Below are some of the steps involved in the Egg Donor IVF process, most of which takes place at our Southern California facility in conjunction with our in-house egg donation agency:

1. Physician consultation:
   If you have not done so already, please schedule your new patient consultation with either Dr. Hummel or Dr. Kettel to establish care at San Diego Fertility Center. You will find new patient application paperwork here (insert link), including instructions on how to submit and schedule an appointment. Consultation may be conducted by phone or in person.
   
   
2. Financial arrangements:
   Prior to your physician consult, our insurance specialists will perform an insurance benefits check. Total payment of your egg donor cycle is not due until your baseline ultrasound.
   
   
3. Lab work, uterine evaluation cycle, and sonohysterogram:
   As a new patient, your blood work and screening will be conducted at SDFC or at a local lab/fertility clinic.
   
   
4. Egg donor selection:
   If you are using an in-house donor, you may be matched with a donor at the start of your uterine evaluation cycle. If you are using a known donor or a donor affiliated with an egg donor agency, timing of your cycle will be determined by factors that will be discussed.
   
   
5. Psychological consultation:
   If you are using an in-house egg donor from our egg donation program, you may be matched with an egg donor at the start of your uterine evaluation cycle. If you are using a known egg donor or an egg donor affiliated with an egg donor agency, timing of your cycle will be determined by factors that will be discussed.
   
   
6. Legal contracts:
   Legal consents are provided by San Diego Fertility Center when using an in-house egg donor from our egg donor program. You are welcome to consult an attorney but it is not necessary. If you elect to use a known egg donor or an egg donor affiliated with an egg donor agency, you will be required to retain an attorney for consents.