Also, OP here, that's an incredible story and I love that DC looks like you.

Anonymous wrote:You have to look at more agencies.

A Perfect Match had a decent selection of East and South Asian donors when we looked. We got a good match by your standards -- near top of class at an Ivy, near-perfect SAT. Resulting DC is extremely bright and totally adorable. Unexpectedly looks a lot like me despite the donor not really looking much like me.

OP here - do you mind sharing how much this type of donor charged for her fee? We don't necessarily need Ivy, but I'm curious.

I'm using a service called "Donor Concierge," which seems really good. They scour 100 agencies for you and handle all the communication with the (sometimes pushy) agency coordinators. I feel that using this service will give me the confidence that I've found all the South Asian donors who are out there at the moment.

Could you search in India at all?

You have to look at more agencies.

A Perfect Match had a decent selection of East and South Asian donors when we looked. We got a good match by your standards -- near top of class at an Ivy, near-perfect SAT. Resulting DC is extremely bright and totally adorable. Unexpectedly looks a lot like me despite the donor not really looking much like me.

I don't know anything about concierges, but have you considered other approaches? Indian newspapers (online or print), in areas with a large Indian population (i.e. LA/Bay area? Otherwise, how about placing ads in college newspapers? As a fellow Indian person, I will say I know there is a strong resistance toward something like egg donation within the Indian community, so it may very well take some time to find the right match.

We're looking for an egg donor and are having a hard time with the selection that's out there, both at the SGF bank and even at about 7 agencies that we've searched. We're looking for a specific ethnicity (Indian) and a solid education or good SAT/ACT scores (nothing extreme, just someone who is ambitious and/or intelligent). I get the sense that these donors get snapped up easily and a concierge could possibly help find them. Has anyone used one to speed up the process of finding the right donor?