Oocyte donor screening: the selection process and cost analysis.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the selection process and cost of screening oocyte donors.


METHODS
Retrospective analysis.


METHODS
University-based IVF program.


METHODS
Potential oocyte donors.


METHODS
Outcomes of all inquiries by individuals responding to recruitment advertisements for oocyte donors over a 10-month period were assessed. Recruitment and screening costs to bring a single donor into the program were calculated.


METHODS
The attrition rate for each step of the oocyte donor screening process was determined. The costs assessed over the study period included the following: advertisement, administrative, professional, ultrasound, and blood screening. The total cost to bring a single donor into the program was calculated.


RESULTS
Advertisements led to 315 phone inquiries from potential oocyte donors. Of these, a total of 223 (71%) voluntarily withdrew from the screening process, 54 (17%) were screened out for medical or psychological reasons, and 38 (12%) entered the active donor pool. The total cost to bring a single donor into the program was approximately 1,869 dollars.


CONCLUSIONS
There was significant attrition in the screening process for oocyte donation that needs to be taken into account in determining the costs of managing the program.
Gorrill
M J
MJ
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health Sciences University, University Fertility Consultants, 1750 S. Harbor Way, Suite 100, Portland, Oregon 97201-5133, USA.
Johnson
L K
LK
Patton
P E
PE
Burry
K A
KA
D000329:Advertising; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018587:Oocyte Donation / Q000191:economics* / Q000523:psychology; D010060:Ovulation; D018579:Patient Selection; D010808:Physical Examination; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000523:psychology; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000191:economics