At the surrogacy agency, we have an extensive approval process. Egg donors need to complete a questionnaire about her medical history, features, education, employment, and details of her previous donation cycle (if applicable). Her health history and that of her family are covered in the medical and genetic section of the questionnaire.
A lot of questions in this section are quite similar to those that will be asked about her at your fertility clinic. Donors with a history of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and alcoholism won’t be approved. Additionally, we screen applicants based on their body mass index (BMI) and only accept those whose BMI falls within the appropriate height/weight limits. Egg donors who are smokers or placed on some prescription drugs that may impact the cycle are immediately ruled out. Also, we don’t approve any donors who have had a tattoo within the previous year or have completed more than five egg donor cycles.