For example, she may wish some eggs or embryos to be used for treatment and some for research, or all to be used for treating a particular woman. Before she gives consent the donor must have received adequate information about egg donation, and must have been offered counselling. Consent is given by completing and signing a form supplied by the Authority to the clinic, before any treatment begins. This consent may be withdrawn or varied at any time except in respect of an embryo which has already been used. Donors will also be asked to give consent to the egg collection procedure.
Donors are free to withdraw consent to the egg collection at any time before the operation.
If a donor is undergoing sterilisation or other related surgery, that operation will still be performed on the terms already agreed. A donor will be given information and offered counselling. She will be required to give her medical history and details of any inherited disease in her family. In addition, a donor will undergo certain medical tests. A donor should discuss with the clinician or counsellor what information she wishes to be given following these tests.