How does Aesthetic Genetics screen its donor candidates?
Answer All candidates fill out our 14-page questionnaire, accessible through our Web site. We encourage prospective recipients to look at the questionnaire in order to have an idea of the information we have on file. In addition, we ask for current digital photos and childhood photos (if available), a copy of a current photo ID (to verify the likeness / name correspondence), and any school and test score transcripts available. All candidates are then interviewed by phone and whenever possible, in person. We conduct basic background checks to make sure that each donor’s social security number is valid, that it corresponds to the date of birth provided, and that no criminal records associated with the candidate have been filed. Donors send us their own photos. The photos we distribute (unless identified as modeling photos) have not been retouched or altered in any way. We do not conduct any medical tests. This will be the responsibility of your own IVF clinic. However, we ask many follow