Donate your eggs
Make a difference as an egg donor and get compensated
Help women and couples all over the world have a child. Get started by booking an appointment with us.
Donating eggs in the UK
By donating your eggs, you are helping aspiring parents who struggle with infertility have a family. We compensate you with £750 per donation.
Help others have a family
Comprehensive fertility and health tests
Support equality and inclusion
£750 in compensation per donation
Become an egg donor
Book online video interview
Please enter your year of birth
We use this information to determine if you are eligible to become an egg donor.
You will be compensated £30 for this online meeting.
A donor coordinator will join you online via a Teams link to explain more about the process of becoming an egg donor. You will be asked a series of questions to determine whether you are eligible to donate eggs. During this meeting you are also welcome to ask any questions you may have. If we proceed with your application, the fertility assessment and the egg collection will be conducted in Manchester.
Which day would you like your online meeting?
Select a date that suits you for the online meeting to take place. You will choose the time on the next page.
What time would you like to have your online meeting?
The online meeting typically lasts 60 minutes. Please find somewhere quiet and private for our conversation.
We're sorry, but you are unable to become an egg donor.
We accept egg donors who are between 18 and 35 years old.
Please enter your contact details and personal information
Why choose European Egg Bank?
- We focus on you. Our main expertise since 2004 has been to help donors through the process.
- You will get the most extensive egg donor health & fertility assessment in the UK.
- We offer support and guidance to families and children conceived with your donations.
Who can donate eggs?
To donate eggs in the UK, you need to fulfil a list of requirements to be approved as a donor. You need to:
- be between 18 and 35 years old
- be physically fit and healthy (BMI between 19 and 35)
- have a regular, monthly menstrual cycle
- have no serious inheritable conditions running in your family
- be a non-smoker
- not previously have been an egg donor
We welcome people of all backgrounds as egg donors irrespective of culture, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Who needs donor eggs?
Infertility is on the rise in many countries. In the UK, it is estimated that 3.5 million people struggle with infertility.
Infertility affects all parts of society, so donor eggs are needed by heterosexual couples, LGBTQ+ couples and single people. In other cases, aspiring parents choose donor eggs because they want to avoid passing on a hereditary condition to their child.
Using a donor from an egg bank ensures everyone - recipient as well as donor - that all legal issues and health aspects are regulated and accounted for.
Can I donate eggs near me?
At the moment, you can donate eggs in Manchester.
We plan to launch more egg donation sites in the near future, so keep an eye on this page for updates if you don't live near Manchester.
The process of donating eggs
Becoming an egg donor takes time and dedication. But it is an important and life-affirming act, and we do our utmost to make you feel at ease throughout the process.
To donate eggs in the UK, you need to complete five steps:
Before you can donate eggs, you need to be approved as a donor. You start the approval process by booking an appointment with us.
You will be compensated £30 for participating in this initial online meeting.
A donor coordinator will meet you online to explain more about how to donate eggs and the steps involved to become a donor.
During the conversation, we will ask you a series of questions to determine whether you are eligible to donate eggs. You are also welcome to ask any questions you may have.
We will go over your family's medical history together. The purpose of this conversation is to determine if you or any of your family members have any medical conditions.
At this stage, we invite you to the clinic for a series of screening tests to assess your fertility and health.
Among others, we will perform an ultrasound scan to determine your ovarian reserve and draw blood to screen you for a range of infectious and genetic diseases.
You will receive a compensation of £30 for the initial physical examination and for the fertility assessment and blood sample.
At this stage, you will answer a detailed questionnaire that forms the basis of your donor profile. A donor profile is a collection of non-identifying information about you that aspiring parents and children conceived with your eggs can read to get to know their donor a little.
The donor profile includes information about your interests, hobbies and values as well your occupation and educational background.
You will be compensated £30 when you have completed your profile online.
Having passed all steps of the donor screening process, you are now approved to donate eggs.
Before the actual egg collection, you will meet with a nurse who will walk you through the preparation phase and introduce you to the stimulation medication that you will need to take.
The egg collection itself takes about 20-30 minutes. You will be under conscious sedation during the procedure.
You will receive a compensation of £30 for starting the stimulation, then £300 for the egg collection, and £300 for the final blood sample three months after egg collection.
About Us
European Egg Bank is a UK-licensed fertility specialist founded in Denmark in 2004. Our purpose is to help bring healthy children into the world and to foster open-mindedness towards modern families.
Become an egg donor
Book online video interview
Please enter your year of birth
We use this information to determine if you are eligible to become an egg donor.
You will be compensated £30 for this online meeting.
A donor coordinator will join you online via a Teams link to explain more about the process of becoming an egg donor. You will be asked a series of questions to determine whether you are eligible to donate eggs. During this meeting you are also welcome to ask any questions you may have. If we proceed with your application, the fertility assessment and the egg collection will be conducted in Manchester.
Which day would you like your online meeting?
Select a date that suits you for the online meeting to take place. You will choose the time on the next page.
What time would you like to have your online meeting?
The online meeting typically lasts 60 minutes. Please find somewhere quiet and private for our conversation.
We're sorry, but you are unable to become an egg donor.
We accept egg donors who are between 18 and 35 years old.
Please enter your contact details and personal information
Frequently Asked Questions
Below, you will find answers to the most common questions about egg donation.
If you need more information about whether to become an egg donor, you can reach us on (0)20 3770 9631 or eggdonor.uk@europeaneggbank.com
Heterosexual couples, LGBTQ+ couples, and single women may all need donor eggs to conceive a child.
Typically, the people choosing to use donor eggs have struggled with infertility for a long time. In other cases, people want to avoid passing on a hereditary disorder to their child. A third possibility is that the donor egg recipient has gone through cancer treatment or early menopause which has affected their fertility.
Our egg donors come from a wide variety of backgrounds and we welcome people of all backgrounds as egg donors irrespective of culture, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity. What they all have in common is that they are healthy and want to help others have a family.
You can read more about why people choose to donate eggs on this page.
To become an egg donor at European Egg Bank, you need to:
- be between 18 and 35 years old
- be physically fit and healthy (BMI between 19 and 35)
- have a regular, monthly menstrual cycle
- have no serious inheritable conditions in your family
- be a non-smoker
- not previously have been an egg donor
We don't expect you to know your ovarian reserve and general fertility level when you apply to become a donor. We conduct fertility tests during the donor screening process to assess your fertility.
There is no clear answer to this question, because it varies from person to person. There are two different aspects to the topic: the hormonal stimulation and the egg collection itself.
The hormonal stimulation involves injecting yourself daily for two weeks. Some women are a bit nervous about making the first injection, but most feel comfortable after the first time. Generally, the hormonal stimulation for egg donors is mild, as egg donors have excellent fertility levels. This means that the impact and discomfort of the hormones is limited, but you may experience feeling bloated and tense in your pelvic area.
As for the egg collection, you will be sedated or under general anaesthetic during the process which takes 20-30 mins. You will have time to rest at the clinic afterwards.
You might experience some cramps and pains for a couple of days, but this discomfort can be eased with regular painkillers and you will be able to go to work. It is important to let your body rest after the egg retrieval, so we recommend abstaining from physical exertion such as high energy sports for three to four days. You can resume sexual activity two days after the egg retrieval.
Donate your eggs
Help aspiring parents have a family. You will be compensated with £750 per donation as per HFEA regulations.