When intended parents search for the cost of egg donation with a traveling donor, what they usually find is a single headline number with a long list of exceptions underneath. We do the opposite: you receive a clear financial structure from the outset, with every line named, and the two guarantees written into the same agreement. This guide explains each line so that the written quote you receive after the consultation reads like something you already understand.
01The lines of the budget
An international egg donation cycle with Suma Fertility has four kinds of costs:
- Agency fee. Our work: donor selection and verification, pre-screening in her home country, the legal agreement, travel and insurance coordination, clinic coordination and support until embryo creation. It is paid once per journey and it is what the guarantees cover.
- Donor compensation. Set individually for each donor and written into the agreement before she travels. In our program it typically ranges from USD 5,000 to 25,000, with higher amounts for repeat or exceptional donors.
- Travel expenses. Flights, accommodation during the stay, daily expenses, medical insurance and independent legal advice for the donor, plus a companion's travel if she brings one.
- Third-party costs, where applicable. Your clinic's fees for the cycle, medication, and any additional screening your clinic requires. These are quoted by the clinic and paid to the clinic; we coordinate them so that nothing is missing from the plan.
02What drives the total up or down
- The donor's profile and experience. A donor who has donated before with good results, or whose characteristics are in high demand, receives a higher compensation.
- Your clinic and its location. Clinic fees and the length of the stay depend on the protocol your clinic uses.
- Travel from Spain or Latin America to your city. Flights and accommodation vary with the destination and the dates.
- Known, semi-open or anonymous arrangement. The legal work differs slightly, and so may the attorney's fees.
03What the guarantees cover
Four guarantees are part of every agreement. The Healthy Embryo Guarantee offers a new cycle at no additional agency fee if no healthy embryo is achieved. The Donor Replacement Guarantee gives you a new donor at no additional agency fee if yours cannot proceed for medical or legal reasons. In both cases the agency fee is not charged again; clinic fees, medication and travel for the new cycle are quoted separately. If a cycle gives a single healthy embryo and there is no live birth, the agency fee for one new cycle is 50% lower, and a repeat cycle with the same donor is 20% lower. The detail is in our guarantees.
04How payments work
You receive the full breakdown in writing before anything starts. Payments can be managed through an escrow account if you prefer: the funds are held by a third party and released as each stage is completed. The donor's compensation is paid after the retrieval, as set out in her agreement.
05Why pre-screening at home protects your budget
The most expensive mistake in an international cycle is a trip that leads nowhere. Before any flight is booked, the donor completes blood tests, hormone levels and an ultrasound in her home city, and your clinic reviews the results. Only then does she travel. It is the single step that keeps the budget on this page from becoming a different one.
