Selecting a Donor

Choosing the right egg donor can be a difficult and emotional experience. Begin by discussing with your partner which qualities are most important to you in an egg donor. This will help you narrow the search. Here are a few tips to get you started.

Donor Age

The age of your donor can affect the quality and quantity of eggs produced. Our donors are all between the ages of 19 and 31 to maximize these characteristics. Age can also be an important factor if the recipient couple is concerned about the egg donor having the emotional maturity to make a commitment to the egg donation process.

Ethnic Background

Many recipient couples find that the ethnic background of their egg donor is very important, as they want their growing family to have their same ethnic traits. We understand this need, and strive to provide a multinational egg donor pool.

Future Availability

Most recipients want to know that their egg donor may be available in the future if they decide to grow their family.

Travel Availability

If your donor lives out of the Portland area our agency will make travel arrangements to Portland.

Reason for Donation

Egg donors donate their eggs for a variety of reasons. If this is important to you, you should use it as a criterion for selection.

Education Level

Many recipients look for academic achievement in their egg donors. Exceptional Donors, Inc. requires that our donors have some college or university experience, and most have graduated from college.

Physical Health

Overall physical health is often very important to recipient couples. Exceptional Donors, Inc. carefully screens our donors and provides detailed information regarding the donor’s physical health, as well as that of her family.

Present & Future Contact

Most egg donors are open to meeting the recipient parents.

Physical Characteristics

Physical characteristics like eye color and hair color are important to many recipient couples, as they try to match themselves as closely as possible. Our egg donor profiles contain extensive information about physical characteristics.

A Connection

When all is said and done, oftentimes you just need to make a heartfelt connection with something about your egg donor.

If you are going through in vitro fertilization (IVF) and you seek an exceptional donor with specific traits, please contact our egg donor facilitators at Exceptional Donors by downloading, completing and returning the Recipient Profile today. Our matchmakers are standing by to help you with the selection process.