Egg donors > Types of egg donation

Are there different types of egg donation?

Yes there are, and they are:

Anonymous egg donation with Altrui

This is when you would be unknown to the people who need your help (the recipients). Couples place an advertisement to find a donor without either side knowing the other’s identity. This can only be done through a third party, such as Altrui, and this is where our knowledge and experience comes into effect. Anonymous donation allows you to do something personal and special without the long term implications that go with knowing the other people involved.

Known egg donation to someone you know

This is where the egg donor is known directly, or indirectly, by the recipients, and she donates specifically to them. Known donors are usually friends or relatives, but many people don’t have family that they can ask nor other people who they feel they can approach.

Egg sharing through most UK centres

What many people call egg donation is in reality egg sharing. Egg sharing is the most common form of what is often called egg donation in the UK and abroad. This is very different from the way that Altrui works as egg sharing involves a woman who needs IVF treatment herself, but then being prepared to donate some of her eggs to another couple in exchange for help with the treatment costs.