Egg Donor recipient - cost??

sailboat2006 · 10-15-2007, 05:47 PM

I am soooooo new to all of this and right now I am just at the start of my research on donor eggs....but I have one main ? that I can't seem to get any answers on:

1. How much is it really to get donor eggs???? Ballpark figure? Is it less expensive or more expensive than adoption?? I would love to hear someone's personal story on what they actually paid out of pocket......

thanks,
~~~ Sailboat ~~~~~

flicka7 · 10-15-2007, 06:31 PM

$20,000

Honestly, I can't even remember the breakdown right now.

$5,000 to the egg donor

I'll have to come back when I remember!

Bottom Line... it was worth it. I have 3 children from 1 egg donor cycle.

sailboat2006 · 10-15-2007, 07:10 PM

That is amazing. That seems awesome. I assume your egg donor had a lot of eggs and a lot of embryo's were made....wow, I didn't even think of that angle with it....that you would get a lot (or hopefully get a lot) and then have some to freeze. Wow. Thanks for the insight.

**BC-MAV** · 10-15-2007, 08:00 PM

I would think egg donor would be less expensive than adoption and you are surely gonna get more than 1 embryo/1baby. Compensation to egg donor $5,000 to $8,000 depending on experience and if donations have resulted in pregnancies and babies for women. Then you have to pay for the meds and IVF for the egg donnor... umm.... $15,000? I think it's still less expensive to do egg donor. A private adoption could cost $40,000.

san12 · 10-16-2007, 06:52 AM

Sailboat,

I'm paying completely out of pocket, and with meds and all the fees from Donor agency and RE procedures it's now in the $30000.00 ball park. Our donor is getting $5000.00.

Flicka7, that's awesome, you must have had a great cycle.

Hope this helps,
San

wendy3223 · 10-16-2007, 07:39 AM

My cycle costs sound a little different than you all.
When we first began the IVF process we paid for a "four try" package...$13,000...then we had to pay for all the meds as well...this cost also included unlimited FET's. When we decided to move onto DE, we still have several tries left, so now we just had to pay donor ($3,000) and then for her testing and meds (about another $3,000)

Hope this helps...

-Wendy

flicka7 · 10-16-2007, 07:57 AM

They retrieved 28 eggs, 21 were mature and only 14 fertilized. We put in 2 fresh and got a BFN. Only 5 went to blast and were frozen. Transferred 2 and had my son. Thawed 3, only 2 survived and had twins.

So, the numbers dwindle down quickly when you get a lot of eggs. Sometimes, only getting a few works out just as well!

san12 · 10-16-2007, 10:14 AM

Flicka7 - wow, that's a wonderfull success story. If I could ask, how long did you wait after your son, to go for it again?

Sailboat, I think you'll find that the costs vary a bit. Good luck with your process.

san

flicka7 · 10-17-2007, 12:39 AM

I breastfed him for 6 months, then waited about 6 weeks for AF, had one more cycle, then went on BCP's. It was 10 months between pregnancies. My twins were 7 1/2 weeks early, so my son was only 16 1/2 months old when they were born. It's been interesting!!!

san12 · 10-17-2007, 05:47 AM

Wow thanks for sharing, I'm sure you've got your hands full.

Congrats!!!

San

10-15-2007, 05:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
sailboat2006 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 144	Egg Donor recipient - cost?? I am soooooo new to all of this and right now I am just at the start of my research on donor eggs....but I have one main ? that I can't seem to get any answers on: 1. How much is it really to get donor eggs???? Ballpark figure? Is it less expensive or more expensive than adoption?? I would love to hear someone's personal story on what they actually paid out of pocket...... thanks, ~~~ Sailboat ~~~~~

10-15-2007, 06:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
flicka7 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: May 2003 Location: NW Suburbs of Chicago Posts: 2,441	$20,000 Honestly, I can't even remember the breakdown right now. $5,000 to the egg donor I'll have to come back when I remember! Bottom Line... it was worth it. I have 3 children from 1 egg donor cycle. __________________ Me & DH, 45 POF, 6 IVF's, 2 m/c, finally successful with DE , twins &

10-15-2007, 07:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
sailboat2006 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 144	Wow... That is amazing. That seems awesome. I assume your egg donor had a lot of eggs and a lot of embryo's were made....wow, I didn't even think of that angle with it....that you would get a lot (or hopefully get a lot) and then have some to freeze. Wow. Thanks for the insight.

10-16-2007, 07:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
flicka7 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: May 2003 Location: NW Suburbs of Chicago Posts: 2,441	They retrieved 28 eggs, 21 were mature and only 14 fertilized. We put in 2 fresh and got a BFN. Only 5 went to blast and were frozen. Transferred 2 and had my son. Thawed 3, only 2 survived and had twins. So, the numbers dwindle down quickly when you get a lot of eggs. Sometimes, only getting a few works out just as well! __________________ Me & DH, 45 POF, 6 IVF's, 2 m/c, finally successful with DE , twins &

10-17-2007, 12:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
flicka7 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: May 2003 Location: NW Suburbs of Chicago Posts: 2,441	I breastfed him for 6 months, then waited about 6 weeks for AF, had one more cycle, then went on BCP's. It was 10 months between pregnancies. My twins were 7 1/2 weeks early, so my son was only 16 1/2 months old when they were born. It's been interesting!!! __________________ Me & DH, 45 POF, 6 IVF's, 2 m/c, finally successful with DE , twins &

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10-15-2007, 08:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
BC-MAV Board Coordinator for Surrogacy BB Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: way down yonder ... Posts: 29,651 Blog Entries: 50	I would think egg donor would be less expensive than adoption and you are surely gonna get more than 1 embryo/1baby. Compensation to egg donor $5,000 to $8,000 depending on experience and if donations have resulted in pregnancies and babies for women. Then you have to pay for the meds and IVF for the egg donnor... umm.... $15,000? I think it's still less expensive to do egg donor. A private adoption could cost $40,000.

10-16-2007, 06:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
san12 100-199 post 3 of hearts Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 148	Sailboat, I'm paying completely out of pocket, and with meds and all the fees from Donor agency and RE procedures it's now in the $30000.00 ball park. Our donor is getting $5000.00. Flicka7, that's awesome, you must have had a great cycle. Hope this helps, San

10-16-2007, 07:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
wendy3223 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: california Posts: 1,199	My cycle costs sound a little different than you all. When we first began the IVF process we paid for a "four try" package...$13,000...then we had to pay for all the meds as well...this cost also included unlimited FET's. When we decided to move onto DE, we still have several tries left, so now we just had to pay donor ($3,000) and then for her testing and meds (about another $3,000) Hope this helps... -Wendy

10-16-2007, 10:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
san12 100-199 post 3 of hearts Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 148	Flicka7 - wow, that's a wonderfull success story. If I could ask, how long did you wait after your son, to go for it again? Sailboat, I think you'll find that the costs vary a bit. Good luck with your process. san

10-17-2007, 05:47 AM	#10 (permalink)
san12 100-199 post 3 of hearts Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 148	Wow thanks for sharing, I'm sure you've got your hands full. Congrats!!! San

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