Whenever I meet someone new they ask the standard question, “What do you do for a living”? I say, “I’m a donor recruiter for an egg bank”. They respond with “Oh okay”, which usually follows with a long pause while they process the information, because needless to say it’s not a job you hear about…
Good Question. In short, people facing infertility challenges, cancer survivors, married couples, members of the LGBTQ community, singles and many others need egg donors. In an ideal world, making a baby is a decision between two consenting adults. Sex is meant to be an intimate and tender occurrence. When you struggle with infertility, making a…
Getting selected as a donor, and ultimately cycling quicker, can be as simple as making changes and updates to your donor profile. Think of your profile like that of used in online dating, where the goal is to present the best version of yourself. When a recipient goes to our roster they’re looking for a…
Kimball O. Pomeroy is a clinical embryologist who has directed several clinical laboratories throughout the United States. He was trained in Bristol, England as a human embryologist and prior to that was educated at Colorado State University, where he received a Ph.D. in Animal Physiology, and then worked at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies…
Shared from Fertility Planit, written by Founder/CEO: Diana Thomas One in seven women have difficulty becoming pregnant. This is a devastating problem that affects many people and crosses all socio-economic lines. Yet, because women and men are ridden with fear, sadness, and even shame, it largely remains a ‘private matter’ and couples often cope alone.…
The World Egg Bank (TWEB) has become the only egg bank in the US that controls every aspect of donor egg banking with the construction of our own, new state of the art medical and laboratory facility. TWEB has had successful partnerships throughout the last 11 years with its partner retrieval clinics. Egg quality, survival,…
I was recently asked to write an article about what it means to be a parent via donor eggs and to specifically address the fear that can and does often occur during the experience. I found this request relatable as I will admit, I did experience fear. But, what I have learned is that my…
From our experience in working with many clinics throughout the world, there are special conditions in warming ova that make for a steep learning curve even if one has already worked with vitrification and warming of blastocysts. Although experience with vitrified embryos can reduce the learning curve for ova, we have found that the nature…
Oocyte banking is an exciting new technology that has made the process of using donor oocytes more flexible and more accessible for both the clinic and the recipient. The World Egg Bank (TWEB) has trained hundreds of embryologists on how to use this technique and have learned the challenges often encountered. We have become experts…
Patricia M. McShane MD Medical Director The World Egg Bank A recent large series reviewing oocyte warming has given us more reason to be confident using banked donor eggs for our patients. One of the pioneers of egg banking, Ana Cobo reported an oocyte-to-baby rate of 6.5% with the warming of 3610 eggs (Cobo A…
