Become an Egg Donor

Give the gift of life through egg donation

At Shared Beginnings, egg donation starts a family and changes a life. As a donor, you’ll receive expert care, meaningful insights, and generous compensation.

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Compensation & Qualifications
Compensation & Qualifications

As a Shared Beginnings egg donor, you will...

Receive compensation up to $44,500+

Get $500 upon program acceptance

Receive $6,500 for your first completed cycle

Receive $7,500 for each additional cycle (up to 5 cycles)

Receive $500 for each approved donor you refer

What to expect: the egg donation process

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Step 1

Apply Online

  • Complete a brief application

  • Receive email or text confirmation

  • If pre-screen is accepted, you’ll be invited to complete a full questionnaire

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Step 2

Screening & Acceptance

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Step 3

Recipient Matching

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Step 4

Donor Preparation

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Step 5

Egg Retrieval

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Step 1

Apply Online

  • Complete a brief application

  • Receive email or text confirmation

  • If pre-screen is accepted, you’ll be invited to complete a full questionnaire

woman's feet
Step 1

Apply Online

  • Complete a brief application

  • Receive email or text confirmation

  • If pre-screen is accepted, you’ll be invited to complete a full questionnaire

woman's feet
Step 1

Apply Online

  • Complete a brief application

  • Receive email or text confirmation

  • If pre-screen is accepted, you’ll be invited to complete a full questionnaire

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Step 2

Screening & Acceptance

  • Shared Beginnings reviews your full application

  • Phone call with our care team to review medical and family history and discuss next steps

  • Visit our partner clinic in Raleigh, NC for your ultrasound and lab work

  • Telephone consultation with our reproductive psychologist

  • Lab testing for genetic carrier screen and infectious diseases at our partner clinic in Raleigh, NC or a local LabCorp

  • Receive $500 upon acceptance into the program

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Step 2

Screening & Acceptance

  • Shared Beginnings reviews your full application

  • Phone call with our care team to review medical and family history and discuss next steps

  • Visit our partner clinic in Raleigh, NC for your ultrasound and lab work

  • Telephone consultation with our reproductive psychologist

  • Lab testing for genetic carrier screen and infectious diseases at our partner clinic in Raleigh, NC or a local LabCorp

  • Receive $500 upon acceptance into the program

woman walking away
Step 2

Screening & Acceptance

  • Shared Beginnings reviews your full application

  • Phone call with our care team to review medical and family history and discuss next steps

  • Visit our partner clinic in Raleigh, NC for your ultrasound and lab work

  • Telephone consultation with our reproductive psychologist

  • Lab testing for genetic carrier screen and infectious diseases at our partner clinic in Raleigh, NC or a local LabCorp

  • Receive $500 upon acceptance into the program

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Step 3

Recipient Matching

  • Intended parents choose their donor from our secure database

  • Shared Beginnings confirms genetic carrier screen compatibility

  • Shared Beginnings contacts you to confirm cycle timing

baby feet
Step 3

Recipient Matching

  • Intended parents choose their donor from our secure database

  • Shared Beginnings confirms genetic carrier screen compatibility

  • Shared Beginnings contacts you to confirm cycle timing

baby feet
Step 3

Recipient Matching

  • Intended parents choose their donor from our secure database

  • Shared Beginnings confirms genetic carrier screen compatibility

  • Shared Beginnings contacts you to confirm cycle timing

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Step 4

Donor Preparation

  • Attend an in-person appointment for egg donor preparation and how to administer medications

  • Take medications over 10-14 days

  • Come in for approximately 4 monitoring visits for ultrasounds and blood tests

  • Egg retrieval date is determined during your monitoring visits

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Step 4

Donor Preparation

  • Attend an in-person appointment for egg donor preparation and how to administer medications

  • Take medications over 10-14 days

  • Come in for approximately 4 monitoring visits for ultrasounds and blood tests

  • Egg retrieval date is determined during your monitoring visits

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Step 4

Donor Preparation

  • Attend an in-person appointment for egg donor preparation and how to administer medications

  • Take medications over 10-14 days

  • Come in for approximately 4 monitoring visits for ultrasounds and blood tests

  • Egg retrieval date is determined during your monitoring visits

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Step 5

Egg Retrieval

  • Egg retrievals typically take about 10-15 minutes

  • Sedation and close monitoring during and after the procedure

  • You’ll stay at the clinic for about 2 hours afterward

  • After sedation, your reflexes and judgment will be impaired; a responsible adult must accompany you to your retrieval appointment and provide a ride home

  • Earn $6,500 for your first retrieval

  • Earn $7,500 for each additional retrieval (up to 5 cycles)

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Step 5

Egg Retrieval

  • Egg retrievals typically take about 10-15 minutes

  • Sedation and close monitoring during and after the procedure

  • You’ll stay at the clinic for about one hour afterward

  • After sedation, your reflexes and judgment will be impaired; a responsible adult must accompany you to your retrieval appointment and provide a ride home

  • Earn $6,500 for your first retrieval

  • Earn $7,500 for each additional retrieval (up to 5 cycles)

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Step 5

Egg Retrieval

  • Egg retrievals typically take about 10-15 minutes

  • Sedation and close monitoring during and after the procedure

  • You’ll stay at the clinic for about one hour afterward

  • After sedation, your reflexes and judgment will be impaired; a responsible adult must accompany you to your retrieval appointment and provide a ride home

  • Earn $6,500 for your first retrieval

  • Earn $7,500 for each additional retrieval (up to 5 cycles)

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Are there risks?

Egg donation is a safe and well-established procedure, and our team will explain everything in detail during your consultation. While rare, risks may include:

Infection, bleeding, injury to internal structures, blood clots, ovarian hyperstimulation, and complications from anesthesia are possible, but unlikely.

You need to be very careful not to conceive during the month that you donate eggs because we may not retrieve every egg, and you could get pregnant. If you conceive during a donation cycle, you will be at a high risk of conceiving more than one baby. Abstinence around the time of retrieval is the safest approach and most comfortable for your ovaries.

We expect your next menstrual period to come less than two weeks after retrieval.

Your generosity can change a life forever, and we’re here to support you every step of the way.

Your generosity can change a life forever, and we’re here to support you every step of the way.

Your generosity can change a life forever, and we’re here to support you every step of the way.