These days a lot of couples are using donor eggs as a way to deal with infertility. In fact so many women are using them that there is a shortage of donor eggs in many countries. The result is that a lot of couples find it necessary to go abroad to find eggs. This raises questions about just how to do it and whether or not it is even legal.
A frozen egg donor can be very easy to find abroad, there are a lot of very poor women living in third world countries who are willing to sell their eggs. In reality this is no different than it is at home since despite being called donation, the donors are all compensated for their eggs. The eggs that are donated in the third world are usually much cheaper than they are at home. However the main reason that people go abroad looking for eggs is that there is a shortage of donors in most Western countries.
In order to find a frozen egg donor from abroad you are going to want to work with an agency that specializes in this. It is very important to make sure that you research them thoroughly since there are a lot of fly by night agencies in this business. You need to make sure that you work with one that has been in business for a long time. You also want to make sure that talk to other people who have used their services. In a lot of cases there are no regulations so these companies can operate however they want, you need to make sure that you find a trustworthy one.
The other big thing that you have to be aware of if you are getting your frozen eggs abroad is that in most cases the women will not be screened as well as they are at home. If you are getting them from another Western country you should have no problems. However if you are getting your eggs from a third world country the screening for things like genetic diseases will likely be minimal. You will have to decide if it is worth the risk.
The question of whether or not it is legal to find donor eggs abroad is going to depend on where you live. In some cases there will be laws prohibiting it in others there won’t be. Of course if there are laws in your area that don’t allow for the donor eggs from abroad you can simply travel abroad and have the eggs fertilized there. The biggest issue that you may have in using eggs from abroad is going to be finding a doctor willing to do the fertilization. Certainly there are some out there but many doctors will not get involved in using donor eggs that came from abroad.