Outside of the required appointments and taking a day off for egg retrieval, being an egg donor doesn’t impact your ability to go to work or school. We do recommend that donors avoid intercourse and high-impact exercise while taking hormone injections. The injections enlarge the ovaries, and high-impact exercises like running and kickboxing can put you at risk for ovarian torsion. This uncommon condition occurs when the ovaries and fallopian tubes twist and cut off their blood supply. You can return to your usual activities the day after the retrieval; however, we recommend you continue to abstain from intercourse and high-impact activity for one week as your ovaries recover. We also tell donors not to consume alcohol during the stimulation cycle leading up to the egg retrieval.