Four Reasons For Egg Donors to Choose an Egg Bank vs. a Donor Agency

If you’re considering donating your eggs, you may be wondering whether to choose an egg bank vs. a donor agency. What is the difference? How does compensation and scheduling work? We’re happy to answer your questions about the advantages of donating to an egg bank over a donor agency.

Reason 1: Egg Banks Allow You To Donate On Your Own Schedule

With a donor agency, you have to wait for an intended parent(s) to choose you as their donor before beginning the majority of the donation process. While you will go through a preliminary screening before being accepted as a candidate, the bulk of the medical and psychological screenings happen once you have been selected as a donor. Depending on the agency, that could be several months - or even a year - after you initially apply. Once you are selected, the medical donation process must be carefully timed and aligned with the recipient of the donated egg, with very little scheduling flexibility.

If you donate through a donor egg bank, however, the entire process is done on your schedule. You will undergo the full screening process and, if qualified, can move directly on to starting the necessary medications leading up to the retrieval itself. While there are still specific time windows during the process, you can plan those based on your schedule and availability.

Reason 2: Repeat Egg Donations Are Easier and More Convenient With an Egg Bank vs. a Donor Agency

Another benefit of donating through an egg bank instead of a donor agency is quicker turnaround between donation cycles. If you are interested in donating more than once, you don’t have to wait for another intended parent to choose you again and go through the entire screening, synchronization, and approval process. Instead, if you are cleared to donate again by the egg bank, then you are often able to donate quickly without having to requalify.

Reason 3: Egg Banks Provide Compensation More Quickly

Whether you donate with an egg bank or a donation agency, you are compensated after the egg retrieval is completed. Because the donation process with an egg bank doesn’t depend on being matched with a parent first, the whole process is much quicker, so you can receive your compensation much sooner. And if your cycle must be cancelled for medical reasons, SIMPLIFY Egg Bank still offers you some compensation for your time. If you donate through a donor agency, you are not compensated until after you have been matched, screened, and completed the retrieval procedure, which altogether can take a very long time.

Reason 4: Guaranteed Quality Care on Your Schedule

When you choose to donate with an egg bank, your care is directly provided by the bank’s associated fertility clinic. At SIMPLIFY, we partner with Pacific Northwest Fertility, our wonderful sister clinic. This streamlines the process and ensures you have top-tier, compassionate medical care throughout your entire experience. If you have questions at any point, you don’t have to communicate through the go-between of an agency--our entire team of medical and support staff is here for you every step of the way. By donating through SIMPLIFY, you ensure your experience will be focused around your individual schedule, priorities, and needs. 

Interested in becoming a donor? Apply today!