Intended Parents

Choosing an Egg Donor By Lifestyle


When selecting an egg donor for surrogacy and IVF, many intended parents prioritize lifestyle factors as part of their decision-making process.

Choosing an egg donor based on their lifestyle could include any number of things, from eating habits, how active they are and more. An egg donor with a similar lifestyle can help you feel more connected to the process.

Contact us online to be connected with a fertility clinic near you. Not only can they help with the medical procedures that come with egg donation, some even have egg donor programs where you can select a donor.

This article will examine what kind of lifestyle factors you can choose and how donor profiles can help clarify if their lifestyle suits your preferences.

How to Choose an Egg Donor: Egg Donor Profiles

There are a number of industry professionals that can help you find donor eggs, from donor egg banks to fertility clinics to donor egg agencies.

These professionals usually have profiles that give you information about the egg donor, such as:

  • Personal and family medical history

  • Interests

  • Personal accomplishments and goals

  • Lifestyle

  • Photos

  • And much more

    Knowing the info of the egg donor, like their lifestyle, can inform you about some of those items listed above.

    Just because an egg donor’s personal description has these type of lifestyle factors does not mean that’s who your child will grow up to be, but it can show shared values that you want to instill in your child.

    Choosing an Egg Donor by Lifestyle

    Education

    Many professionals that offer donor egg databases can have their own requirements for any hopeful egg donors.

    Education is often one of those and whether it’s a high school graduate or a highly educated egg donor, it’s not uncommon for those looking for an egg donor to seek one with a similar or higher level of education than they have such as an Ivy League egg donor.  

    Education could be important to you when choosing an egg donor for any number of reasons.

    Being raised in a household with a focus on education could’ve helped you develop habits that helped form who you are today that you would like to see in your child.

    Maybe your education played a direct impact into the job you have today. For better or worse, you could want something different for your child.

    Hobbies and Interests

    An athletic egg donor that has interest in playing sports, hiking and the outdoors, for example, could give you an idea that this donor leads a healthy, active lifestyle.

    Maybe you love the arts, from painting and drawing to visiting museums and galleries, and want to find an egg donor that shares those interests.

    Choosing an egg donor like this may help you feel a closer connection or that your child might share similar traits.

    LGBT

    Using a gay egg donor or a lesbian egg donor may appeal to you especially if you are part of the LGBT community.

    That could make you feel closer to your donor because of shared experiences, values, and understanding of challenges faced by the LGBT community.

    LGBT rights have come a long way, and the traits that members of that community have had to show as they have become more recognized by others shows resilience, empathy and open-mindedness which are all traits you may want your child to have.

    Career

    An egg donor that talks about their personal goals and what they want to do in the future with their career can signal a healthy work life balance and a strong work ethic.

    Dietary Choices

    Choosing an egg donor based on dietary choices could be right for your circumstances if you have a specific diet.

    A vegan egg donor or even a vegetarian egg donor could signify their approach to health and wellness as a priority.

    You may want a vegetarian egg donor because of dietary habits you hope to see in your child whether it’s for health, ethical or cultural reasons.

    Food is a great way to bring people together and different diets like vegan, vegetarian, kosher or halal may help you feel aligned with their values.

    How to choose the right egg donor?

    There is no one right answer on how to choose an egg donor. That’s because what you may envision as an ideal egg donor doesn’t look the same as another intended parent. That’s OK. One of the benefits of using donor eggs is finding the right egg donor for you.

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