As an embryo donor, your generous gift may give somebody the chance to start a family. There are many ways of becoming an embryo donor, and it is usually after a family has themselves done IVF, and have ‘left over’ embryos after they have completed their own family.

If your clinic has a donor embryo program, the clinic can allocate the embryo(s) to a recipient, or if your clinic does not have a donor embryo program, you can transfer them to another clinic to go through the donation process there. Alternatively, you can donate them to someone you know. It is a complex process involving finding the right recipient through advertising (social media, or a recruitment agency or organisation), and numerous counselling sessions.

Naturally, you may be curious to know whether children have been born following your donation, and if so, how many, their age, and their gender. You may also be wondering if they resemble you or share personality traits with you.

You can apply for non-identifying information about your donor offspring from the clinic/agency you donated at, or various donor registries in Australia and worldwide. There are also Facebook groups for matching donors with recipients and vise versa. Your clinic/agency can provide the total number offspring born to each person treated, and each offspring’s gender at birth and year of birth.

As an egg donor you may be interested in any changes to national and state legislations regarding egg donation, or simply would like to be a part of a community. You can join our Facebook group where you can connect with others and stay up to date on ART.