Egg donation/EggDonorFirst

Verified September 30, 2026

EggDonorFirst Egg Donor Pay & Requirements

Agency

Pay

$10,000–$12,000+

first-cycle range

Where

Los Angeles, CA

1 clinic location · Travel covered

Time

Stim/retrieval window: local appts then ~7–10 days near IVF clinic; retrieval 15–20 min; stay in town 24–48 hrs after

Monitoring and downtime

Age

21–29 (homepage FAQ ideal candidate + qualify quiz + Elementor counters 21→29)

BMI 5–29

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At a glance

Where and travel

  • Clinic: Los Angeles, CA
  • Includes meals, mileage, parking, ground transportation, airfare, lodging for donor and companion when required — $ Not published

Pay

  • First cycle $10,000–$12,000+ per cycle
  • Up to 6 cycles

Requirements

  • Age 21–29 (homepage FAQ ideal candidate + qualify quiz + Elementor counters 21→29)
  • ON-SITE CONFLICT: requirements cards animate to BMI < 27.5 (data-to-value 27.5); FAQ ideal candidate BMI<29; qualify quiz 'BMI between below 29' — treat as ~<27.5–29 pending clarification; do not invent single gate
  • Education: Some education beyond high school or success in chosen career path (requirements cards)
  • No tobacco; no history of substance abuse
  • Genetic screening
  • Psychological screening
  • Height: at least 5 feet (requirements counter data-to-value 5 FT; quiz: at least 5 feet tall)
  • General clean bill of health
  • Regular menstrual periods
  • Both ovaries
  • Free of genetic disorders diagnosis
  • Able to obtain up-to-date biological family history & health status
  • No multigenerational familial diagnoses (e.g. inheritable cancer, heart disease before 55)
  • Flexible schedule for appointments & traveling
  • Willingness to use injectable medications
  • Willingness to complete medical & psychological screening
  • FAQ ideal candidate also: monogamous relationship
  • ASRM encourage limiting to 6 cycles referenced; wait ≥2 months between donations

Time

  • Stim/retrieval window: local appts then ~7–10 days near IVF clinic; retrieval 15–20 min; stay in town 24–48 hrs after

Pay

First cycle
$10,000–$12,000+first-cycle range

Donor-page amounts, verified September 30, 2026.

Outside the stipend

Travel reimbursement
Includes meals, mileage, parking, ground transportation, airfare, lodging for donor and companion when required — $ Not published
Expenses covered
Includes meals, mileage, parking, ground transportation, airfare, lodging for donor and companion when required — $ Not published; Med & Psych includes psychological and medical screenings and medical costs associated with egg retrieval; Egg donor insurance listed — policy details Not published; Legal agreements drafted with IPs — donor legal fee $ Not published

Where and when

Where

Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Clinic locations
Los Angeles, CA
Travel reimbursement
Includes meals, mileage, parking, ground transportation, airfare, lodging for donor and companion when required — $ Not published
Travel covered
Yes
In-house clinic
No

Time

Monitoring and downtime
Stim/retrieval window: local appts then ~7–10 days near IVF clinic; retrieval 15–20 min; stay in town 24–48 hrs after

Do you qualify

Requirements

Age
21–29 (homepage FAQ ideal candidate + qualify quiz + Elementor counters 21→29)
BMI
ON-SITE CONFLICT: requirements cards animate to BMI < 27.5 (data-to-value 27.5); FAQ ideal candidate BMI<29; qualify quiz 'BMI between below 29' — treat as ~<27.5–29 pending clarification; do not invent single gate
Also required
  • Education: Some education beyond high school or success in chosen career path (requirements cards)
  • No tobacco; no history of substance abuse
  • Height: at least 5 feet (requirements counter data-to-value 5 FT; quiz: at least 5 feet tall)
  • general clean bill of health
  • regular menstrual periods
  • both ovaries
  • free of genetic disorders diagnosis
  • able to obtain up-to-date biological family history & health status
  • no multigenerational familial diagnoses (e.g. inheritable cancer, heart disease before 55)
  • flexible schedule for appointments & traveling
  • willingness to use injectable medications
  • willingness to complete medical & psychological screening
  • FAQ ideal candidate also: monogamous relationship
  • ASRM encourage limiting to 6 cycles referenced; wait ≥2 months between donations

Screening

Psychological screening
Yes
Genetic screening
Yes
Screening steps
  1. At-home AMH + saliva genetic kit + background for pre-qualified; further medical/psych/genetic at IP IVF clinic after match

How it works

Steps

Matching
Pre-qualification / pre-screened donors; profile shared with IP database and clinic network; No Match No Fee (IP-facing)
Application
Online application (instant min requirements check) → acceptance within ~48 hours → video consult → profile/docs → fertility/genetic testing → wellness → matching → clinic screening/legal → retrieval
Donor coordinator
Program Coordinator Elizabeth Casey (About); egg donor coordinator via apply flow

Covered and limits

Medications
Yes
Insurance
Yes
Legal counsel
Yes
Identity
Open or closed donation models described in FAQ (video call possible for open; confidentiality for closed) — PARTIAL
Cycle limit
6
Fresh cycles
Yes
Also offers surrogacy
Yes

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