At Fertility Source Companies (FSC), we aim to provide a nurturing, supportive framework for egg donation and surrogacy—bringing together generous donors looking for an opportunity to give back and hopeful people looking to grow their families. We are proud to extend our comprehensive services to the state of Minnesota, serving all major cities including Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, Maple Grove, and beyond. Whether you’re hoping to find an egg donor in Minnesota or considering becoming a donor yourself, FSC is here to help.
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Finding an Egg Donor in Minnesota
FSC makes finding the right egg donor a simple and straightforward process. Our team will assess your unique preferences and desires to provide an array of options from our vast database of potential candidates, helping you determine which characteristics are most important to you.
Choosing an Egg Donor in Minnesota
Once you’ve outlined what you’re looking for, our experienced staff will help you review our database of egg donor profiles to help you make your decision. These profiles feature candidates’ physical characteristics, educational background, personality traits, and other information about their health and history.
Egg Donor Costs & Fees in Minnesota
At Fertility Source Companies, we understand the financial side of egg donation is a crucial consideration for intended parents, so we want to help you fully understand the costs associated with these programs from the beginning. Our agency fee of $10,000 covers all of the essential services in the egg donation process, including the initial screening process, the donor’s legal fees, and medical insurance.
Egg donors are compensated with initial base pay, typically starting around $8,000 but varying slightly depending on the donor’s history and experience. Other expenses may also come into play, depending on the particulars of the agreement. If the donor must travel to the fertility clinic, for example, travel costs may be factored in. These additional expenses typically range from about $1,000 to $9,000.
The health and safety of all parties is our first priority, and we screen egg donor candidates thoroughly to ensure only the healthiest, most capable donors comprise our database. The vetting process includes:
Medical Tests: Comprehensive physical exams assess a candidate’s overall health.
Psychological Evaluations: Mental health screenings ensure all potential donors are emotionally stable and lead a generally healthy lifestyle.
Interviews and Background Checks: Thorough background checks verify the donor’s personal history and other basic facts, and rigorous interviews help confirm the donor’s reliability.
Genetic Testing: Blood tests screen for any potential genetic disorders that could be passed on, as well as any other possible complications.
FDA Compliance Check: FSC will confirm that the donor meets the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) strict egg donation guidelines.
Personality Profiles: In-depth interviews with candidates help form detailed profiles of a donor’s personality, background, and other characteristics, which intended parents will be able to review in our database.
This comprehensive screening process ensures only the best-suited candidates participate in our egg donation program and gives the best opportunity for a healthy pregnancy free of complications.
Intended parents should consider a wide range of factors when choosing a donor, including the candidate’s physical characteristics, medical records, educational history, personality traits, and personal interests. While intended parents should always try to find the donor that most aligns with their specific values and preferences, it’s important to be flexible and keep an open mind—you never know who you might find yourself drawn to during your search.
All prospective egg donors we work with at FSC have been prescreened for general physical and mental health, and they must meet the basic criteria to become a donor in Minnesota. Additionally, donors are screened with blood panels and other medical tests to rule out infectious diseases, such as HIV and hepatitis, as well as genetic conditions, such as sickle-cell anemia or cystic fibrosis.
No, egg donors will not have any parental rights to the child. The donor and intended parents sign legal contracts, drawn up by reproductive attorneys at the outset of the donation process, in which the donor clearly waives any parental rights or responsibilities and establishes the intended parents as the legal parents of a child born via the donation.
Find an Egg Donor in Minnesota
Contact us to learn more about our program and begin your path to growing your family.
Becoming an egg donor can be a very rewarding and fulfilling experience. Fertility Source Companies offers full-spectrum support to egg donors throughout Minnesota, and our team is standing by ready to answer your questions and help you better understand the egg donation process.
Why Become an Egg Donor in Minnesota
By becoming an egg donor, you can give the profound gift of parenthood to individuals and couples in Minnesota struggling with infertility and other complications. You’ll also receive generous financial compensation and top-notch medical care in the process.
