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The Difference Between Egg Donation & Surrogacy
We sometimes see that egg donation and surrogacy get confused, despite actually being very different things! Here we break down the...
Evan Billups
Oct 62 min read
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How Much Does The IVF Clinic Actually Matter?
When intended families meet with us, they often ask about IVF clinics - what clinic they should choose, what clinic options are out...
Evan Billups
Jul 112 min read
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Pride Month: How to Talk To Your Parents About Egg Donation
Happy Pride Month! As June comes to a close, let's revisit the topic of how to talk to your parents about egg donation. Egg donation can...
Evan Billups
Jun 261 min read
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Why Should Donors Work With An Agency?
There are many ways to be an egg donor - there are fresh cycles, frozen cycles, egg donor banks, egg donor agencies. Intend is an egg...
Evan Billups
May 153 min read
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AAPI Month: Asian Americans & Infertility
Happy May! May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the United States. In honor of this and our partner company,...
Evan Billups
May 54 min read
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What Can I Use My Donor Compensation For?
Compensation is not the only reason why our donors donate, it is an important component of the egg donation process. Our donors are...
Evan Billups
Apr 92 min read
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Can I Choose How Many Eggs I Donate?
There are things in the egg donation process that you can choose - for instance the level of communication with the intended parents is...
Evan Billups
Apr 22 min read
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Why Was My Egg Donor Application Rejected?
We get many inquiries from egg donor applicants, asking why their application was rejected. We know that it can be confusing and...
Evan Billups
Mar 193 min read
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Endometriosis Awareness
March in the United States is Endometriosis Awareness Month , so in honor of this month we are bringing back a former blog post on...
Evan Billups
Mar 52 min read
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Marijuana Use & Egg Donation
New donor applicants often ask us about marijuana usage, and if it impacts their ability to be an egg donor. Here we delve into our...
Evan Billups
Feb 262 min read
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Egg Donors - Learning About Your Own Fertility & Health
One of the unexpected perks of being an egg donor is having the opportunity to learn about your own fertility. Most young people don't...
Evan Billups
Feb 192 min read
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Happy Galentine's - Egg Donation Edition
Happy Galentine's Day! At Intend, women are at the center of what we do, from our donors, to our intended mothers, to our staff. Here's a...
Evan Billups
Feb 122 min read
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Can I Negotiate My Donor Compensation?
While compensation should not be the sole purpose for donating, we recognize that it is a significant factor and we pride ourselves on...
Evan Billups
Feb 42 min read
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Donor Finances - Compensation & More
We get a lot of questions surrounding donor finances - how compensation works, what expenses donors are responsible for, etc. Here is...
Evan Billups
Jan 141 min read
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Egg Donation Misconceptions
There are a lot of misconceptions about egg donation out there, and sometimes it's hard to tell when doing research what is true and what...
Evan Billups
Jan 73 min read
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Donor Timeline from Start to Finish
Today's blog post was written by our donor coordinator, Cassidy. The question that we get asked most often is, "What does the donor...
Evan Billups
Dec 10, 20242 min read
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Egg Donor Gift Guide
A gift guide this season for the egg donors in your life... Have someone in your life who is an egg donor? Maybe they recently donated or...
Evan Billups
Dec 6, 20242 min read
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Intended Parent Screening
Today's blog is written by our donor coordinator, Delcie. As a donor coordinator for the last six years, it’s common for donor applicants...
Evan Billups
Nov 25, 20242 min read
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How to talk to your parents about egg donation
Talking with your parents about donating can be an awkward or a hard subject to bring up at first. Here are some tips to make that...
Evan Billups
Oct 24, 20241 min read
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The Genetic Carrier Screening
Today's blog was written by Cassidy, one of our donor coordinators. What is the genetic carrier screening? Genetic Carrier screening is a...
Evan Billups
Sep 23, 20241 min read
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