It took me about 3 months to complete my application and sumbit it to the fertility clinic. This was March 08. In April, I was invited to an orientation meeting to learn more about the process and make sure it was something I wanted to do. It was a special night at the orientation meeting; a recipient of egg donation showed up to talk to us with her baby twins. She told us her amazing story and how much she thinks about her donor, what a gift she gave them. After hearing her moving story I didn't have any question that I would continue on to donate my eggs.
Next, I was scheduled for a physical exam and pelvic ultrasound. They found some cysts in my ovaries and believed they were from the low-dose hormone birth control I was using. They switched my birth control to a higher hormone dose and within 3 weeks I returned for a follow up exam and the cysts had disappeared. I found that very interesting, I would have never known that low hormone birth control would cause ovarian cysts.
So then I had a mental evaluation. I met with a nice counseler that just asked me questions about my life. She was making sure I wasn't in financial trouble and didn't have any unresolved issues going on in my life. She also wanted to ensure that I wouldn't regret this later on. She gave me a positive recommendation and in about 2 months my profile was posted for recipients to view.
In August, I received a phone call that I was selected by a recipient. I was very excited and anxious! The clinic has to match our cycles together, the recipient was having a hard time starting her period, so it took a little longer, but now it's November and I'll begun the final stages...
