Cofertility for Clinic Partners
A zero-cash compensation egg donor matching platform
Who is Cofertility?
Cofertility is a human-first fertility ecosystem rewriting the egg freezing and egg donation experience. Through our unique egg sharing model, egg donors do not receive any cash compensation as part of their donation. Instead, they undergo a split cycle where they donate half of the eggs retrieved and then freeze and store the other half for up to 10 years entirely for free.
This model offers intended parents an option that aligns with their values and helps both parties take meaningful steps toward their family building goals.
Why your patients love Cofertility
How it works
Share information about Cofertility through your preferred egg donation organization list (we can also help you get the word out through digital or print brochures, events, and more)
Intended parents create a free Cofertility account to view donors available to match
Cofertility will work with the intended parent to find a match that’s aligned with their preferences and family building goals
Once your patient has selected a donor, we will share the match information with your team and begin coordination of the screening at your clinic
The benefits of partnering with Cofertility
Quickly match intended parents with a qualified egg donor
Each intended parent has their own distinct preferences and requirements. With our proven track record of attracting diverse egg donors, we can help assist your clinic in meeting the needs of a wider spectrum of intended parents.
All cycles are managed in accordance with your existing clinic protocols
We’ll have a dedicated onboarding session to document any clinic-specific protocols or SOPs. Everything from donor screening to travel will be done in complete alignment with your standard clinical, operational, and financial processes.
Transparent and responsive team of Member Advocates
Throughout the cycle, our team of Member Advocates will offer administrative and emotional guidance to the donor and intended parent and serve as a liaison between both parties and the clinic.
Other partners we work with across the ecosystem
Reach out to discuss ways we can work together.
Family-building organizations
Surrogacy agencies
Mental health providers
Genetic counselors
Reproductive attorneys
Cofertility Affiliations
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Maria Sharapova Joins Cofertility as Newest Investor
Championing Accessible Egg Freezing and Women's Reproductive Choices
Cofertility is proud to announce that Maria Sharapova has joined us as our newest investor. Widely celebrated for her legendary achievements on the tennis court, Sharapova has become an influential force in the world of entrepreneurship and investment since her retirement in February 2020. She consistently backs innovative startups that she believes will shape the future, and her investment in Cofertility is a powerful endorsement of our mission to shift the fertility landscape by making egg freezing and third-party reproduction more human-centered, accessible, and empowering.
Sharapova’s decision to invest in Cofertility stems from her strong belief that everyone should have the opportunity to take control of their reproductive potential. Together, we share the conviction that egg freezing is an important tool for driving gender equality and leading the charge in this movement. With our Freeze by Co platform and our unique egg sharing model, eligible members can freeze their eggs for free when they donate half of the eggs retrieved to a family that can’t otherwise conceive. This approach not only broadens access to egg freezing for women across the nation but also provides intended parents with a human-centered, value-driven path to growing their families through egg donation.
Beyond increasing the affordability and accessibility of fertility preservation, Cofertility and Sharapova share a vision for advancing better reproductive education. Together, we aim to empower women with the knowledge and resources needed to make the best decisions for their bodies and futures. “Breaking down barriers, whether financial, educational, or social, is essential in giving women the autonomy they deserve,” said Sharapova.
We are excited to welcome Maria Sharapova to the Cofertility family and are confident that her investment will amplify our mission. Her dedication to advancing women’s autonomy and her forward-thinking approach to innovation make her an ideal partner in reshaping the fertility landscape. Together, we are driving toward a future where every woman has the resources and support to make informed, confident decisions about her reproductive journey.
Click here to read more about Maria Sharapova's investment in Cofertility in the exclusive announcement featured on Vogue.com.
Cofertility Partners with Carrot Fertility to Expand Fertility Benefits Coverage for Members
The last few decades have brought incredible advancements in reproductive technologies – egg freezing has taken off since the experimental label was removed in 2012 and more people than ever are building their families through egg donor IVF. But despite ground-breaking innovations, high costs associated with fertility services still prevent many people from moving forward with treatment.
The last few decades have brought incredible advancements in reproductive technologies – egg freezing has taken off since the experimental label was removed in 2012 and more people than ever are building their families through egg donor IVF. But despite ground-breaking innovations, high costs associated with fertility services still prevent many people from moving forward with treatment.
At Cofertility, our mission is to make egg freezing and third party reproduction more accessible and empowering. Through our Split program, women can freeze their eggs for free when they donate half of the eggs retrieved to Intended Parents. By removing cash compensation, which has historically varied based on a donor’s personal, professional, and even medical background, our model makes family building through egg donation more human-centered and accessible.
Still, there are myriad costs associated with the egg donation process – which is why we’re so proud to announce our partnership with Carrot Fertility, a fertility benefits provider that’s paving the way forward in making fertility care more accessible.
Coverage for fertility treatment
Insurance coverage for egg freezing and IVF – and in particular, donor egg IVF – is nuanced, dependent on several policy- and geography-specific factors, among others. What’s more, some services like elective egg freezing are left out of those policies in their entirety. In recent years, employers have filled some of these coverage gaps by contracting with companies that offer fertility benefits.
Carrot Fertility is one such company that takes a flexible approach to fertility benefits. Carrot partners with employers and health plans to offer cash reimbursement for fertility services. They work closely with each employer or health plan customer to build a benefit offering for those companies’ employees or enrollees that includes a specific scope of services and puts a limit on total reimbursement allowed.
Carrot “members” are those individuals whose employers or health plans have contracted with Carrot. Members can use their allotted Carrot benefit to pay for fertility services. In some cases, members will pay out of pocket and get reimbursed for care. In other cases, they are provided with a Carrot Card (physical or digital) that eliminates the need for individuals to even pay upfront for treatment.
