Fertility Clinics

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Donor Network Alliance?
We are an affiliation of egg donor agencies from around the country with the aim of sharing one of our critical resources – our egg donor candidates – to more effectively meet the needs of Intended Parents.

How do my patients benefit?
Typically, fertility clinics refer their patients to an agency that will help match them with its egg donor candidates. Some agencies may have more candidates than others at any given point in time, or more or less with particular characteristics or ethnicities. Through DNA, your patients now have access through a single, easy-to-use, Web-based resource to the donors of many participating agencies. This puts the Intended Parents in control of the egg donor search process, allowing them to quickly and easily review the field of candidates according to the characteristics that are most important to them. There's no longer the need to contact multiple agencies or to keep track of different usernames and passwords for each. DNA also increases the chances of Intended Parents finding an egg donor who's closer to them geographically – adding to both the convenience and economy factor. DNA's various features mean your patients will find the egg donor matching process goes smoother and faster.

How many egg donors populate the DNA database?
Typically, a mid-sized agency will have between 100 and 200 egg donor candidates in its database. We anticipate that by the end of our first year of operation, DNA's database will have 10 times those numbers.

How does it work?
DNA is powered through a comprehensive online database that allows agency members to upload profiles of anonymous donor candidates for subscribers to sort through and view according to a variety of search parameters. Descriptions of each candidate are posted alongside their agencies, which are identified by name and location. The agency identifier includes a feature allowing subscribers to e-mail to request further information. The agency takes it from there. Searches can be saved. “Favorites” can be flagged.

Do people have to be clients of a participating agency to subscribe?
No. When Intended Parents identify a donor, they will work with her agency; both will also coordinate with the physician's office as the process moves forward.

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