My Road to Becoming a Donor

When I was in college, many moons ago, donating your eggs wasn't really talked about among my peers and defiantly not something that I thought would ever be for me.  One of my best friends was the first person that I knew personally to donate her eggs and to be honest everyone, myself included, thought it was so weird. 
Fast forward seven years and one baby of my own and I was in a different place...
Well, again, I will be honest, I was in a I have a 1 year old, boyfriend got layed off, bank account was low, fridge was getting more and more empty every month, slow at work ...kind of place!  So basically the money is what pushed me to get online and email FCI to see where to begin. 
I was lucky to have a circle of friends that were all past or current donors to turn to for guidance and advice.  If you aren't this luck, don't worry we have tons of different people that are willing to educate you on the whole process and make sure that you are 100% comfortable before moving forward.  If you find that you have some initial questions, please email Melissa Braden at Melissa.Braden@integramed.com.

...more on my story later so stay tuned!

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The Fertility Centers of Illinois is proud to have it's very own in-house egg donor program.  We at FCI think this is an amazing opportunity to give our patients the best variety of qualified donors all in an environment that feels familiar to them.  We are looking for new donors daily as, unfortunately, there are more recipients then donors.  Not only is donating your eggs great money in your pocket...(we pay $7,000 by the way), it is also a very self-less gift to give to another human being. 
Egg donation is not for everyone, but maybe you know someone else that would be a good fit for our program...please do not hesitate to spread the word!  Word of mouth has proven to not only be an inexpensive but also an effective marketing tool, which happens to be the exact reason that we've started this blog.  I, myself, am a two time egg donor and will not only be here to answer any questions you may have but also to share my personal experience with egg donation at FCI.  Our goal is to use this blog to get the word out about egg donation, answer questions, hear from past and current donors as well as some potential parents/patients.  Please share this blog with your friends/family..like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and everything in between...can't wait to have you back.