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Egg Donor Requirements and Qualifications
It takes a special woman to be an egg donor. Young women who are interested in donating their eggs must meet a set of physical, health, geographic and educational require
Physical Requirements for Egg Donors
- Be between 21-29 years of age (up to 31 for experienced donors)
- Have a Body Mass Index (BMI) lower than 29
- Be of any ethnic and racial background
Geographic Requirements for Egg Donors
- Be a U.S.
Health Requirements for Egg Donors
- Have no more than one occurrence of the same cancer in family history (except non-genetic cancers, such as leukemia and lung)
- Have family history with no serious heart disease or heart attacks under age 55
- Not have psychiatric hospitalizations
- Be comfortable with giving yourself daily injections with small needles, like those used for insulin
Educational Requirements for Egg Donors
- Have some education after high school i.e. enrolled in college, college classes, certification programs, bachelor's degree, master's degree, PhD, etc.
Yes, these sure may seem like a long list of requirements, but it's because what you're doing as an egg donor is so important – you are changing someone's life!