Nov 3rd, 2007
Egg Donation
I have a friend considering it.
At first it was hard for me to understand egg donation. I can’t imagine wanting to undergo all the hormone treatments, “the procedure,” and then just dealing with the idea that one of my offspring would be out there wandering around. But I realize that my friend is struggling with this choice and I realize my perception may be a bit insensitive. So I did what any of us would do in that situation.
I Googled it.
My search pulled up The Complete Guide to Egg Fertility and Donation and after coming across this sentence: “Egg donation is one of the very few jobs where females make more than males” I realized my friend might be on to something.
Turns out egg donation is more common than I realized, and for someone like my friend who doesn’t have an attachment to children and could certainly spare the time and use the money, it doesn’t seem like such a big deal. Especially if she’s able to make someone out there so happy.
Your friend should see what the “end user” pays for the eggs she thought she was raking it in on. 5 to 10 times more.
Of, and of course read the hideous side effects of some of the drugs she will be taking. More like effects, if you ask me, as an observer.
SA
Well, with hideous effects she should be paid 5 to 10 times more.