title: What is happening to the price of eggs?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To survey reproductive medical programs that are members of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) to ascertain their ovum donor compensation rates.
  
  
  METHODS
  Survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology member programs.
  
  
  METHODS
  None applicable.
  
  
  METHODS
  One-page anonymous e-mail survey returned by FAX within 1 week.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinics were asked if they have a donor oocyte program, and, if yes, their standard compensation rate. In addition, clinics were asked if there are other variables that increase compensation rates, and, if yes, the maximum compensation. Data were analyzed according to U.S. geographic regions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Over half SART clinics (53%, 207 out of 394) responded to the survey, with 191 (92%, 191 out of 207) having a donor oocyte program. The national average for standard donor compensation was $4,217, with a maximum payment average of $4,576. Geographic location affected compensation rates, with highest reported standard mean compensation in the East/Northeast ($5,018) and West regions ($4,890), and lowest in the Northwest ($2,900).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The national average for compensating oocyte donors in reporting SART programs is approximately $4,200.
authors: Sharon N
authors: SN
authors: Covington
authors: William E
authors: WE
authors: Gibbons
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D003625:Data Collection / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018587:Oocyte Donation / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends*; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States