What we love about their model:
- Customizable: Carrot allows employers to customize coverage based on their budget and their employees' needs, a model that underscores how there is no one-size-fits all when it comes to fertility.
- Broad coverage: Carrot’s comprehensive platform typically covers a range of fertility services, including egg freezing and donor egg treatments. The scope of service and overall budget is set by the employer.
- Flexible payment: They offer a Carrot Card so that members can easily pay for care without having to front the cash themselves.
- Personalized member experience: Carrot has a robust care navigation team that provides members with personalized Carrot plans and offers individualized support throughout their family building journeys.
Benefits for Cofertility and Carrot members
Carrot works with hundreds of companies, providing their employees with evidence-based support and reimbursement for services rendered across their fertility journeys.
As a Carrot Partner, fees paid to Cofertility as part of a fertility journey are also eligible for cash reimbursement through Carrot.
What’s more, Cofertility Intended Parents with Carrot benefits are also eligible to receive a discount off the Cofertility Coordination Fee. You can reach out to your Cofertility Member Advocate to learn more about how you can take advantage of this discount. We can also share a list of questions to ask your care advocate to help you understand the full picture of your benefits.
And if you’re a Cofertility Keep member with Carrot benefits, our team is happy to help you select a clinic and make the most of your benefits.
Whether Carrot or another benefit provider, we recommend speaking with your employer’s benefit team or your benefit provider’s patient care advocate to gain a clearer understanding of the coverage available to you. To learn more about additional benefits platforms that offer fertility coverage, check out this article.
Announcing our Partnership with Gays with Kids
At Cofertility, we believe in the equal right to parent and proudly serve individuals and couples of all backgrounds, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, or relationship status.
At Cofertility, we believe in the equal right to parent and proudly serve individuals and couples of all backgrounds, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, or relationship status.
We are particularly committed to supporting LGBTQ+ people’s path to parenthood and are excited to announce our recent partnership as a Gays with Kids (GWK) official Family Building Partner.
Why Gays with Kids
Founded in 2014, GWK is the world’s largest and only resource, website, and social network dedicated exclusively to serving the needs of gay, bi, and trans dads and dads-to-be. GWK’s mission is to inspire, inform and guide gay, bi, and trans men throughout their journey of family building. They support hopeful and current dads to live their best authentic lives while navigating fatherhood.
Through the Gays with Kids Academy, webinars, and other in-person events, GWK educates gay and queer men about their options for becoming dads, and then guides them along each step of their journey.
We understand that while the path to parenthood isn’t necessarily the same for everyone, the desire to have a family can be. Egg donation is an essential part of LGBTQ+ family planning and our Family by Co platform makes egg donation more accessible, human and community driven.
With this partnership, Cofertility joins an exclusive network of vetted family-building partners representing the best-of-the-best in surrogacy and IVF service providers.
What’s next?
Given our own commitment to education, we’re excited to be featured in the Gays with Kids Academy “Surrogacy and IVF Course.” We’re also co-hosting a webinar focused on the benefits of disclosure, a topic that we know is top of mind for many hopeful dads. We’re happy to send the recording and if you’re a hopeful dad interested in learning more about GWK, we’re happy to make the connection.
Cofertility is a human-first fertility ecosystem rewriting the egg freezing and egg donation experience. Our Family by Co platform serves as a more transparent, ethical egg donor matching platform. We are obsessed with improving the family-building journey — today or in the future — and are in an endless pursuit to make these experiences more positive.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who stores the eggs that the donor keeps?
Cofertility partnered with TMRW Life Sciences to store the donor’s portion of the eggs. The Intended Parent pays a fixed, one-time fee to cover up to 10 years of storage at TMRW. If the donor prefers to keep the eggs frozen at your clinic or another facility, she’ll have the same one-time fee to put toward her storage.
Will the donor travel to my clinic?
Yes, all donors are made aware of the possibility of travel and have shared any restrictions that would prevent them from doing so. If your patient matches with a donor who is not local to your clinic, we can arrange for her to come to your clinic as necessary for screening and during her retrieval. Intended parents will be responsible for the cost of travel and will be counseled as such.
Where are the donors based?
We have donors spread across the US. If your patients are looking for a donor in a specific city or region, we’re happy to help them narrow down their search.
How many clinics currently partner with Cofertility?
Cofertility members have cycled with over 50 clinics across the U.S. - and counting!
How does the lab split the eggs?
The mature eggs will always be split evenly between the donor and the intended parent. If there is an odd number of eggs retrieved, the additional egg will always go to the intended parent. While there is no minimum number of eggs guaranteed, if the intended parents do not receive any viable embryos they are eligible for a free rematch as part of our Baby Guarantee.
Will my patients receive enough eggs with an egg sharing model like Cofertility?
Egg-share programs, like Cofertility’s, implement meticulous testing and medical screening to ensure donors have a high likelihood of retrieving enough eggs to support the intended parents and their own family building goals. We screen donors’ AMH up front and require that donors have an AMH of at least 2.0 to remain active on the platform. When do Cofertility donors undergo genetic and psychological testing?
Yes. Upon matching, we will work with your clinic to have the donor complete a genetic carrier screening test and a psychological evaluation in line with your clinic’s protocol. If anything comes up in that screening that makes you hesitant to move forward with her as a donor, the intended parents can rematch with a new donor at no additional fee.
What are your retrieval outcomes?
At Cofertility, the average number of mature eggs a family receives and fertilizes from one donation cycle is 12*. Though many intended parents can achieve their family building goal with one cycle, some opt to complete two cycles with the donor. *As of April 2024
