• Witness the wonders of modern medicine first-hand.
• Meet amazing like-minded women and make lifelong connections.
• Be part of something so special and unique… trust us you feel this.
• Help make a family’s dream come true.

There is no answer to this question. Sometimes an egg donor gets matched immediately, sometimes it takes a few weeks or months. It is all about timing and for the right intended parents to choose you. The Emerald Donors team puts a great deal of effort into ensuring well-presented egg donor profiles. In our experience, egg donors with high-quality pictures, an egg donor video, and with detailed answers, gets matched easier/faster.

Never! You will be appointed a donor coordinator who will be your support throughout the process (pre-screening, cycle and post retrieval). Your donor coordinator accompanies you to the destination, all the treating clinic visits, retrieval and even some sightseeing.

You will also always have direct contact with the IVF clinic’s medical staff, Fertility Specialist and Emerald Donor’s team.

Emerald Donors was created by a passionate egg donor and Infertility Specialist to provide a safe platform where egg donors get to shine as true individuals and wholeheartedly enjoy the experience. Their years in the field revealed this was missing from most international egg donor programs.

Our multilingual and multicultural team doesn’t only consist of a prestigious Reproductive Endocrinologist & Infertility Specialist and highly trained and internationally experienced Directors and Coordinators but with members who have gone through the egg donation process themselves. This means you are dealing with individuals who have first-hand experience and understand the process both professionally and personally.

You couldn’t be in better hands.

1. Honesty – you need to be upfront and honest with the team throughout the process to not jeopardize the cycle.
2. Commitment – you need to be able to tend to any pre-trip appointments such as blood tests, scans etc.
3. Follow instructions – you need to follow the team's instructions exactly regarding how and when to take medications, and ask questions when clarification is needed. We are always here for this, rather ask a million times if you are unsure.
4. Communication – you need to be able to communicate any problems during the cycle.
5. Presentation – when you are an Emerald Donor you are part of a highly esteemed group. We ask that when visiting the clinics or representing Emerald Donors you always keep this in mind.

Yes, the egg retrieval is done under sedation.

You can only do a cycle when you finish breastfeeding. However, you may complete your profile & we will make a note.

How does donating affect breastfeeding?

1. The drugs and hormones pass through the breast milk onto the baby. 
2. When you are breastfeeding your prolactin levels are elevated. 
3. You need to have a regular period to qualify.

It is fine to be using birth control pills, the patch, an intrauterine device or a vaginal ring as long as you have a regular period. However, the following will halt the process: 

1. Implant – you will need to have this removed and wait for about two weeks for your hormone concentration and thus your menstrual cycle to regulate.
2. Injection – you will need to discontinue this to allow the medication to exit your system and your regular period to commence before you can start the donation journey. This will take about 3 months.

Your recipient will pay for your medical expenses, flights, visa, food allowance and accommodation. You are only responsible for your contraceptive pill, transportation to the airport and personal site seeing activities at the destination.

Please read our detailed egg donation process page which highlights the possible risks for each stage. Please read this carefully and ask us any questions!

Your IVF physician will discuss all potential risks and side effects with you as part of the pre-screening process.

Did you know you are born with about one to 2 million eggs! When you reach puberty, your ovaries have around 400 thousand eggs left. Every month 15-20 eggs mature inside the follicles inside your ovaries. However, usually, only one follicle reaches maturity while the rest are discarded by your body.    

When you donate your eggs, the medication used fully develops all of the eggs in your follicles that are naturally available in that particular cycle. In short, no more eggs are removed than what your body naturally puts out.

A 2012 study in Belgium found that egg donation does not reduce your chances of future pregnancy. It was found that of the 60 women who tried to conceive after donating eggs, 57 were able to conceive without external help. Of the remaining three who required fertility treatment, two sought treatment due to their partner’s infertility.

However, there are serious possible complications such as OHSS or Ovarian torsion that could affect your future fertility. Please read our egg donation process page to understand the possible risks for each phase of the journey.