstrual cycle, a woman produces multiple eggs, but typically, only one reaches maturity and is released during ovulation. The remaining are naturally reabsorbed by the body. In an egg donation cycle, some of those otherwise unused eggs are retrieved instead of being reabsorbed by your body. Typically, about 10 to 20 eggs are retrieved on each donation cycle.

The egg donation selection process can take a few weeks to a couple of months. After completing the questionnaires, evaluations, and testing, and being found eligible to donate, you will be listed in our egg donor database. Once a recipient selects you to be their donor, you will be contacted to start the egg donation cycle. Timing depends on recipient demand and specific donor criteria.

Typically, during each menstrual cycle, many follicles (approximately 300 to 400) can start the maturation process, but only one follicle becomes dominant and is released as an egg during ovulation. This is known as the "ovulatory" or "dominant" follicle. The other follicles that do not reach maturity are reabsorbed by the body.

The number of eggs a woman has is determined at birth and naturally decreases over time. Women are born with approximately 1-2 million eggs. By the time puberty begins, this number drops to around 300,000 to 400,000. Throughout a woman's reproductive years (from puberty to menopause), roughly 300 to 400 of these eggs (for each menstrual cycle) will be used to obtain 1 or 2 mature eggs and be released during ovulation and those that do not mature are reabsorbed by the body.

Egg donors are compensated for their time and effort. The compensation for our egg donors is $8,000 for each donation cycle. The compensation can be higher depending on their qualifications, willingness of recipients, and outcome from previous donation cycle.

At Rockefeller Fertility,  the safety and well-being of our donors are our priority. The egg donation process is generally considered safe, with the majority of donors experiencing minimal risks. Egg donation has been practiced for more than 30 years and more than 100,000 babies had been born through the egg donation process. However, as with any medical procedure, there are potential risks and side effects, such as ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) and infection. The chance of any severe side effects is less than 1%. Our experienced healthcare team will guide you throughout, ensuring you are well-informed and comfortable with the process.

Step 1 is to fill out our online application to become an egg donor which include your demographics, health and medical history. Step 2 is an interview followed by physical exam, psychological exam, and testing for drugs, genetic and infectious diseases. Once all those are cleared, then step 3 will be the egg donation cycle which is approximately 14 days long from the start of medications to the day of egg retrieval.

At Rockefeller Fertility, you will receive your compensation on the day of your egg retrieval.

To become an egg donor you must be a healthy, with regular menstrual cycle, preferably between the ages of 21 and 30. You should be drug free  also be free of genetic diseases and infectious diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis, Syphilis, Herpes, Chlamydia, etc. Donors will need to undergo screening, physical and psychological exam, and testing to ensure they are suitable candidates for egg donation.