Requirements to become an egg donor
The requirements to be an anonymous egg donor in surrogacy processes are similar to the existing requirements for a traditional in-vitro fertilisation process, being the following:
Egg donors’ age and motherhood
Generally, the donor must be between 18 and 34 years of age, although these limits may vary slightly depending on the country in which the in-vitro fertilisation process is carried out.
In some countries, egg donors are also required to have previously fathered at least one healthy child.
Psychological tests
Finalmente, las donantes de óvulos también deberán someterse a una evaluación psiquiátrica para verificar su salud mental, y así asegurar asegurar que no existirán riesgos para la salud mental del bebé.
Additional requirements for egg donors in a surrogacy process
For those cases of egg donation related to a surrogacy process, there are additional issues.
Intended mother’s egg donation
Intended parents can provide their own eggs, but only if they meet all the minimum medical requirements. In these cases, requirements such as age or ovarian capacity are not so decisive, as it is the intended parents who bear the cost of in-vitro fertilisation.
Surrogate egg donation
Surrogate mothers cannot donate their own eggs, as in that case there would be a biological relationship between the surrogate mother and the baby. This is the case in all countries where surrogacy is regulated or permitted.
Anonymous egg donation
In most of the countries where egg donation is allowed, this donation is completely anonymous and therefore the intended parents will not have access to information about the donor, but there are exceptions such as Georgia, where the parents also sign a contract with the donors, or the United States, where the child of a surrogate motherhood process will have the right to know the donor’s details at the age of 18.