Sperm / Egg Donation New York State Department of Health certified semen banks are used for Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) or In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) cycles in couples with severe male factor or women without a male partner. Egg donors are women 21 to 33 years of age, thoroughly screened beforehand. Egg donation can give women who have difficulty conceiving with their own eggs the chance to carry a child to term.