What is the time commitment for a donor cycle?
A cycle of egg donation usually takes four to six weeks. Preliminarily, there is a screening phase, which can be completed over the course of a week. Then once the stimulation phase begins, there is the need to synchronize the menstrual cycles of the donor and the recipient with the birth control pill and Lupron. This is followed by the actual growing of the eggs with fertility drugs, which takes place approximately three weeks. After the egg retrieval, menstruation usually occurs within two weeks.
