Third Party (Egg Donor) Program

Jim-Toner

Jim Toner, MD, PhD leads ACRM's Third Party Program as its medical director.  Dr. Toner, together with Bernadette Wooten, RN, Third Party Coordinator, Stephanie Goschke, LPN, and Donna Jackson, Administrative Coordinator work closely as a team ensuring that each recipient and each donor receive personal and individualized care.   At ACRM, the Third Party staff is dedicated to working with those patients involved in third party reproduction either through egg recipiency, sperm recipiency, egg donation, use of or serving as a gestational carrier, or embryo donation.  As such these dedicated health care professionals work day-in and day-out with the specialized needs and concerns of those patients.  Supporting the team concept in patient care, the Third Party program staff also works closely with the Patient Financial Services staff to ensure that patient financial and insurance questions are addressed at the onset of the process.  As well,  supporting the team approach, the staff works closely with ACRM's counselors, Coleman Allen, PhD, LPC, Linda Stamm, PsyD, and Maureen Martin, LCSW, LMFT to ensure that patients' emotional needs and concerns are addressed.

 

The Third Party program staff is located at our Atlanta-Perimeter office, where you will meet with them initially.  They are happy to coordinate your care for screening, testing and monitoring with any one of our three metro-Atlanta offices.

Bernadette Wooten, RN

Bernadette-Wooten

Bernadette Wooten received her training at  Coastal Georgia Community College, where she earned her Associate of Science in Nursing degree in 1997.  Bernadette gained her women's health care experience in labor and delivery at Kennestone Hospital where she worked for 6 years.  She joined ACRM in 2004 and served as an IVF Primary Nurse, coordinating the care of patients in IVF treatment.  In 2005 Bernadette was appointed Third Party Program Clinical Coordinator, and is also responsible for coordinating care for patients using Preimplanation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD).  She has been working exclusively with third party recipients, gestational carriers and donors since that time.

Information for Egg Recipients

For many couples, choosing to use donated eggs provides the only realistic option for fulfilling their dream of parenthood. When you choose to enter the Third Party Program our experienced team of doctors, nurses, and support personnel will guide you, step-by-step, in a personalized manner. We maintain strict confidentiality and exceed the quality guidelines proposed by the American Society of Reproductive Medicine.

Information for Egg Donors

Egg Donors and Recipients are each evaluated to ensure their appropriateness for this specialized therapy. All potential egg donors undergo a complete evaluation which includes a review of family history, genetic counseling and testing as indicated, FDA-mandated infectious disease testing, ovarian reserve testing, drug and nicotine screens, and psychological testing and counseling. If an egg donor applicant qualifies after screening is completed, she will be matched with a recipient based on specific preferences requested by the recipient.