Skip to content After your initial consultation with our team, you’ll receive access to our secure donor database. Based on your stated preferences—such as ethnicity, education, or physical characteristics—we may also send you curated PDF profiles to help you get started.
Yes, if you’re strongly considering a particular donor, we can reserve her profile for a short period while you finalize your choice. A formal match is made once you sign our retainer agreement.
During your consultation, we’ll guide you through a detailed review of your preferences and priorities. Our experienced team will then present you with compatible donor profiles based on criteria such as background, personality, and reproductive history.
Yes. Ivy Surrogacy offers access to academically accomplished donors, including Ivy League, Stanford, and other top-tier graduates. These donors are in high demand, and early inquiry is advised.
Absolutely. We work with international intended parents and provide full support with donor matching, legal coordination, and medical arrangements. We have extensive experience supporting international intended parents throughout the egg donation journey.
Yes—if a donor has completed previous egg donation cycles, we can share relevant outcome information as available and permitted. This may include the number of eggs retrieved, number of embryos created, and in some cases, the number of embryos that reached the blastocyst stage and passed PGT-A screening. While every cycle can vary, a strong history of healthy embryo development may help you feel more confident in your decision. All shared data complies with medical privacy regulations and is provided solely for matching purposes.
Once you’ve officially matched with a donor but before contracts are signed, she will undergo a full series of evaluations. These include hormone testing, infectious disease screening, pelvic ultrasound, drug testing, psychological assessment, and—if not previously completed—genetic carrier screening. Only after passing all screenings does the process proceed to the legal and medical stages.
After medical and psychological clearance, we proceed with legal agreements. Once contracts are signed, your donor starts a monitored medication cycle, preparing for egg retrieval.
Yes. The process is sensitive to the donor’s natural cycle, so irregularities may cause scheduling adjustments. We plan around this to ensure safety and optimal outcomes.
In rare cases, if the donor’s body doesn’t respond adequately, the cycle may be canceled. We’ll work closely with you to review options and potentially rematch with another donor.
Yes. Genetic carrier screening is typically required unless the donor has completed it in a prior cycle. Once results are available, they are usually reviewed by your IVF doctor to assess genetic compatibility with the sperm source and determine whether any additional counseling or testing is needed.
Yes. Once you’ve selected an egg donor and matched with her, she will undergo hormone testing—including AMH (Anti-Müllerian Hormone) levels and antral follicle count (AFC) via ultrasound—as part of her medical screening. These tests help estimate her ovarian reserve and the likely number of eggs she may produce. However, while they can predict egg quantity, they do not assess egg quality.
There is currently no direct test to evaluate egg quality before retrieval. True egg quality is typically revealed through how well the eggs fertilize, develop into blastocysts, and how many embryos pass PGT-A screening.
However, if you’re considering an experienced egg donor, her past donation records can offer valuable insight. For example, a history of producing multiple PGT-A normal blastocysts is a strong indicator of high egg quality—even though results can vary slightly between cycles. Our team will share available information about a donor’s prior outcomes (if any) to help you make an informed decision.
Total costs typically range from $25,000 to $50,000, depending on the donor’s background, location, and experience. This estimate includes the donor’s compensation, legal fees, psychological evaluation, insurance, and agency coordination. It does not include any fees charged by your IVF clinic—such as medical screening, medications, monitoring, or the egg retrieval procedure. Your clinic will provide a separate estimate for those medical services.
Donor fees depend on a variety of factors—educational background, ethnicity, prior donation success, and geographic location. Highly sought-after profiles often command higher compensation.
👉 Learn more in our detailed guide: How Much Do Egg Donors Get Paid: Exploring Compensation
Our fee covers full-cycle coordination: donor matching, screenings, scheduling, and ongoing support. It ensures seamless communication among all parties from start to finish.
No. We provide a detailed cost breakdown before you commit. While minor adjustments may occur, our estimates are transparent and accurate.
Yes. The cost of legal contracts and the donor’s psychological screening are already factored into your total estimate—no separate billing is required for these services.
Generally, these services are not covered by standard health insurance. However, some employers offer fertility benefits through third-party platforms such as Carrot, Progyny, or WINFertility. We recommend checking with your HR department to explore available coverage options. You can also read our blog on fertility benefits to learn how some families use up to $50,000 in employer-sponsored funds toward egg donation or surrogacy.
