Costs & Legal Considerations
Legal Considerations & Contracts
When growing a family through egg donation recipient parents face a variety of legal considerations and contracts. For our recipient parents from outside the United States, it’s important to remember that parental rights and assisted reproduction laws vary from country to country. We encourage all recipient parents to consult with an attorney specializing in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) law.
The Contract should specifically establish the intent, rights, and obligations of both the intended parent[s] and the egg donor, and that the donor solely intends to be a donor. Also, that the donor will agree to assist in any way, if necessary, to help establish Recipient Parents’ parentage rights.
Parentage Rights
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The contract should detail the Recipient Parents’ legal control over the retrieved eggs and embryos created from the donated eggs.
Use and Control of the Embryos and Eggs
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For fresh donations only, the contract should cover financial compensation, reimbursement of expenses like travel and medical costs, insurance coverage, and any contingencies, such as if a procedure is delayed or canceled. Clarifying what you will and won’t be responsible for can help avoid future misunderstandings.
Financial Arrangements
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Your contract should establish the rules and guidance regarding the privacy and confidentiality of all parties involved. Agreements on the extent, timing, and method of identity disclosure and communication, especially for donor-conceived children, are essential to cover.
Confidentiality and Privacy
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Do I Need an ART attorney?
As mentioned above, an attorney with a background in ART law can be invaluable during your family-building process. You can consult with them to get your questions answered and your next steps laid out for you, or you can retain them to draft, review, and oversee the execution of egg donor contracts.
Familiarizing Yourself with Applicable Laws
In addition to outside legal counsel, we recommend conducting your own research to understand the legal requirements, rights, and responsibilities of all parties involved, including the recipient parents, egg donor, surrogate (if applicable), and donor-conceived individuals.
Recipient parents from outside the U.S. may also want to familiarize themselves with the laws in both the United States and their home country to ensure that all procedures are followed. We can also connect recipient parents with an attorney to get their questions answered.
Legal Contracts for Egg Donation
Egg donor contracts are written agreements between the recipient parents and the egg donor that detail the rights and obligations of both parties and their intentions and expectations for their relationship during the donation, and in the future. expectations to avoid future disputes.
While your attorney can draft these for you, you will want to make sure that the following aspects are addressed:
Get Started With Everie
The legal considerations and contracts involved in assisted reproduction can be highly complex. Working closely with an attorney specializing in ART law will help you navigate the various nuances.
Everie strives to bring transparency and informed, forward-thinking decision-making to the fertility landscape.
Growing a family through egg donation and surrogacy touches many lives, and our experienced team works tirelessly to ensure that each one is properly heard and considered.
How will the contracts and decisions you make today affect your children 5, 10, or 20 years down the road? With Everie, you don’t need to figure that out on your own. We offer a support system, a wealth of compassionate insight, and over 25 years of experience to help you and the kind-hearted women you work with determine what is best for everyone involved.
How Much Do Fresh vs. Frozen Donor Eggs Cost?
The price for donor eggs will vary depending on whether you choose fresh or frozen eggs. As a full-service egg donation program, Everie offers recipient parents both types of egg donations so they can find the option that best suits their unique circumstances.
Frozen eggs
Frozen eggs start at $21,000 for 6 eggs but come with our unique Everie guarantee that each set of 6 will produce at least 1 viable blastocyst (undifferentiated embryo cells) for embryo transfer.
If you do not have at least 1 viable blastocyst, Everie will provide the recipient parents with an additional 6 eggs at no extra cost. Please keep in mind that this type of egg donation will incur other costs, such as the IVF expenses for thawing, fertilizing, and transferring the embryo.
Learn more about all costs for frozen eggs by clicking here.
Fresh eggs
Please keep in mind that this type of egg donation cycle includes other costs, such as the donor's travel and medications, and your IVF clinic costs for medical screening and consultation, embryo creation and transferring. Recipient parents have the benefit of receiving all the eggs retrieved during the egg donation cycle (typically between 10 and 20), giving them a greater number of options when choosing the blastocyst to implant.
Learn more about all costs for fresh eggs by clicking here.
Fresh eggs start at $37,900 and include our agency fee, legal agreements, and initial donor screening.
With both egg donation cycle types, recipient parents can preserve the remaining embryos for future use if they want to have more children.
Why Is Fresh Egg Donation More Expensive Than Frozen?
Fresh egg donation costs more than frozen due to the complexity of the process.
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Frozen eggs have been retrieved, screened, and frozen so they can be fertilized when the recipient parents are ready.
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Fresh egg donations are more complex. The process often requires synchronizing menstrual cycles between the egg donor and recipient for immediate fertilization and transfer. Alternatively, fertilized eggs (blastocysts) can be frozen for future use. Additionally, the recipient parents must cover the donor's medical and travel expenses for the egg retrieval procedure.
This extra coordination and expense make fresh egg donation significantly more costly.
Are There Other Costs To Consider?
Beyond financial considerations, recipient parents should keep some other costs in mind, including:
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Lost wages for appointments
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Travel expenses
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Childcare
Mental and Emotional Costs
Some recipient parents may find that choosing fresh eggs gives them greater peace of mind. However, recipient parents may need to wait for their ideal egg donor to be available for an egg donation cycle—or they may need to consider having alternate options and plans in place.
Frozen eggs are immediately available from the recipient parents’ preferred donor. Frozen egg donation cycles can give parents more control and flexibility, which allows them to determine the timing of their fertility journey.
Both egg donation cycle types consistently produce healthy babies, with fresh eggs typically giving parents more viable embryo options and a slightly higher success rate, according to recent data from the Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology.
Which Insurance Covers IVF?
Although Everie does not accept insurance, we can support recipient parents in working with an insurance agency to help offset some of the costs.
Progyny is one such fertility insurance company we recommend. They can help you approach your employer to advocate for fertility coverage (if no IVF or assisted reproduction policy is currently in place) and will seamlessly integrate into your existing medical benefits plan.
Is Egg Freezing Covered by Insurance?
Donor egg freezing is typically not covered by medical insurance, although some employers and providers may cover part or all of the procedure.
Is Financing Available?
Everie offers financing options to make growing a family more accessible for recipient parents. Please get in touch with our team at info@everiedonation.com to discuss how we can help.
How Much Do Donor Eggs Cost?
If you are looking to grow your family through egg donation, the question of cost will inevitably come up. Recipient parents wondering how much to budget for egg donation will need to consider more than just the price of donor eggs. Time, quantity, medical costs, travel, and emotional impact will also factor heavily into the decision.
