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.
