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Welcome to Family Source Consultants! We completely understand that selecting your Egg Donor is one of the most important decisions that you will make in a life time, and we will help make this process as stress-free and comfortable for you as possible. While searching for a donor, take your time and decide what characteristics are most important to you.  We have found that most Intended Parents are happiest with a donor when they feel a connection with her profile.  All prospective Egg Donors have been carefully pre-screened; this includes a thorough application, an interview with Family Source, a recent pap smear within the past year and clear background check results. Every Egg Donor in our program is educated about their responsibilities throughout the donation, therefore, knows exactly what to expect regarding the process from beginning to end. Family Source Consultants will remain in close contact with the Egg Donor once she has been selected until the donation is complete. We welcome clients to meet with us at one of our office locations. If you are unable to personally visit our office, we are happy to work with you closely via phone and e-mail.

A Note on Anonymous, Semi-Open and Open Donation

Family Source Consultants offers Anonymous, Semi-Open and Open Donations. Regardless of which route you decide to take, our agency fee will remain the same.  

• Anonymous donation – Both Intended Parent(s) and Donor do not disclose their confidential/identifying information with each other.
   

• Semi-open donation- Both Intended Parent(s) and Donor do not disclose their confidential/identifying information with each other. Both parties may agree to meet each other with a staff member from our Agency. A meeting would not obligate the two parties to any further communication afterwards, however, should communication continue, it can be routed via our Agency to keep identifying information confidential.
   

• Open donation – Both Intended Parent(s) and Donor will release their confidential/identifying information with each other. A personal meeting can be arranged with a staff member from our Agency. Both parties must agree for an open donation to occur. In such case, continuing future contact may remain between Intended Parent(s) and Donor.

Your Journey is Underway

Your Egg Donor will be scheduled to be interviewed by a Therapist whom specializes in the area of third party reproduction. In addition, Intended Parent(s) are required to obtain a Psychological Evaluation as well. Your fertility clinic may already have an onsite Therapist; however, should you require a referral, please let us know and we are happy to assist you.  Upon completion of your Egg Donors’’ Psychological Evaluation, she will have the required medical screening done to ensure she is in healthy physical condition to move forward with the donation.  This includes a general consult with the Reproductive Endocrinologist, and/or nurse coordinator, as well as to perform a full blood workup and a pelvic ultrasound. 

En Route to Parenthood via Egg Donation

Upon your Egg Donors’ clear medical results, you will work with a collaborative reproduction attorney to draft the Agreement between yourself and the Egg Donor. Family Source Consultants will refer the Egg Donor to an Attorney as well, which this fee is INCLUDED in our agency fee. The Egg Donor will then begin her medication protocol to synchronize her cycle with the Recipient Mother’s (or the Gestational Surrogate’s) cycle. Family Source Consultants will absolutely go over all of the information with the Recipient Parent/s (or Gestational Surrogate) and Egg Donor to make sure everyone understands the cycle and medication instructions, as it is crucial that all directions are followed precisely. Following is a summarized version of the medication protocol: While the Recipient Mother or Gestational Surrogate is being prepared via medication and monitoring for the upcoming embryo transfer (if it is a fresh transfer), the Egg Donor will be directed to go on birth control pills before possibly starting Lupron injections. Your Egg Donor will have an appointment for the FDA labs, as well as a baseline appointment prior to beginning the stimulation medications. She will be taking the stimulation injections for approximately ten days, and will be monitored closely during this time. Finally, your donor will be notified when to take the final injection (HCG) as the egg retrieval will take place 34-36 hours after this has been administered. This is the final maturation process for the eggs.  Once the eggs are retrieved, they will be inseminated with the Recipient Father’s (or Sperm Donor’s) sperm for fertilization, and 3-5 days later, the created embryos will be implanted into the Recipient Mother’s (or Gestational Surrogate’s) uterus. Any remaining embryos will likely be cryogenically frozen. Please note that the Egg Donor’s full compensation, as well as any incidentals expenses will need to be placed in the escrow account prior to beginning injectible medications. We are happy to manage the escrow account for you as it is included in the agency fee.

And New Life Begins

The Recipient Mother (or Gestational Surrogate) will take a pregnancy test approximately 8-14 days after the embryo transfer. Although your Egg Donor is officially done with her egg donation role, this is the beginning of a much desired dream for you as the Intended Parent/s—and the beginning of a miracle that has been created thanks to the gift of an incredibly giving woman.