Egg donation/PureOvum Egg Donor Collective

Verified October 1, 2026

PureOvum Egg Donor Collective Egg Donor Pay & Requirements

Agency

Pay

$5,000–$10,000

first-cycle range

Where

San Diego, Madison

Travel covered

Time

Local donors ~2 weeks in San Diego for cycle; OOT monitored first week then stay for retrieval; +24–48h post-retrieval; commit ~6 months stated in requirements

Monitoring and downtime

Age

20–30

Healthy body weight, with normal BMI — numeric range Not published

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At a glance

Where and travel

  • 2 clinics in CA, WI: San Diego, Madison
  • Non-local CA donors fly to San Diego; all travel + companion covered; hotel covered; $75/day per diem if >200 miles round trip

Pay

  • First cycle $5,000–$10,000 per cycle
  • Repeat $5,000–$10,000 per cycle
  • Up to 6 cycles

Requirements

  • Age 20–30
  • Healthy body weight, with normal BMI — numeric range Not published
  • Education: Higher education preferred; High School diploma or GED required
  • Non-smoker; abstains from illegal drug use; no tobacco; no history of substance abuse
  • Genetic screening
  • Psychological screening
  • Physically and emotionally healthy
  • Both ovaries
  • Knowledgeable of family physical and mental health history
  • Willing to commit ~6 months; flexible schedule / travel
  • Willingness to use injectable medications
  • No multi-generational familial diagnoses such as inheritable cancer, heart disease before 55, various genetic disorders
  • Lifetime max 6 cycles; may donate every 3 months after a completed cycle (Q&A)

Time

  • Local donors ~2 weeks in San Diego for cycle; OOT monitored first week then stay for retrieval; +24–48h post-retrieval; commit ~6 months stated in requirements

Pay

First cycle
$5,000–$10,000first-cycle range
Repeat
$5,000–$10,000 per cycle

Donor-page amounts, verified October 1, 2026.

Outside the stipend

Travel reimbursement
Non-local CA donors fly to San Diego; all travel + companion covered; hotel covered; $75/day per diem if >200 miles round trip
Expenses covered
Non-local CA donors fly to San Diego; all travel + companion covered; hotel covered; $75/day per diem if >200 miles round trip; Medical/psych screening, medications, medical expenses paid by intended parents; Egg donation cycle insurance policy provided for complications; Independent attorney provided for legal contract; legal consultation before signing

Where and when

Where

Headquarters
San Diego, CA
Clinic locations
San Diego, CA, Madison, WI
Travel reimbursement
Non-local CA donors fly to San Diego; all travel + companion covered; hotel covered; $75/day per diem if >200 miles round trip
Travel covered
Yes
In-house clinic
No

Time

Monitoring and downtime
Local donors ~2 weeks in San Diego for cycle; OOT monitored first week then stay for retrieval; +24–48h post-retrieval; commit ~6 months stated in requirements

Do you qualify

Requirements

Age
20–30
BMI
Healthy body weight, with normal BMI — numeric range Not published
Also required
  • Education: Higher education preferred; High School diploma or GED required
  • Non-smoker; abstains from illegal drug use; no tobacco; no history of substance abuse
  • physically and emotionally healthy
  • both ovaries
  • knowledgeable of family physical and mental health history
  • willing to commit ~6 months; flexible schedule / travel
  • willingness to use injectable medications
  • no multi-generational familial diagnoses such as inheritable cancer, heart disease before 55, various genetic disorders
  • lifetime max 6 cycles; may donate every 3 months after a completed cycle (Q&A)

Screening

Psychological screening
Yes
Genetic screening
Yes
Screening steps
  1. Psychological and medical screening at fertility clinic in Southern California after IP selection; genetic testing during admissions/profile

How it works

Steps

Matching
Donor profile in database for IP selection
Application
Online application → PureOvum admissions review → phone consult if qualified → admissions → profile (video/genetic testing) → IP select → psych/medical screen in SoCal → legal → cycle
Donor coordinator
PureCoordinator / PureOvum coordinators

Covered and limits

Medications
Yes
Insurance
Yes
Legal counsel
Yes
Identity
Not locked to a single default on pages reviewed
Cycle limit
6
Fresh cycles
Yes

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