Egg donation/Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH)

Verified October 1, 2026

Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) Egg Donor Pay & Requirements

Clinic

Pay

$6,000

first cycle

Where

Cincinnati, Florence, Louisville, Montgomery

Travel covered

Time

Screening usually weeks (3 visits: nurse, psychologist, physician); then match + cycle

Monitoring and downtime

Age

21–30

Within a normal weight range — numeric BMI Not published

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At a glance

Where and travel

  • 4 clinics in OH, KY: Cincinnati, Florence, Louisville, Montgomery
  • Not published as dollar amounts
  • In-house clinic

Pay

  • First cycle $6,000 per cycle

Requirements

  • Age 21–30
  • Within a normal weight range — numeric BMI Not published
  • No history of alcohol or substance abuse
  • Genetic screening
  • Psychological screening
  • Good health; normal regular menstrual cycles; two functioning ovaries
  • Willing to have psychological evaluation (PAI / personality inventory; MMPI referenced on selection page)
  • Health history free of genetically transmittable diseases, STDs, cancer, substance abuse
  • If married, spouse comfortable; husband's consent required (selection page)
  • Tubal ligation OK
  • Willing to use barrier contraception for at least two complete menstrual cycles (selection)
  • Physical exam; STI testing; blood type

Time

  • Screening usually weeks (3 visits: nurse, psychologist, physician); then match + cycle

Pay

First cycle
$6,000

Donor-page amounts, verified October 1, 2026.

Outside the stipend

Travel reimbursement
Not published as dollar amounts
Expenses covered
Not published as dollar amounts; Not published as donor OOP $

Where and when

Where

Headquarters
Cincinnati, OH
Clinic locations
Cincinnati, OH, Florence, KY, Louisville, KY, Montgomery, OH
Travel reimbursement
Not published as dollar amounts
Travel covered
Yes

Time

Monitoring and downtime
Screening usually weeks (3 visits: nurse, psychologist, physician); then match + cycle

Do you qualify

Requirements

Age
21–30
BMI
Within a normal weight range — numeric BMI Not published
Also required
  • No history of alcohol or substance abuse
  • Good health; normal regular menstrual cycles; two functioning ovaries
  • Willing to have psychological evaluation (PAI / personality inventory; MMPI referenced on selection page)
  • Health history free of genetically transmittable diseases, STDs, cancer, substance abuse
  • If married, spouse comfortable; husband's consent required (selection page)
  • Tubal ligation OK
  • Willing to use barrier contraception for at least two complete menstrual cycles (selection)
  • Physical exam; STI testing; blood type

Screening

Psychological screening
Yes
Genetic screening
Yes
Screening steps
  1. Questionnaire; RN interview; PAI/psych; physician physical; STI; blood type

How it works

Steps

Matching
In-house approved donor portfolio; anonymous or directed/known; non-identifying profiles shared with IPs
Application
Brief online EDC eligibility questionnaire / detailed questionnaire → RN+MD review → RN interview → psych → physician
Donor coordinator
Donor Egg Coordinator / third party team (thirdparty@irhfertility.com)

Covered and limits

Medications
Yes
Identity
Anonymous (unknown) and directed/known donors; gestational carrier pathway
Fresh cycles
Yes
Frozen cycles
Yes
Also offers surrogacy
Yes
Also offers sperm donation
Yes

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