The World Egg Bank

The World Egg Bank

Not all egg and sperm banks providing gametes are equal. Comparing guarantees, prices, and donor selections may get you nowhere. One must ask themselves; how does this gamete bank manage its quality? If you cannot be assured that highest standards of ethics and quality are the priority of the bank, then guarantees, pricing, and donor selection are the least of your worries. Other banks often outsource donor recruiting, screening, retrieval, freezing, and transport services. Sometimes more than a dozen different clinics can be involved. Individual clinic employees at each out-sourced clinic location are continuously in transition and new training must take place with each new employee. These out-sourced clinics are busy with their own patients and meeting their patients’ needs. How can egg retrieval and gamete freezing — which is likely a secondary priority at many of these clinics — guarantee donor care, safety, and transparent screening while ensuring gold standard quality?