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Egg donation is not a simple process, at leasy not compared to sperm donation. The egg donor has to take powerful ovary stimulating medications, usually by injection, for 10 days or so, sometimes longer, depending on the clinic’s protocol. The egg donor must undergo a number of ultrasounds, and her blood word must be monitored frequently to make sure she’s producing the right number of eggs — not too many and not too few. The ins and outs of in vitro fertilization are beyond the scope of this book; check out “Pregnancy for Dummies” if you want to know exactly what egg donation involves.

Some fertility clinics have an egg-donor program and can match you up with a donor. As with a sperm donor, you can choose someone who has characteristics similar to yours — or exactly the opposite, if that’s what you’re looking for. There are also businesses that will match you with an egg donor, if your clinic doesn’t have a donor program. Anonymous egg donors and the companies that find them for you both need to be paid, usually in amounts in excess of $10,000. If you’re using a known donor, you might have to pay for her medical expenses, if she isn’t covered for fertility treatment.