Fairfax EggBank Blog

Maternal health, the well-being of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the post-partum period, is vital for the health and prosperity of both the mother and baby. This is why every January 23rd since 2021, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and their partners celebrate Maternal Health Awareness Day across the United States, raising awareness…

Choosing to donate your eggs is one of the most generous gifts you could ever give to someone hoping to start a family. You might not expect to receive anything in return, but we think it’s only fair to compensate you for your time and effort. At Fairfax EggBank, we reimburse our egg donors with…

The egg donation process can take time, and we know your time has value. That’s why we provide generous egg donor compensation. Our egg donors juggle multiple priorities: jobs, families, school, and more. You may wonder how much time you’ll have to commit to the egg donor process. In this blog, we’ll break down each step…

Consider this scenario: It is a regular day at Fairfax EggBank when we receive a medical update on one of our egg donors who reached out to inform us that she was diagnosed with a cardiomyopathy (disease that affects the heart). She has no prior personal or family history of cardiac diseases and the diagnosis…

When people ask me about my experience being an egg donor, I get the question, “Does donating eggs hurt?” often. The short answer is, it didn’t hurt much. I’ll walk through what it was like to donate my eggs. More specifically, I’ll identify any pain or discomfort I felt. This isn’t meant to sound scary…