Egg donation/Northern California Fertility Medical Center

Verified September 30, 2026

Northern California Fertility Medical Center Egg Donor Pay & Requirements

Clinic

Pay

$8,000

first cycle

Where

Sacramento, CA

1 clinic location · Travel covered

Time

Process typically several months screening→retrieval (compensation blog); stim ~2 weeks with frequent monitoring

Monitoring and downtime

Age

21–32 (NCFMC process blog FAQ: typically between 21 and 32)

BMI <30

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At a glance

Where and travel

  • Clinic: Sacramento, CA
  • Compensation blog: most programs cover/reimburse screening, cycle meds, and flights/hotels if traveling out of state — NCFMC-specific dollar amounts Not published
  • In-house clinic

Pay

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

Requirements

  • Age 21–32 (NCFMC process blog FAQ: typically between 21 and 32)
  • Must be within certain BMI parameters (process blog); NCFMC BMI education post cites most clinics BMI over 18 and under 30 — not framed as a hard NCFMC-only numeric gate on donate-your-eggs
  • non-smokers (process blog); drug testing at pre-screening (donate-your-eggs)
  • Genetic screening
  • Psychological screening
  • Good overall health; no inheritable conditions (screened)
  • Medical pre-screening: physical + gyn exam, vaginal ultrasound, blood/urine, drug testing, genetic testing
  • Infectious disease testing (HIV, syphilis, chlamydia cited in process blog)
  • Psychological evaluation
  • Lifetime limit of six donation cycles; typically wait 2–3 months between cycles

Time

  • Process typically several months screening→retrieval (compensation blog); stim ~2 weeks with frequent monitoring

Pay

First cycle
$8,000

Donor-page amounts, verified September 30, 2026.

Outside the stipend

Travel reimbursement
Compensation blog: most programs cover/reimburse screening, cycle meds, and flights/hotels if traveling out of state — NCFMC-specific dollar amounts Not published
Expenses covered
Compensation blog: most programs cover/reimburse screening, cycle meds, and flights/hotels if traveling out of state — NCFMC-specific dollar amounts Not published; Cycle medications part of program process; donor OOP burden described as covered/reimbursed in general blog framing; Separate blog on egg donor insurance exists — policy $ details Not published on donate page; Contracts outlined in process FAQ — attorney $ Not published

Where and when

Where

Headquarters
Sacramento, CA
Clinic locations
Sacramento, CA
Travel reimbursement
Compensation blog: most programs cover/reimburse screening, cycle meds, and flights/hotels if traveling out of state — NCFMC-specific dollar amounts Not published
Travel covered
Yes

Time

Monitoring and downtime
Process typically several months screening→retrieval (compensation blog); stim ~2 weeks with frequent monitoring

Do you qualify

Requirements

Age
21–32 (NCFMC process blog FAQ: typically between 21 and 32)
BMI
Must be within certain BMI parameters (process blog); NCFMC BMI education post cites most clinics BMI over 18 and under 30 — not framed as a hard NCFMC-only numeric gate on donate-your-eggs
Also required
  • non-smokers (process blog); drug testing at pre-screening (donate-your-eggs)
  • good overall health; no inheritable conditions (screened)
  • medical pre-screening: physical + gyn exam, vaginal ultrasound, blood/urine, drug testing, genetic testing
  • infectious disease testing (HIV, syphilis, chlamydia cited in process blog)
  • psychological evaluation
  • lifetime limit of six donation cycles; typically wait 2–3 months between cycles

Screening

Psychological screening
Yes
Genetic screening
Yes
Screening steps
  1. Physical/gyn; ultrasound; blood/urine; drug testing; genetic testing; infectious disease; psychological evaluation; genetic counseling

How it works

Steps

Matching
In-house egg donor program; IPs browse clinic donor profiles; also works with outside donor agencies (IP egg-donor-services page)
Application
Apply (EDC prescreen CTA) → medical pre-screening appointment → birth control → ~2 weeks injectables with frequent monitoring at NCFMC → egg retrieval under anesthesia at facility → 1-week post-op + compensation

Covered and limits

Medications
Yes
Insurance
Yes
Legal counsel
Yes
Identity
Identified and non-directed (previously anonymous) donors; complete anonymity no longer guaranteed (DNA testing) — process blog + IP egg-donor-services FAQ
Cycle limit
6
Fresh cycles
Yes
Frozen cycles
Yes
Also offers surrogacy
Yes

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