How to Choose the Best Photo for Your Egg Donor Application
Most egg donor applicants are eager to help build families as well as receive egg donor compensation. The initial egg donor questionnaire is the first hurdle toward that goal, but not everyone makes it. You want to stand out among the competition (and there is competition!). The egg donor questionnaire includes statistics such as age, […]
Am I a Good Candidate for Egg Donation? What You Need to Know Before Applying
Many young women across the East Coast, from New York to Pennsylvania and beyond, are exploring egg donation as a meaningful way to help families grow while achieving personal and financial goals. At Northeast Assisted Fertility Group (NAFG), our boutique egg donor agency is here to help you understand egg donor qualifications and determine if […]
Anonymous vs. Non-Anonymous Egg Donor Arrangements: Understanding the Practical Considerations
Choosing egg donation is a critical life decision, and one that often raises questions about anonymity, future contact, and long-term expectations. The terms “anonymous” and “non-anonymous” are commonly used in egg donation, but are imprecise and not well understood. Below, we break down the practical differences, common policies, and how contact preferences are typically handled […]
Donor Eggs and the Future of IVF: What a New Study Means for Donor Egg Recipients
A recent UK study has highlighted a powerful truth about fertility treatments: for women over 43, donor eggs are driving the majority of IVF successes. The findings, published in the journal Population Studies, analyzed data from assisted reproductive technology in the UK from 1991 to 2018 and revealed that while IVF success rates have nearly […]
What Happens to My Eggs After I Donate?
Young women considering egg donation should understand the egg donor process from start to finish. At Northeast Assisted Fertility Group (NAFG), a trusted and renowned egg donor agency, we believe that the more you know, the more confident you will be in your decision to become an egg donor. What Is the Egg Retrieval Process […]
Why Was My Egg Donor Application Rejected? Top Five Reasons
Are you eager to become an egg donor but haven’t heard back from any egg donor program? The egg donor program created by Northeast Assisted Fertility Group (NAFG) is not a medical clinic, but with over twenty years of experience reviewing egg donor applications from across the United States, we’ve identified the five top reasons […]
Egg Donor Screening Explained: What Recipients and Donors Should Really Expect
When it comes to egg donation, many recipients and donors often refer to the entire medical screening process as “genetic testing”. However, at Northeast Assisted Fertility Group, we emphasize that genetic testing is just one component of a comprehensive and essential donor screening process. Understanding each step helps set realistic expectations and ensures the safety […]
Alabama Supreme Court determines that embryos are children
What is a frozen embryo, exactly? With in vitro fertilization (IVF), the embryologist combines the sperm and eggs to create fertilized eggs or embryos. It takes 3-5 days to create an embryo that is ready to freeze for later use (it can also be genetically tested at this point, to see if it is chromosomally […]
Why Anonynous Sperm Donation is Over, and Why That Matters by Emily Bazelon
I have directed an egg donation and surrogacy program for many years. A law requiring disclosure of identifying information many years post-donation will have real (and perhaps unintended) negative practical consequences. To be sure, the number of willing sperm and egg donors will plummet and this will mean far fewer choices for parents and more […]
Instagram Live with Mama Glow
Here is the link to Kathy Benardo’s IG live interview with Mama Glow. We discussed many issues regarding third party reproduction. Link to the Instagram post here.