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How Do I Find Recipients?
At Egg Donation Australia, we provide a platform where intended parents (IPs) can connect with egg donors. Through our forum at www.eggdonationaustralia.com.au, IPs can post ads seeking egg donors, and donors can browse these listings to find a recipient that aligns with their values and preferences.
Forum Access: By joining our forum, donors and intended parents can privately message each other, contact recipients via linked Facebook profiles, or use email to facilitate communication. It’s a great way to explore potential matches and begin building connections.
Donor Support Group: We also have a Donor Support group on Facebook, where we maintain a spreadsheet listing active recipients who are seeking a donor. This list includes direct links to recipients’ ads on the forum for easy browsing. To join, simply send a friend request to our Facebook page. Once added, you'll be able to access the spreadsheet and connect with recipients who are actively looking for donors.
Getting to Know Recipients: Donors often look for something different in their intended parents, so it’s important to take time and reflect on what’s important to you. Once you find a recipient you’re interested in, don’t feel pressured to jump into discussing egg donation right away. Many donors start by simply getting to know the recipient through casual conversation about shared interests. You can take your time and make an offer only when you feel completely comfortable.
Our Future Platform: We’re currently working on a new platform to make it even easier for donors and recipients to find each other. This updated system will be available in the coming months, enhancing the connection process even further.
Remember: There is no obligation to donate. You are free to explore options, connect with potential recipients, and make a decision when you feel ready.
Our site, Egg Donation Australia has a forum www.eggdonationaustralia.com.au where recipients (also called IPs for intended parents) will post ads seeking donors. If you join the forum you can contact a recipient via the forum, private message, or any linked Facebook or email accounts.
Our Donor Support group on Facebook also has an easy to browse spreadsheet with a list of the active recipients seeking a donor. This list includes a link to recipients’ ads on the forum.
Forum Access: By joining our forum, donors and intended parents can privately message each other, contact recipients via linked Facebook profiles, or use email to facilitate communication. It’s a great way to explore potential matches and begin building connections.
Donor Support Group: We also have a Donor Support group on Facebook, where we maintain a spreadsheet listing active recipients who are seeking a donor. This list includes direct links to recipients’ ads on the forum for easy browsing. To join, simply send a friend request to our Facebook page. Once added, you'll be able to access the spreadsheet and connect with recipients who are actively looking for donors.
Getting to Know Recipients: Donors often look for something different in their intended parents, so it’s important to take time and reflect on what’s important to you. Once you find a recipient you’re interested in, don’t feel pressured to jump into discussing egg donation right away. Many donors start by simply getting to know the recipient through casual conversation about shared interests. You can take your time and make an offer only when you feel completely comfortable.
Our Future Platform: We’re currently working on a new platform to make it even easier for donors and recipients to find each other. This updated system will be available in the coming months, enhancing the connection process even further.
Remember: There is no obligation to donate. You are free to explore options, connect with potential recipients, and make a decision when you feel ready.
Our site, Egg Donation Australia has a forum www.eggdonationaustralia.com.au where recipients (also called IPs for intended parents) will post ads seeking donors. If you join the forum you can contact a recipient via the forum, private message, or any linked Facebook or email accounts.
Our Donor Support group on Facebook also has an easy to browse spreadsheet with a list of the active recipients seeking a donor. This list includes a link to recipients’ ads on the forum.
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How do I make an offer?
There’s no right or wrong way to do this though it’s best if it’s done in private rather than via public forum or Facebook posts. You may feel more comfortable making the offer in person, through email, or over the phone. It can be as simple as saying ‘I’d love to be your donor’. and edit me.
What is the best way to start talking to a recipient?
Every donor has their own personal preference as to how to proceed with contacting potential recipients. We recommend you only talk seriously about donation to one recipient at a time as you can only donate to one person at a time. This avoids having to ultimately turn anyone down or get their hopes up.
