- Between 20-29 years of age (up to 31 for experienced donors)
- Body Mass Index (BMI) lower than 28 (calculate your BMI here)
- No more than one occurrence of the same cancer in family history (except non-genetic cancers, such as leukemia and lung)
- No heart disease under age 55 in family history
- No psychiatric hospitalizations
- Be a U.S. or Canadian citizen (Women living in Canada must have their egg retrieval done at a clinic in the United States to earn compensation)
- Some education beyond after high school i.e. enrolled in college, college classes, certification programs, bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, PhD.
Medical qualifications
- Have regular monthly periods
- No reproductive disorders or abnormalities
- Physically and emotionally healthy
- Non-nicotine user, non-smoker, non-drug user; no vaping or psychotropic drug use
- Not currently on the Depo-Provera shot
- Not currently using the Implanon/Nexplanon arm implant
- Willing to undergo medical and psychological evaluation