Subject: The question to ask before you choose an egg donor

What open-ID means, how it differs from anonymous donation, and what you can see before you choose.

Hello,


When you compare egg donation programmes, the list often starts with price, waiting times and donor profiles. There is one more question worth adding early:


will your future child be able to find out who the donor was?


The answer depends on the country. In Portugal, donation has been non-anonymous since a 2018 Constitutional Court ruling, so a donor-conceived adult can ask for the donor's identity from the age of 18.


Our new article, written by Dr Ana Torgal of Ferticentro (Portugal), explains:

  • what "open-ID" means in practice, and what you can see about a donor before you choose,

  • how Portugal's approach differs from Spain's,

  • what information and counselling are available now and later, for intended parents and donors.

It is a personal decision with no single right answer. Reading the article does not commit you to anything.


With are,

Dorothy