Becoming an Egg Donor: Qualities that Make a Great Candidate

Becoming an egg donor gives hopeful parents the chance to build a family. At Hatch, we’re proud to work with generous women who want to make that difference.

If you’re considering donation, you may be wondering whether you qualify. Hatch has specific egg donor requirements to ensure the health, safety, and success of every journey, along with additional criteria that help determine who makes a great candidate.

Egg Donor Requirements at Hatch

At Hatch, every egg donor candidate is carefully evaluated to ensure they’re physically healthy, emotionally prepared, and ready for the process. Here are the key requirements for becoming an egg donor:

Age: Donors must be between 19 and 30 years old to ensure the best possible egg quality and response to fertility medications.

Reproductive health: You should have regular menstrual cycles and no history of reproductive issues. Donors currently using Depo-Provera are not eligible.

Healthy lifestyle: Donors should maintain good physical health and a BMI within a healthy range. A balanced lifestyle and commitment to self-care are essential throughout the process.

Family medical history: A strong family health history free from serious inherited or genetic disorders is required.

Open mind and responsibility: Donors must be comfortable taking fertility medications, attending scheduled appointments, and following medical instructions closely.

Additional Criteria When Evaluating Egg Donors

• You have a loving heart and humanitarian motivations for becoming an egg donor. We think egg donation should be both emotionally and financially rewarding.
• Health history. You need to have a family health history that is reasonable. It does not need to be perfect but it does need to be free of genetic disease and not laden with serious congenital illnesses and early death.
• Mental health history. It is very important that your family has a stable mental health history free of psychological problems. We are looking for responsible, positive, emotionally mature, and psychologically sound donors. It is important to be able to follow the directions of the physician’s office and show up on time. The medications you are asked to take for several days during the retrieval are not difficult to administer but they are precise and you must take care to administer them correctly.
• Age and weight. The ideal age for an egg donor is 21 to 30 years, although there is some slight flexibility. Typically the doctors recommend that donors weigh under 160 pounds.
• A donor’s physical characteristics and ethnicity are very important to potential parents. They are most often wanting to match themselves closely, so photos from various ages, past and present, and family photos are in every profile we present. These images really help donors to get chosen so parents can select a donor who has similar physical features.
• It is very appealing to parents to think that their baby will be smart, so they can offer educational opportunities. A college degree is a nice asset for an egg donor and a higher educational degree is even more sought after. If you have not furthered your education beyond high school but you are a good writer, successful in your chosen career, and an interested and engaging person, this will be very appealing to parents.
• Special qualities. If you have a talent, athletic prowess, creative art ability, and any special awards, that is wonderful. The recipient's Parents would love to be able to brag about you.
• You should not be on medications, you should not smoke, and you should not do drugs. We want you to be in a safe lifestyle, not be over-stressed, and have no more than one sexual partner

Ready to Take the Next Step?

If you meet Hatch’s egg donor requirements and feel inspired to help hopeful parents build their family, we’d love to hear from you. Becoming an egg donor is a meaningful way to make a lasting difference while also gaining valuable insight into your own fertility and health.

Apply to become an egg donor today.