Screening

Typical Egg Donor Screening Process

To be accepted as an egg donor, an applicant must successfully complete a psychological screening. The average psychological screening involves several visits with a donor applicant to obtain a complete psychosocial history. A comprehensive psychological test called the Minnesota Multi-phasic Personality Inventory-2 is usually administered and analyzed. The in-depth psychological test is designed to evaluate the donor's propensity for psychiatric or personality disorders which may interfere with or be aggravated by the donor process. During this screening, the donor's motivations for donating are explored. The screening attempts to evaluate donors for their ability to follow through on life decisions and complete long-term projects/processes. In addition, a background investigation by a Private Investigator may be deemed necessary. This check may include:

Arrest history search for alcohol related offenses;
Arrest history search for narcotics related offenses;
Arrest history search for vice related offenses;
Motor vehicle search for alcohol related offenses;
Civil financial check to determine if financial difficulties may have been brought on by abuses.

In the event that a questionable incident does arise in an investigator's research, additional interviewing is conducted until the Center is satisfied that the donor is of good character; otherwise, the prospective donor will not be accepted into the program.

Completion of the psychological screening process is then followed by a medical exam.

Typical Medical Exam and Evaluation

Assessment of ovaries on day 2 or 3 of period
Blood tests to determine general health, and confirm the absence of certain communicable diseases
Gynecology exam including cultures for communicable diseases
Genetic screening to include cystic fibrosis and fragile-X testing
Drug screening by hair sampling - a more definitive testing method

If all the screening test results are satisfactory, then the application or abstract is made anonymous by removing identifying information such as name, etc. The abstract is then made available to recipients, or those who need donated eggs. If your application is selected, then you will move onto the next step.

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