Egg donation

Egg donation helps families overcome infertility, and underpins important research which has been vital in developing ground breaking techniques to prevent the transmission of DNA related conditions, leading to world-first mitochondrial replacement techniques established here in the North East.

Please find some brief information to help you decide below:

Options for potential egg donors

At Newcastle Fertility Centre, you can consider donating eggs for one of the following options:

Egg donation for research

To help advance science and research

Egg donation for treatment

To help women and couples who are unable to use their own eggs to have children

Mitochondrial donation

To help women who have serious genetic condition such as mitochondrial disease carrying faulty genes in their mitochondria (batteries of the cells) have healthy babies free of this mutation.

Find out more about mitochondrial disease and how you can help

Am I eligible?

Are you between 18-35 years of age?
Are you generally fit and healthy?

If you have answered yes to all of the above, then you may be suitable to be considered for being an egg donor. If you are unsure but are keen to explore this further, please still get in touch with us:

Telephone: 0191 2138213

Email for treatment purposes: nuth.Egg.Donor@nhs.net

Email for research purposes: nuth.Egg.Donation@nhs.net

Where can I get more information?

We will send you detailed information regarding egg donation to help you understand it better. We would then organise face to face clinic consultation to discuss this further. You are under no obligation to proceed.

In UK, HFEA regulates processes involving egg donation and it is mandatory that all centres offering this is licensed by HFEA.

Is there a financial compensation to be an egg donor?

Egg donation is done on a voluntary and altruistic basis. Under HFEA legislation (2008) you will be entitled to maximum compensation of £750 to cover expenses.