Fertility Services/Reproductive Endocrinology

Timeline For Egg Donor

Center for Assisted Reproductive Technologies
405 W. Redwood Street, 3rd Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201-1703
Office: 410-328-2304
Fax: 410-328-8389

Initial Correspondence (Donor):

A brief phone interview is conducted with the potential egg donor. The potential egg donor can be rejected immediately during the phone interview or after the egg donor coordinator reviews the interview. If the initial information from the interview meets the program’s criteria, an Egg Donor packet is sent to the potential egg donor, which includes a questionnaire.
The donor reviews the Egg Donor Packet and completes the questionnaire. The completed questionnaire is to be sent to Egg Donor Coordinator. The coordinator may ask the donor further questions or reject her after reviewing the questionnaire.

Medical Insurance: donor must have medical insurance

Initial Testing (Donor):

The Egg Donor Coordinator will contact the potential donor to instruct her to make an appointment with a genetic counselor at 410 328-3339. Once the donor makes the appointment, she should call the coordinator with the appointment time.
After the genetic report is reviewed (takes about 4 – 6 weeks from appointment date), the donor will be contacted to set an appointment for a physical and an ultrasound scan. The donor will need to use her unique donor number and date of birth to make an appointment at 410 328-6640. The donor must call the donor egg coordinator with the appointment time. During the appointment the physician will review information concerning the donor egg program. The donor will sign the donor egg consent, medical testing & screening consent and the release of information consent.
These forms must be signed before the Donor can enter into an IVF cycle and receive injectable medication.
If the donor is on birth control pills, she will need to go off the pill for one month. The donor will be instructed when to go off the pill by either the physician or coordinator. The donor should use barrier contraceptive while not using the pill. After being off the pill for one month, the donor should call the IVF nurses or Egg Donor Coordinator with her day 1 bleed. (410 328-0767) If day 1 occurs on the weekend the IVF nurse should be called by 8:00 a.m. on Monday. If the donor is not on the pill, the donor will be instructed to call-in with day 1 of her next menses.
On Day 2-4 or her menstrual cycle the donor will come in for scheduled blood tests: FSH, E2, LH, Sickle Cell Screen* (if African American), and other blood tests requested by the genetic counselor. An ultra sound scan may be done if it was not performed during physical examination. Some times it is possible to schedule the physical exam on the same day as blood tests are done. After the baseline blood tests, the egg donor can go back on birth control pills.
If all above medical indicators are acceptable the donor enters the screened donor pool and can be offered to recipient.
A donor profile sheet is placed in the donor’s chart.
The donor will not be compensated for the screening process and is not guaranteed that a recipient will select her.

Secondary Step – Donor: Selected By Recipient

The donor will schedule and get a psychological consultation with a licensed clinical social worker or psychiatrist. The consultation may include a personality test.
(The appointment will be directed by the Coordinator)
The egg donor will get additional bloodwork plus cervical cultures including: Gonorrhea and Chlamydia cultures, urine toxicology screen and blood work (Syphilis, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Cytomegalovirus, HIV I & II, HTLV I & II). Most of these tests will be repeated within 30 days of the egg retrieval.
The IVF nurse will contact the donor with her schedule for the IVF cycle and will arrange the injection teaching. The IVF nurse coordinator’s phone number is (410 328-0767).

Donor:

Donor signs the legal agreement between the recipient and donor. Must be signed before injectable drugs are given.
Donor Instructions for Retrieval Cycle:

Cycle Day 1

Contact the infertility nurse coordinator at (410) 328-0767 with the first full flow day of your period. If you expect your menses to begin Friday evening or over the weekend please call the nurse’s office before 2pm on Friday afternoon.

Cycle Day 2 or 3

You may begin the birth control pill on day three of your menstrual cycle. You will take one active pill each day until you are directed to do otherwise by the nurse coordinator.

Pre-Op Exam Day (scheduled by the nurse coordinator)

Arrive to 419 W. Redwood Street, Suite 500 at the designated time for your pre-op appointment. You will need to go to the lab on the second floor either before or after your appointment for bloodwork and a urine sample.

Pre-Lupron Ultrasound Day (scheduled by the nurse coordinator)

Arrive to 419 W. Redwood Street, Suite 500 at the designated time for a transvaginal ultrasound.

Lupron Day 1 (scheduled by the nurse coordinator)

Begin self-administered Lupron injections. Continue taking Lupron injections once every evening until directed to do otherwise by the nurse coordinator. (Lupron may or may not be used for the cycle.)

Stimulation Medication Day 1 (scheduled by the nurse coordinator)

Arrive to the lab at 419 W. Redwood Street, Suite 200 for bloodwork prior to your ultrasound appointment.

Arrive to 419 W. Redwood Street, Suite 500 at the designated time for a transvaginal ultrasound.

Begin daily self-administered injections. You will be given an individualized schedule for stimulation mediations. Continue daily injections as directed by the nurse coordinator.

Plan to return for a total of 4-6 visits every 1-4 days for bloodwork and ultrasounds. You will receive new instructions regarding medications and appointment times following each visit.

Day of HCG Administration for Egg Retrieval (approximately 8-12 days after stimulation medication starts)

Arrive to 419 W. Redwood Street for bloodwork and ultrasound at the designated time.

Administer Profasi or Pregnyl by intramuscular injection as directed by the nurse coordinator. You will be given instructions as to the exact date and time of the Profasi injection as well as when to take your last doses of stimulation medication and Lupron.

Day of Egg Retrieval (34 hours after HCG administration)

Arrive at the main hospital at the designated time for egg retrieval.

One Week After the Week of Egg Retrieval

Schedule a follow-up appointment with the physician.
Donor is paid $5000.00

This page was last updated on: November 3, 2008.

For more information or to make an appointment, please call 410-328-6640 or toll-free at 866-608-4228.