This process of applying to be an egg donor took several months before I was matched and started my first cycle. I applied to AED in Feb 2008.

Now, to the next question I'd like to address. Of all the donor agencies I could have applied to, why did I choose one that only accepts one race of women -- Asians? The short answer to that is because I am Asian, er... half-Asian.

The more detailed answer includes my thought process of how I could best be matched with a couple and who I wanted to help. If I were a recipient trying to decide who I would choose to be my egg donor, I would first look for physical characteristics that closely resemble mine. Now, I'm sure some of you out there will criticize me for not choosing personality traits over physical ones, but I would have to be honest and tell you that that would really be my 1st filter for choosing an egg donor. Since I am half-Asian, an Asian egg donation agency would be the easiest way for recipients to find me.

As it turns out, my decision to apply to such a "selective" agency was the best decision. Asian egg donors according to this news article are some of the most difficult to find

I am helping myself by helping recipients to find me quickly through this agency.