Egg donation/Donor Egg Bank USA (Donate Eggs)

Verified October 1, 2026

Donor Egg Bank USA (Donate Eggs) Egg Donor Pay & Requirements

Bank

At a glance

Where and travel

  • 11 clinics in 10 states

Pay

  • First cycle $4,000–$8,000 per cycle
  • Up to 6 cycles

Requirements

  • Age 21–28 (up to 33 if prior donation resulted in a child)
  • Drug and tobacco free
  • Genetic screening
  • Psychological screening
  • Good physical and mental health
  • Free of infectious diseases
  • Complete three-generation family medical history
  • Legally allowed to work in the U.S. (no visa sponsorship)

Time

  • First-time screening/qualification typically 3–6 months

Pay

First cycle
$4,000–$8,000first-cycle range

Donor-page amounts, verified October 1, 2026.

Outside the stipend

Expenses covered
All testing, preparation, and treatments at no cost to donor; Donor insurance not billed

Where and when

Where

Clinic locations
Charleston, SC, Phoenix, AZ, Troy, MI, Spokane, WA, Honolulu, HI, Dayton, OH, Charlotte, NC, St. Louis, MO, Santa Barbara, CA, Memphis, TN, Redondo Beach, CA
In-house clinic
No

Time

Monitoring and downtime
First-time screening/qualification typically 3–6 months

Do you qualify

Requirements

Age
21–28 (up to 33 if prior donation resulted in a child)
Also required
  • Drug and tobacco free
  • Good physical and mental health
  • Free of infectious diseases
  • Complete three-generation family medical history
  • Legally allowed to work in the U.S. (no visa sponsorship)

Screening

Psychological screening
Yes
Genetic screening
Yes
Screening steps
  1. Genetic and fertility testing, physical exam, drug screening, psychological assessment

How it works

Steps

Matching
Frozen bank — donate without waiting for a match (FAQ)
Application
Short application on donorapplication.com → comprehensive application → coordinator orientation → clinical screening → medicated cycle → retrieval under sedation
Donor coordinator
Donor Egg Bank USA donor coordinator

Covered and limits

Medications
Yes
Insurance
Yes
Identity
ID Disclosure donor option described on FAQs
Cycle limit
6
Fresh cycles
No
Frozen cycles
Yes
Also offers surrogacy
No
Also offers sperm donation
No

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