We can share a sample fee schedule and general estimates. A precise quote depends on your chosen donor, her location, and whether travel arrangements are needed.
After you’ve selected your egg donor, an initial payment—typically a few thousand dollars—is required to reserve her and begin medical and psychological screening. This initial payment does not include our agency fee. Once the donor successfully passes all required evaluations, we will guide you in setting up a licensed escrow account to fund the remainder of the cycle. At that point, our agency fee and all additional costs—such as donor compensation, legal fees, and insurance—will be deposited into the trust account and disbursed accordingly.
Typically, the account is closed once all final invoices are paid and the donation cycle is complete. We’ll guide you through the closing process to ensure every payment is accounted for.
At Ivy Surrogacy, our agency fee is only due after your chosen egg donor has successfully passed both medical and psychological screening. This policy allows you to move forward with confidence, knowing that your financial commitment begins only once the donor is fully eligible to proceed. Prior to that, you’ll only be asked to submit a small initial payment to cover early-stage expenses such as donor travel and screening coordination.
After your donor passes screening, both parties work with independent attorneys to draft and finalize a legal agreement. These contracts define all rights and obligations and must be signed before medications begin.
Intended parents and donors are each represented by separate reproductive law attorneys. Ivy Surrogacy coordinates these services as part of the overall process to ensure compliance and protection for all parties.
Once contracts are signed, the donor is legally obligated to proceed—unless unforeseen medical issues arise. This protects your investment and ensures a clear framework for moving forward.
Yes. The legal contract clearly states that the donor relinquishes all parental rights, ensuring you have full legal parentage of any embryos or children resulting from the donation.
In a fresh egg donation cycle, all eggs retrieved during the procedure are designated for the intended parents, unless otherwise arranged. Unlike egg banks where only a fixed number of frozen eggs are purchased, fresh cycles often yield significantly more. Most donors produce between 15 and 30 mature eggs per retrieval, depending on factors like age and ovarian response. Your IVF clinic will monitor the donor closely throughout the stimulation phase to ensure optimal outcomes.
To better understand the difference between fresh and frozen donor eggs, read our blog here.
The eggs are fertilized in your IVF clinic’s lab using the intended parent’s or donor sperm. Resulting embryos can be cultured and optionally tested via PGT-A before being transferred or frozen.
Fresh fertilization is preferred whenever possible. We recommend providing sperm on or before the egg retrieval day so that the eggs can be fertilized immediately without needing to be frozen. However, if timing or logistics require it, the eggs can be safely frozen for future use.
Yes. Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy (PGT-A) is an option that many intended parents choose to evaluate chromosomal normalcy prior to embryo transfer.
Yes, frozen sperm can be used successfully. Your IVF clinic will assess its quality before fertilization. We recommend that the intended father freeze his sperm directly at the U.S. IVF clinic whenever possible. For international intended parents who are unable to travel, it’s also possible to freeze sperm at a local clinic or laboratory and ship it to the U.S.—but certain requirements must be met.
Specifically, U.S. regulations require the sperm provider to complete FDA infectious disease testing within a defined time window prior to collection. Additionally, the sperm must be legally permitted to be exported by the local customs authority. For example, Japan and Hong Kong typically allow outbound shipment of frozen sperm, while mainland China currently does not permit sperm export.
We will work closely with your fertility clinic and legal team to ensure that all regulatory and logistical steps are properly handled.
The number of embryos you can expect from a fresh egg donation cycle varies based on both quantity and quality of the retrieved eggs, as well as sperm quality and laboratory conditions. While many donors produce 15 to 30 eggs, not all of them may be mature or genetically viable.
On average, 60% to 80% of mature eggs fertilize successfully. Of those, a portion will continue developing to the blastocyst stage, where they can be biopsied for Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy (PGT-A)—a common step in modern IVF to assess chromosomal normalcy.
It’s typical to see 4 to 8 PGT-A normal embryos from a high-yield cycle, though this can vary significantly. Egg quality plays a critical role here: a high number of eggs does not always guarantee a large number of usable embryos. Your IVF clinic will guide you through embryo development updates and discuss how many embryos are ultimately suitable for transfer or freezing based on PGT-A results.