On EDA we do not allow donors to advertise or recipients to contact donors requesting a donation. This avoids the intense pressure that comes with being overwhelmed with requests to donate by recipients and having to make the stressful decision of turning many deserving and loving recipients down to choose one. With EDA, you read the ads and make contact with someone whose ad you connect to and you feel you may want to donate to.
Some donors will start with casual chatting about non-egg donation related topics while others will jump right in with expressing their intention/interest in donating to a particular recipient. It’s really important to take your time and get to know your potential recipients so don’t feel like you need to rush this process. It’s a lifelong connection and it’s important for it to be a right fit for everyone involved and for everyone to feel comfortable with proceeding.
On EDA we do not allow donors to advertise or recipients to contact donors requesting a donation. This avoids the intense pressure that comes with being overwhelmed with requests to donate by recipients and having to make the stressful decision of turning many deserving and loving recipients down to choose one. With EDA, you read the ads and make contact with someone whose ad you connect to and you feel you may want to donate to.
Some donors will start with casual chatting about non-egg donation related topics while others will jump right in with expressing their intention/interest in donating to a particular recipient. It’s really important to take your time and get to know your potential recipients so don’t feel like you need to rush this process. It’s a lifelong connection and it’s important for it to be a right fit for everyone involved and for everyone to feel comfortable with proceeding.
What types of donation are there?
Known donation is where the donor is a friend or a family member, or a growing number of women who meet with and get to know recipients with a view to donating. This second group of 'known' donors are usually want any people conceived from their donation to have access to the other half of their genetic story if/when they need it.
Anonymous donation (also called clinic recruited donation) is where the woman donating does not know or have any contact with the recipient couple or any resulting children. Recipients are given non-identifying information such as build, height, eye and hair colour etc. Depending on which state you live in, actual identifying information is available upon request to any people conceived when they reach a certain age.
Depending on which state you live in, laws differ as to what kind of donation you can undertake:
Victoria: Victoria currently has laws that prevent completely anonymous donation. To advertise for a donor, recipients must have their ads approved by the Minister of Health and each ad must contain a blurb from the department. People conceived from donor egg, sperm and embryos in Victoria have the right to know the identity of their donor when they reach the age of 18. Each party to the donation has to lodge their details on a database.
NSW, ACT, TAS, QLD and NT: No legislation. Anonymous donation allowed, although most clinics will only do known donation.
SA: Non-identifying information available when donor conceived people reach the age of 16. While there is no right to access identifying information there is also nothing in the legislation which forbids access to identifying information if all parties consent.
WA: Legislation in WA means a donor conceived person's right to know their genetic background is protected and they can access the identity of their donor. Known donors have a six month waiting period while anonymous donors can donate immediately. A donor can donate up to a maximum of five families.
Anonymous donation (also called clinic recruited donation) is where the woman donating does not know or have any contact with the recipient couple or any resulting children. Recipients are given non-identifying information such as build, height, eye and hair colour etc. Depending on which state you live in, actual identifying information is available upon request to any people conceived when they reach a certain age.
Depending on which state you live in, laws differ as to what kind of donation you can undertake:
Victoria: Victoria currently has laws that prevent completely anonymous donation. To advertise for a donor, recipients must have their ads approved by the Minister of Health and each ad must contain a blurb from the department. People conceived from donor egg, sperm and embryos in Victoria have the right to know the identity of their donor when they reach the age of 18. Each party to the donation has to lodge their details on a database.
NSW, ACT, TAS, QLD and NT: No legislation. Anonymous donation allowed, although most clinics will only do known donation.
SA: Non-identifying information available when donor conceived people reach the age of 16. While there is no right to access identifying information there is also nothing in the legislation which forbids access to identifying information if all parties consent.
WA: Legislation in WA means a donor conceived person's right to know their genetic background is protected and they can access the identity of their donor. Known donors have a six month waiting period while anonymous donors can donate immediately. A donor can donate up to a maximum of five families.
Join Our Donors Support Group
If you're considering becoming an egg donor, you can join our EDA Donor and Surrogates Support Group here. This is a Donors only group where you can learn more about donating before jumping in, you can talk to others who have donated, get support, ask questions and gather information.
