Egg share donors and non-patient egg donors

Egg donors can either donate all their eggs in a treatment cycle (non-patient egg donors) or share their eggs with up to two recipients in each cycle (egg share donors).
The table and graph below compare the number of egg donors who shared their eggs (egg share) compared to those who donated all their eggs (non-patient egg donors).
Egg sharers can donate up to a maximum of two recipients in any one treatment cycle.
If donors underwent another egg donation cycle (at the same clinic or elsewhere) or donated in a subsequent year, they will not be counted as a new donor again.
A number of surrogacy treatments will be reflected in these figures. If a surrogate receives embryos created using the commissioning woman’s own eggs, the commissioning woman must be registered as a donor.

Egg share v non-patient egg donors
Year	All egg donors	Egg share donors		Non-patient egg donors
2000	1245	376	30%	869	70%
2001	1328	489	37%	839	63%
2002	1178	526	45%	652	55%
2003	1060	485	46%	575	54%
2004	1044	506	48%	538	52%
2005	944	428	45%	516	55%
2006	802	347	43%	455	57%
2007	986	477	48%	509	52%
2008	1184	400	34%	784	66%

Page last updated: 23 July 2010