Egg Donor Requirements in Minnesota
FSC’s specific requirements for egg donors in Minnesota help ensure the healthiest, best outcomes for donors and intended parents alike. In order to participate in our program, egg donors must:
Be between the ages of 21 and 29
Be physically fit, with a BMI under 31
Not smoke or use drugs, and maintain a generally healthy lifestyle
Have no genetic conditions that could affect a pregnancy or be passed onto offspring
Be emotionally stable, passing all psychological evaluations
Be fully committed for the duration of the process
The egg donation process in Minnesota is designed with best outcomes for donors and intended parents in mind. Here’s an overview of each step:
Application: Egg donor candidates will provide basic personal information and medical history in an online intake form.
Consultation: If your application is accepted, our staff will set up an interview to get to know you better, help you understand the entire process, and answer any questions you may have.
Database and Matching: If you pass the screening phase, we’ll create a profile for you in our egg donation database, featuring your physical characteristics, educational background, and other traits. Intended parents review these profiles and select a donor based on their unique preferences.
Screening: If chosen by intended parents, donors undergo rigorous medical and mental health screenings, including physical workups, blood panels, and psychological evaluations to confirm general health and well-being.
Legal Contracts: Fertility lawyers for both intended parents and donors draw up legal agreements outlining rights and responsibilities for all parties.
Ovarian Stimulation: Donors undergo hormonal injections to stimulate the ovaries and produce multiple eggs.
Monitoring: Donors meet regularly with fertility specialists to monitor progress, and blood tests and ultrasounds are done to confirm the medication is working correctly and determine optimal egg retrieval timing.
Egg Retrieval Procedure: The donor is under sedation as a physician uses a thin needle to extract eggs from the ovaries, in a process that typically takes under half an hour. The donor can return home the same day.
Recovery: Most of the time donors return to normal activities within a day of egg retrieval. Your fertility specialist will provide detailed post-op care instructions and will be available for support as you recover.
Follow-Up: You’ll schedule a follow-up appointment in the weeks following egg retrieval to ensure your full recovery and to address any questions or concerns you may have.
Our dedicated staff will help explain and facilitate every step of the egg donation process. Our aim at Fertility Source Companies is to make you feel safe, comfortable, and fully informed throughout this experience, as you help intended parents grow their families and achieve their dreams.
Egg Donor Pay & Compensation in Minnesota
Typically, egg donors in Minnesota receive about $8,000 for the completion of an egg donation cycle, though this amount can vary based on location and pregnancy history. Donors who complete multiple successful cycles often receive higher compensation on subsequent cycles. This financial return compensates donors for the time and commitment they give to the egg donation process.
Donors also receive comprehensive medical care, in addition to the deeply rewarding knowledge that they have brought the joy of parenthood to intended parents in Minnesota.
Are you ready to become an egg donor? We’ve worked with egg donors from all over Illinois, including but not limited to, Chicago, Springfield, and Rockford. Start your egg donor journey and apply today! Become an Egg Donor in Minnesota
Egg Donor FAQs
No, egg donors do not have any legal responsibilities to any children born using their eggs. All legal rights and responsibilities belong to the intended parents, as established in legal agreements signed by both parties before the process begins.
This is up to you and the intended parents, but in most cases, egg donation is anonymous to protect the privacy of all parties, and donors and parents don’t end up meeting. But there are plenty of instances in which the donor and recipients do agree to meet.
It’s important to know, however, that the advent of genetic testing kits becoming more widely available to the general public means that, although this is rare, a child born using your donation could have the ability to discover your identity sometime in the future.
While no long-term side effects have been reported from egg donation, there is a very low risk (1–2% of IVF cases) of a condition called ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), which typically causes weight gain and excessive bloating. Regular checkups with fertility specialists help monitor your progress and decrease your risk, and your doctor will discuss all potential side effects and risks at the outset, so you know exactly what to expect and feel confident and well-informed going into the process.
Minnesota Egg Donation
Below is a list of the partner clinics we work with throughout Minnesota. To learn more about their specific egg donor and surrogacy processes, visit their websites or reach out to them directly. If you don’t see your clinic listed here, please contact us and we can make appropriate arrangements with you.
Partner Clinics
Center for Reproductive Medicine – Minneapolis 2828 Chicago Avenue South, Suite #400 Minneapolis, MN 55407 Ph: 612-863-5390 Web: https://ivfminnesota.com/
If you don’t see your clinic listed here, please contact us and we can make appropriate arrangements with you
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