For Immediate Release: 
May 17, 5007

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HIGHLIGHTS IN FERTILITY AND STERILITY 
Vol. 87, No. 5, May 2007

New Report Shows Average Compensation For Egg Donors Less Than $5000; Compensation Varies By Region

Despite scattered and largely unverified reports of amounts of $50,000 or more appearing repeatedly in the media, a study of assisted reproductive clinics throughout the US found the average level of compensation provided for egg donors was less than $5000. 

Authors Sharon Covington and William Gibbons surveyed America’s infertility clinics to ascertain what compensation they were providing to women who agreed to donate their eggs to help other couples have children. They found the national average was $4216. There were significant regional differences, with clinics in the Northeast averaging just over $5000 ($5,018) while those in the Northwest averaged just under $3000 ($2,900).

This information gathering represents another step by the professional organizations to help ensure best practices for oocyte donation. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s Ethics Committee has published a report, “Financial Incentives for Recruitment of Oocyte Donors,"  which states that sums above $10,000 go beyond what is appropriate. The Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology has been working to ascertain which egg donor brokers follow these and other ASRM and SART guidelines.

Dr. David Grainger, President of SART said, “As physicians, we want to help our patients get the therapies they need to overcome their infertility. But we also need to assure them we are following the highest ethical standards while providing that care.

“What is happening to the price of eggs?" Sharon Covington MSW and William Gibbons, MD, Fertility and Sterility Vol. 87, No. 5, May 2007.




The American Society for Reproductive medicine, founded in 1944, is an organization of more than 8,000 physicians, researchers, nurses, technicians, and other professionals dedicated to advancing knowledge and expertise in reproductive biology. Affiliated societies include the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology, the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, and the Society of Reproductive Surgeons.

Fertility and Sterility, ASRM’s peer-reviewed journal, is now available on-line. 

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